Balakrishna Ganeshan Yogeswaran Veerasingam, known professionally as Yogi B,
and born on December 14, 1974, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a rapper and music
producer who pioneered the Tamil hip-hop genre. Raised in a multicultural
environment by an Indian Tamil-speaking family, his early exposure to diverse
languages influenced his unique musical style. Yogi B founded the Malaysian
hip-hop group Poetic Ammo in the mid-1990s, which won several awards including
Best English Album at the Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) Music Awards in 1999.
The mid-2000s marked a significant rise in ...