Karmacy & Nicco: Blazin' Hope Hip-Hop

Karmacy is a hip hop trio that addresses cross-cultural identity, and they do so through songs that might be performed in any of five languages: Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati or English. This Friday, Karmacy and Be the Cause will hold a benefit concert at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood to support two nonprofits: Peace4Kids and the Itipini Community Project. Since its inception in 1998, Peace4Kids has touched the lives of over 600 foster and at-risk youth in the South Los Angeles neighborhoods of Watts, Compton, South Gate, and Willowbrook. Each weekend, Peace4Kids provides an activity-based program designed to reach over 100 foster and at-risk youth in three age groups from ages 5-18. Through creative educational courses, field trips, group activities, life skills and mentorship programs, Peace4Kids assists youth in developing the knowledge and skills they need to become successful and self-sufficient adults. The second beneficiary is Itipini Community Project, a 3,000-inhabitant squatters' camp in South Africa. In addition to running a primary health care clinic and a feeding program for children, Itipini empowers children through both a pre-school and an after-school children's program.