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MC Happiness: The rapping, tap-dancing Buddhist monk

4:30 PM on 02.08.2010 | Dale North

MC Happiness: The rapping, tap-dancing Buddhist monk photo

Kansho Taga? He doesn't go by that anymore. Try MC Happiness. He's a 49-year-old Buddhist monk/rapper from Kyoouji Temple in central Tokyo. He has been rapping Buddhist sutras since 2006 to spread the good word in a new fashion.

"When I listened to rap music for the first time, it was in English so I couldn't understand a word," Tagai told Reuters.

"I realized that the same can be said for Buddhist sutras because most people can't understand a word. And the thing is, listening to rap music makes you feel good even though it may be incomprehensible."

If that's not crazy enough, he plans to add tap dancing to the mix. Pro dancers will tap to MC Happiness' beats. Word is that he might also take the stage. He's also evaluating samba as a new medium.

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This is one of the most epic things I've ever seen.

Ever.

"...listening to rap music makes you feel good..."
Not really, no.

"And the thing is, listening to rap music makes you feel good even though it may be incomprehensible."

Best thing I've read all week.

Sure, it's fun to watch now. But it won't be long before these pimped-out gangsta iron monks go strapping the gat to knock the baka flat. Before long, they'll be pimping out nekomimis on the street corner. Next come the shiny, overly tanned bald heads, purple furry robes and transparent platform geta with cat-faced koi swimming around inside them. I don't think Jun Q. Public is ready for this...

Haha, this is truly epic. Now he needs to do a team-up with the Wu Tang Clan for the ultimage Asian hip hop sensation.

*ultimate

Reminds me of the metal monk.

Ballin'

Good use of the strong suits of rap too. I'd like to attend one of this guy's sessions.

*twitch* for real!?

Seriously, I ahd to watch that 5 times, because it was just too awsome, I thought it was photochoped. This is the best thing all month! That litterlly made my week!

Well that was adorable and just made my day. xDD lol.

yo yo yo that be da HOT JAM yo

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