Martin Luther McCoy is a San Francisco native from the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood.

[1][2] Martin collaborated extensively with musicians like The Roots and Cody ChesnuTT and appears as one of the six lead characters in the 2007 Beatles musical Across the Universe in the role of "Jo-Jo", who reflects Jimi Hendrix.

Martin Luther developed his mix of musical genres as a child where he was raised on choir hymns through his religious parents.

These eclectic tastes redirected Martin Luther's interests as he experimented with the sounds of funk.

While pursuing a music career, Martin Luther continued his education, receiving a degree in Media Arts from Morehouse College with a concentration in Entertainment Law and Marketing and graduated in 1992.