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Jin The Emcee
Quick Info
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Name: Jin Au-Yeung
Nationality: Chinese, speaks Cantonese.
Date of Birth: June 4th, 1982
Height: 5'5 - 5'6
Location: Originally from Miami, Florida, now residing in Queens, New
York.
Record Label: Ruff Ryders
Jin's Bio:
(Present)
Way before reality-tv shows, mp3 downloading or Air Force Ones existed
a star named Jin was born. A superstar...but more on that later. On June
4th, 1982 in Miami, Florida Jin came into this world. Son of April and
Joe Au-Yeung, hardworking middle class folks that immigrated to the U.S.
to provide a better life for their family, Jin learned about the struggles
of the "everyday Joe". No pun intended. While he was at school
being a class clown his parents worked hard day and night at their chinese
restaurant to put food on the table at home. As bright and well spoken
as he comes across now Jin was never the renown scholar. Apparently, he
was more concerned with rocking the latest kicks than handing in his english
paper on time. However he did manage to graduate on time with the Class
of 2000. Yes..after massive catching up and excess summer school work
Jin walked proudly up the podium..square hat and all. After highschool
Jin had some major life decisions he had to make. While his classmates
were filling out college applications and mastering the SATs Jin set his
priorities on something a little more grandeur...
(Flashback)
It was in the 6th grade when Jin discovered HIPHOP. When his young ears
got exposed to the sound of LL Cool J's "Momma Said Knock You Out"
Jin knew that he was hooked on the explosive sound. As his passion for
new hiphop joints developed so did his interest in mcing. Next thing you
know he ended up becoming notorious for being that "Chinese kid that
be freestyling and battling all the time" throughout his jr.high
and highschool career. Furthermore, he also started to attend alot more
open mics and organized mc battles. By the age of 17, Jin knew that he
was destined to do what he loves for a living..rhyming. When Jin knew
that he wanted to pursue his passion for writing and performing as a occupation
he knew there was some serious moves to be made. Not immune to the harsh
realities of the industry realm, Jin has dealt with his fair share of
dealing with false promises and being sold pipe dreams that have become
custom in his line of work. One might call it paying dues. When he noticed
things were looking dim for him in his hometown of 20 years..Jin planned
a trip up north. For family reasons mainly, but beyond that.."if
youre guna make it anywhere in the music biz..it might as well be ny."
So while Jin was still doing his open mic runs and smashing down battles
all over the NY circuit he met his manager one day by chance in a street
cipher. Amazed by Jin's witty lines and charismatic approach to rhyming,
Kamel (of Crafty Plugz) took Jin under his wing and together they strategized
their attack plan on the rap world. First target: 106 and Park. Freestyle
Friday...and so their journey begins.
(Back to Present)
Since that fateful meeting in the Village with K that day, Jin has not
only become one of the elite mcs to be inducted into the 106 and Park
Freestyle Friday Hall of Fame for winning 7 weeks in a row, but he has
also landed himself a record deal with the Ruff Ryders. You might've heard
of some of their previous acts. DMX. Eve. Jadakiss...just to name a few.
With the BET appearances Jin has set the foundations for one day becoming
a household name across the globe. Since then he's been touring the country
doing shows which is almost unheard of..considering he has no single out
or anything of that sort. He's also been in the lab heavily focused on
his debut album.However, it doesn't stop there. Not content with just
doing music he's also managed to work his way into the movie world by
securing a role in the John Singleton directed 2
Fast 2 Furious (sequel to The Fast and the Furious). Damn. This is
a long Bio.
Bio written by: Jin
Updates: His first album, The Rest is History, was #40 on the Billboards
with 26,709 copies sold during the first week. Jin is now going by the
name, The Emcee, and is no longer with Ruff Ryder. Jin is still doing
what he does best and that is winning freestyle battle. He has continue
to win freestyle battles everywhere, but none bigger than the 50k Power
Summit Freestyle Contest. which he won back to back years in 2004 and
2005.
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