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'''Jin Au-Yeung''' ({{zh|first=t|t=歐陽靖|s=欧阳靖|cy=''Āu YèuhngJihng''|p=''Ōu YángJìng''}}; born June 4, 1982), who performs under the [[stage name]] '''MC Jin''', is a [[Hong Kong hip hop]] [[rapping|rapper]], [[songwriter]] and [[actor]]. Growing up as an [[overseas Chinese]], he decided to reside permanently in his motherland, [[Hong Kong]]<ref>[http://ayojin.com/bio/]</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/AyoJinTV</ref>. Because of his multicultural background, he is fluent in both [[Hong Kong Cantonese|Cantonese]] and [[English Language|English]]. Back in the [[United States]], he was the first [[Asian American|Asian]] solo rapper to be signed to a major [[record label]].<ref>[http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/030404/music_jin_profile.html APAmusic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.eastwestmagazine.com/content/view/44/40/ East West - The Asian American Lifestyle Magazine - Jin: Freestyling to the Top<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Jin Au-Yeung''' ({{zh|first=t|t=歐陽靖|s=欧阳靖|cy=''Āu YèuhngJihng''|p=''Ōu YángJìng''}}; born June 4, 1982), who performs under the [[stage name]] '''MC Jin''', is a [[Hong Kong]] based MC, [[songwriter]] and [[actor]]. Growing up as an [[overseas Chinese]], he decided to reside permanently in his motherland, [[Hong Kong]]<ref>[http://ayojin.com/bio/]</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/AyoJinTV</ref>. Because of his multicultural background, he is fluent in both [[Hong Kong Cantonese|Cantonese]] and [[English Language|English]]. Back in the [[United States]], he was the first [[Asian American|Asian]] solo rapper to be signed to a major [[record label]].<ref>[http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/030404/music_jin_profile.html APAmusic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.eastwestmagazine.com/content/view/44/40/ East West - The Asian American Lifestyle Magazine - Jin: Freestyling to the Top<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==

Revision as of 21:32, 8 November 2009

Template:Contains Chinese text Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor Jin Au-Yeung (traditional Chinese: 歐陽靖; simplified Chinese: 欧阳靖; pinyin: Ōu YángJìng; Cantonese Yale: Āu YèuhngJihng; born June 4, 1982), who performs under the stage name MC Jin, is a Hong Kong based MC, songwriter and actor. Growing up as an overseas Chinese, he decided to reside permanently in his motherland, Hong Kong[1][2]. Because of his multicultural background, he is fluent in both Cantonese and English. Back in the United States, he was the first Asian solo rapper to be signed to a major record label.[3][4]

Biography

Early life

Jin was born Jin Au-Yeung on June 4, 1982 in Miami, Florida.[5] He was raised in Miami by his Cantonese parents who ran their own restaurant.

2001: Freestyle Friday

In 2001, he decided to move his family to Flushing, Queens, New York City. Jin decided to forgo college[6] and began performing freestyles and selling his own mix tapes on the streets, in hip-hop clubs and wherever else possible. His big break came when the BET program 106 & Park began inviting local rappers to hold battles in a segment known as Freestyle Friday.

2002–2005: Ruff Ryders Era

That same night of his Hall of Fame induction, he announced that he had signed a deal with the Ruff Ryders. His first single under Ruff Ryders was titled "Learn Chinese". It took a sample from the 1992 song "They Want EFX", from hip-hop group Das EFX. The second and final single for the album was originally supposed to be "I Got a Love" featuring Kanye West, but was later changed to "Senorita" because Roc-A-Fella Records didn't want to over-expose Kanye West. The album was originally scheduled to be released in the summer of 2003, but was delayed for over a year by the label. In October 2004, Jin released his debut album, The Rest Is History, which reached number 54 of the Billboard Top 200 albums chart.[7] Both of his singles, "Learn Chinese" and "Senorita", failed to be major mainstream successes. Nonetheless, Jin's music video "Learn Chinese" was the first video ever to be played on MTV Chi.

In 2003, Jin made an appearance in the movie 2 Fast 2 Furious as a mechanic named 'Jimmy'. His song "Peel Off" was featured on the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack. Jin was also featured on the Taipei-based pop artist Leehom Wang's 2005 album Heroes of Earth. He also collaborated with UK Bhangra artist, Juggy D, in the song "Kohl Aaja (Come Closer)", when he was in London doing some promotion for The Rest Is History.

In November 2003, Jin was in involved in an argument with another aspiring rapper named Raymond Yu, who was a gang member linked with the Ghost Shadows street gang. This led to the shooting of Jin's friend Christopher Louie who is also known as LS.[8]

2005–2008: After Ruff Ryders

On May 18, 2005, Jin revealed that he would be putting his rap career on hold in order to explore other options. To make this clear, he recorded a song titled "I Quit", which was produced by the Golden Child. The announcement was widely misunderstood to have marked the end of Jin's rap career. However, he later re-emerged under a different alias, The Emcee, and freestyled over such songs as Jay-Z's "Dear Summer." He released a single called "Top 5 (Dead or Alive)" where Jin displays his lyrical talent in explaining the history of hip-hop's greatest artists. The legendary DJ Kool Herc, who is credited as the founder of hip-hop, appears in Jin's music video. After signing with an independent label, CraftyPlugz/Draft Records, Jin released his second album, The Emcee's Properganda on October 25, 2005.

Jin released two albums in 2006. The first one, 100 Grand Jin is a mixtape/album that was released on August 29, 2006. The single released off the album is "FYI", for which the rapper shot and released a music video. The second album released in 2006 is Jin's third LP, I Promise.

On Jin's MySpace, Jin mentioned that he is working on another English album named "Birthdays, Funerals and Things In Between". Jin premiered a song called "Open Letter to Obama" on April 24, 2007, which made him become 1st on Barack Obama's Top 8 list on MySpace. [9]

On April 16, 2007, Jin made a tribute song to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre called "Rain, Rain Go Away".[10] Recently Jin has decided to make his November 1, 2006 Internet album, I Promise, available in retail stores. It will be out on October 23, 2007.[11]

Jin released a new song through his MySpace page. The song is titled "Fill In The Blanks", and Jin encourages his fans to record their own verse into the song. [12]

2008-present: Universal Music Era

Jin signed to Universal Music Group Hong Kong in July 2008 along with 8 other artists like Eva Chan, Keeva Mak, Mr. in a promotion called "8-Figures on 2008 Newcomers"[13]. While in Hong Kong, Jin re-released his ABC Jin album, repackaged with new art work, a bonus song, and a dvd of four music videos.[14] In January 2009, Jin released a mixtape in Hong Kong called Free Rap Mixtape under Universal. As of right now Jin is working on his second Cantonese album.

Jin has done a collaboration with an Malaysian MC Point Blanc track titled "One Day"[15]. The Music Video can be viewed on YouTube.

He has recently released a demo song called Worst Enemy which has garnered over 130,000 views on his Myspace.[16] He also put the song Welcome To The Light Club on his Myspace page. [17] Jin is a Christian, stating in his song "Welcome to the Light Club" he was baptized in '08. [18]

He has featured in Far East Movement's "Millionaire"

Discography

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Jin: Making of a Rap Star Himself
2 Fast 2 Furious Jimmy Minor role
2007 No Sleep Til Shanghai Himself

Further reading

  • Jay, Jennifer W (2008). "Rapper Jin's (歐陽靖) ABC: Acquiring spoken Cantonese and transnational identity through restaurant culture and Hong Kong TV" (PDF). Proceedings of the 20th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics: 379–391.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/AyoJinTV
  3. ^ APAmusic
  4. ^ East West - The Asian American Lifestyle Magazine - Jin: Freestyling to the Top
  5. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Jin - Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  6. ^ http://www.sfbg.com/39/03/art_music_jin.html
  7. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Jin
  8. ^ "Straight Outta Chinatown". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
  9. ^ YouTube - jin_june 5th NYC Obama organizing speech
  10. ^ http://theemcee.com/media/music/rainraingoaway.mp3
  11. ^ Jin Re-Issues 2006 Internet Album To Stores | BallerStatus.com | NEWS
  12. ^ YouTube - FILL IN THE
  13. ^ [2]
  14. ^ [3]
  15. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUIDmxsJAnM
  16. ^ [4]
  17. ^ [5]
  18. ^ [6]
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