Jin (rapper)
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Jin Au-Yeung who performs under the stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...

 MC Jin(earlier, 100 Grand Jin and Jin the Emcee or even just The Emcee), is a Hong Kong hip hop
Hong Kong hip hop
Hip hop can be traced in Hong Kong from the early 90s with singers such as Sandy Lam and Shirley Kwan. The Hong Kong hip hop scene developed in 1991 with Softhard and in 1999 with the formation of LMF, the first rap/rock group signed by a major record label, Warner Music. The group consisted of ten...

 rapper, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

, and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

. Growing up in the Miami, Florida area
South Florida metropolitan area
The South Florida metropolitan area, also known as the Miami metropolitan area, and designated the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area by the U.S...

, and later living in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, he decided to reside permanently in his motherland, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. Because of his multicultural background, he is fluent in both Cantonese
Hong Kong Cantonese
Hong Kong Cantonese is a form of Yue Chinese commonly spoken in Hong Kong. Although Hongkongers largely identify this variant of Chinese with the term "Cantonese" , a variety of publications in mainland China describe the variant as Hong Kong speech...

 and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

. Back in the United States, he was both the first East Asian and Chinese
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...

 solo rapper to be signed to a major record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

.

Early life

Jin Au-Yeung was born on June 4, 1982, in Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, to Hong Kong Chinese immigrants. He was raised in North Miami Beach, where his parents owned a strip-mall Chinese restaurant, and where Jin attended schools. He graduated from John F. Kennedy Middle School and North Miami Beach Senior High School.

2001: Freestyle Friday

After graduating from high school in 2000, Jin decided to forgo college and moved his family to Flushing, Queens
Flushing, Queens
Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City...

, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 in 2001. He began performing freestyles and selling his own mix tapes on the streets, in hip-hop clubs and wherever else possible. While battling on the streets he was spotted by Kamel Pratt who then became his manager and they formed Crafty Plugz
Crafty Plugz
Crafty Plugz is a United States based independent record label.- History :Crafty Plugz was founded in 2001 as a talent management company, by Kamel Pratt. Later that year, Jin was signed as the company's first client...

 Entertainment. His big break came when the BET
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...

 program 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...

began inviting local rappers to hold battles in a segment known as Freestyle Friday. He won all seven battles in a row, enabling him to be inducted in the Freestyle Friday Hall of Fame.

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
Learn Chinese (song)
"Learn Chinese" is the first single released from Jin's debut album The Rest Is History. The song features Wyclef Jean, who produced and co-wrote the track. At the first, the song was a buzz song. But, later, it turned into the first single for Jin's debut album due to its success. This single has...

". It took a sample from the 1992 song "They Want EFX
Dead Serious (album)
Dead Serious is the debut studio album of American hip hop duo Das EFX, released April 7, 1992 on East West Records and distributed through Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Firehouse Studios in Brooklyn, New York and at Charlie Marotta's North Shore Soundworks studio...

", from hip-hop group Das EFX
Das EFX
Das EFX is an American hip hop duo. It consists of emcees Skoob and Dray...

. The second and final single for the album was originally supposed to be "I Got a Love" featuring Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

, but was later changed to "Senorita" because Roc-A-Fella Records did not 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
The Rest Is History
The Rest Is History is Jin's debut album. It was released on October 18, 2004.-Background:Originally titled Almost Famous, the album was delayed for over a year. Originally slated for a Summer 2003 release it was pushed back to an October 2003 date. After plans did not materialize, the album's...

, which reached number 54 of the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Top 200 albums chart. Both of his singles, "Learn Chinese" and "Senorita", failed to be major mainstream successes. Nonetheless, Jin's music video "Learn Chinese
Learn Chinese (song)
"Learn Chinese" is the first single released from Jin's debut album The Rest Is History. The song features Wyclef Jean, who produced and co-wrote the track. At the first, the song was a buzz song. But, later, it turned into the first single for Jin's debut album due to its success. This single has...

" was the first video ever to be played on MTV Chi
MTV Chi
MTV Chi was a spin-off network from MTV that was targeted at Chinese Americans. The network featured various styles of music such as Mando pop, Canto pop and Chinese American hip hop. It broadcast in English and featured a mix of original programming with the best of MTV's International...

.

In 2003, Jin made an appearance in the movie 2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 street racing action film directed by John Singleton. It is the second film in The Fast and the Furious film series following The Fast and the Furious . It stars Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Devon Aoki, and Chris Bridges; and was directed by John Singleton. The...

as a mechanic named 'Jimmy'. His song "Peel Off" was featured on the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack
2 Fast 2 Furious (soundtrack)
- Bonus tracks :On June 23, 2003, an alternate version of the album was released with two additional bonus tracks, "Remember" and "Get Dirty". On October 21, 2003, a further version was released with a single bonus song, "Comin' Up" by Saukrates....

. He also collaborated with British Indian
British Indian
The term British Indian refers to citizens of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots lie in India. This includes people born in the UK who are of Indian descent, and Indian-born people who have migrated to the UK...

 Bhangra artist, Juggy D
Juggy D
Jagwinder Singh Dhaliwal, better known by his stage name, Juggy D, is a British Indian singer from Southall, London, England.-Music:...

, in the song "Kohl Aaja (Come Closer)", when he was in London doing some promotion for The Rest Is History
The Rest Is History
The Rest Is History is Jin's debut album. It was released on October 18, 2004.-Background:Originally titled Almost Famous, the album was delayed for over a year. Originally slated for a Summer 2003 release it was pushed back to an October 2003 date. After plans did not materialize, the album's...

.

2005–2008: After Ruff Ryders

On April 23, 2005, Jin and rapper "Serius Jones" engaged in a rap battle. The battle was featured on Fight Klub DVD

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
The Emcee's Properganda
The Emcee's Properganda is Jin's second studio album. It was released on October 25, 2005.-Track listing:...

on October 25, 2005. Jin was also featured on the Taipei-based pop artist Leehom Wang's 2005 album Heroes of Earth
Heroes of Earth
Heroes of Earth is American-Taiwanese R&B Mandopop singer-songwriter Leehom Wang's eleventh Mandarin studio album. It was released on 30 December 2005 by Sony Music Taiwan....

.

Jin and Leehom performed their “Heroes of the Earth” collaboration live in Shanghai on February 16, 2006 at an event arranged by Chinese A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...

 exec Andrew Ballen
Andrew Ballen
Andrew Craig Ballen is a Jamaican-American television producer, A&R executive, entrepreneur and television personality, based in Shanghai, China....

. Ballen was also the first promoter to bring Jin to mainland China in 2003 for his “The Rest is History” tour.

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
I Promise (album)
I Promise also known as the MySpace Album is a 2006 album by Chinese-American rapper Jin. It was released on November 1, 2006-Background:...

.

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
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

's Top 8 list on MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

.

On April 16, 2007, Jin made a tribute song to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre
Virginia Tech massacre
The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting that took place on April 16, 2007, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. In two separate attacks, approximately two hours apart, the perpetrator, Seung-Hui Cho, killed 32 people...

 called "Rain, Rain Go Away". Recently Jin has decided to make his November 1, 2006 Internet album put together by Roy P. Perez© and his team of producers at Romeo Ent., I Promise
I Promise (album)
I Promise also known as the MySpace Album is a 2006 album by Chinese-American rapper Jin. It was released on November 1, 2006-Background:...

, available in retail stores. It will be out on October 23, 2007.

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.

2008–present: Catch Adventures

Jin has done a collaboration with an Malaysian MC Point Blanc track titled "One Day". 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. He also put the song Welcome To The Light Club on his Myspace page. Jin is a Christian, stating in his song "Welcome to the Light Club" he was baptized in 2008.
He has featured in Far East Movement
Far east movement
Far East Movement is an Asian American electro hop quartet based in Los Angeles. The group formed in 2003 and consists of Kev Nish , Prohgress , J-Splif , and DJ Virman...

's "Millionaire". He has done a track over a DJ Premier joint titled "World Premier". He is also collaborate with producer Trendsetter aka Mark Holiday.

Jin currently resides in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. He stars frequently in commercials there, and making numerous appearances on TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...

 like Big Boys Club.

He has recently thrown out a Hip-Hop Census in honor of the 2010 Census and Chinese New Year 2010. He released a mixtape entitled "Say Something", on May 15, 2010. As said by Jin, this mixtape is open to anybody and will be mixed from the general population along with Jin. According to JinSuperGroup.com, Jin will be releasing a new album with his friend Hanjin in 2010.

On July 10, 2010, Jin collaborated with Mandarin singer Hanjin Tan to release another Cantonese album 買一送一

Jin also released a music video for his English single "Angels".

In December 2010, Jin joined forces with Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang
Donald Tsang
Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, GBM, KBE is the current Chief Executive and President of the Executive Council of the Government of Hong Kong....

 to release a Christmas music video entitled "Rap Now 2010", which he performed for free. The video featured a number of lines ending with "Act Now!" (起錨), echoing a Hong Kong government slogan. A CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...

 report described the video as an "official eyesore" and "a politica message thinly veiled as a Christmas card", and further criticised Jin's rapping as resembling "awkward nursery rhymes", in contrast to his earlier performances. However, local newspaper The Standard
The Standard
The Standard is an English free newspaper of Hong Kong with a daily circulation of 231,018. It was called the Hong Kong Standard and changed to HKiMail during the Internet boom, but it changed back to The Standard in 2001....

, in response to critics, stated in an editorial that "Tsang, like the millions who post videos of themselves or their loved ones, only wants to have fun."

On March 7, 2011, Jin released a music video for a song from his upcoming English album entitled "Charlie Sheen," collaborating with artists Dumbfoundead
Dumbfoundead
Jonathan Park , better known by his stage name Dumbfoundead, is a Korean American battle rapper originating from the Los Angeles Underground's Project Blowed...

 and Traphik/Timothy DeLaGhetto.
Jin recently released an ep titled "Sincerely Yours".

Jin released his new single called "Shoot For The Moon" on June 4, 2011. His birthday was on the same day. He also plans to release the full English album later in November.

Jin is managed by talent manager Carl Choi.

On February 12, 2011, MC Jin and his Chinese American wife, Carol, got married in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

.

On August 8th, 2011, Jin released an all Cantonese album, "Homecoming" in Hong Kong. And has since released several singles and music videos on youtube.

On May 16th, 2011, Jin released the track "AIYA" featuring label-mate, Toestah. He released a video on his youtube channel consisting of hundreds of pictures of fans holding the aiya logo.

Jin also announced that he is working on his next English album for 2012.

Other activities

Responding to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...

, Jin participated with Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...

 and numerous other celebrities in a special three-hour charity concert on 1 April 2011 to help raise funds for Japan's disaster recovery effort.

AIYA!

AIYA! is Jin's catchphrase and has been used by him many times recently. It is also a typical phrase or interjection used by Chinese people that simply means "Oh my gosh!" An image/logo has been created recently that was designed by Tom Ngo. The Logo could be printed out and then you could take a picture of yourself with it and get into the video for his song "Aiya!"(featuring Toestah). The catchphrase and its logo have been used in many places related to Jin. An "AIYA!" shirt will be available soon. Jin also refers to his fans as his "AIYAfambam" or as the "AIYAmaniacs".

Studio albums

  • The Rest Is History
    The Rest Is History
    The Rest Is History is Jin's debut album. It was released on October 18, 2004.-Background:Originally titled Almost Famous, the album was delayed for over a year. Originally slated for a Summer 2003 release it was pushed back to an October 2003 date. After plans did not materialize, the album's...

    • Released: October 19, 2004
    • Label: Ruff Ryders/Virgin Records
      Virgin Records
      Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

    • Chart positions: 54

  • The Emcee's Proper?Ganda
    The Emcee's Properganda
    The Emcee's Properganda is Jin's second studio album. It was released on October 25, 2005.-Track listing:...

    • Released: October 25, 2005
    • Label: Crafty Plugz
      Crafty Plugz
      Crafty Plugz is a United States based independent record label.- History :Crafty Plugz was founded in 2001 as a talent management company, by Kamel Pratt. Later that year, Jin was signed as the company's first client...

      /Draft Records
    • Chart Positions: –

  • 100 Grand Jin
    • Released: August 29, 2006
    • Label: Crafty Plugz
      Crafty Plugz
      Crafty Plugz is a United States based independent record label.- History :Crafty Plugz was founded in 2001 as a talent management company, by Kamel Pratt. Later that year, Jin was signed as the company's first client...

      /Draft Records
    • Chart positions: –

  • I Promise
    I Promise (album)
    I Promise also known as the MySpace Album is a 2006 album by Chinese-American rapper Jin. It was released on November 1, 2006-Background:...

    • Released on MySpace: November 1, 2006 – November 27, 2006
    • Label: Crafty Plugz
      • Released in stores: October 23, 2007
        • Label: Crafty Plugz/Phase One Communications
        • Chart positions: –

  • ABC
    ABC (Jin album)
    ABC is a 2007 album by Chinese-American rapper Jin. ABC is Jin's fourth overall album, which was released on February 20, 2007. In 2008 the album was re-released by Universal Music Hong Kong with different album art.-Background:...

    • Released: February 20, 2007
    • Label: Crafty Plugz
      Crafty Plugz
      Crafty Plugz is a United States based independent record label.- History :Crafty Plugz was founded in 2001 as a talent management company, by Kamel Pratt. Later that year, Jin was signed as the company's first client...

      /Catch Music Group
      Carl Choi
      Carl Choi , also known as Catch, is an American entrepreneur, producer, and talent manager. Graduating from the University of Southern California, Marshall School Of Business, he has held senior positions with Andersen Business Consulting and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. He is no longer the CEO...

      /Imperial/Raptivism
    • Chart positions: –
      • ABC
        ABC (Jin album)
        ABC is a 2007 album by Chinese-American rapper Jin. ABC is Jin's fourth overall album, which was released on February 20, 2007. In 2008 the album was re-released by Universal Music Hong Kong with different album art.-Background:...

         Hong Kong Edition
        • Release: August 08, 2008
        • Label: Universal Music Hong Kong

  • 回香靖
    • Released: August 8, 2011
    • Label: Catch Music Group
    • Chart positions: –

Collaboration Albums

  • 買一送一 (With 陳奐仁 aka Hanjin)
    • Released: July 13, 2010
    • Label: BBS Records

Songs in

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious
    2 Fast 2 Furious (soundtrack)
    - Bonus tracks :On June 23, 2003, an alternate version of the album was released with two additional bonus tracks, "Remember" and "Get Dirty". On October 21, 2003, a further version was released with a single bonus song, "Comin' Up" by Saukrates....

    • (2 Fast 2 Furious
      2 Fast 2 Furious
      2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 street racing action film directed by John Singleton. It is the second film in The Fast and the Furious film series following The Fast and the Furious . It stars Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Devon Aoki, and Chris Bridges; and was directed by John Singleton. The...

       Soundtrack)
    • Songs Included: Peel Off
    • Released: May 27, 2003
    • Label: Def Jam
      Def Jam Recordings
      Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...

      , DTP
      Disturbing Tha Peace
      Disturbing tha Peace is a record label founded by Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, his manager Chaka Zulu and Zulu's brother Jeff Dixon...

    • Chart positions: 5

  • The Redemption Vol. 4
    The Redemption Vol. 4
    Vol. 4: The Redemption is a 2005 album by the New York based Rap group Ruff Ryders. The album was released on July 26th of that year. It debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200 by selling 24,949 copies in first week .- Track listing :...

    • (Ruff Ryders Artists Album)
    • Songs Included: Aim 4 The Head(with Cassidy and J-Hood)
    • Released: June 22, 2005
    • Label: Ruff Ryders
      Ruff Ryders
      Ruff Ryders Entertainment is a record label founded by brothers Darrin "Dee" Dean and Joaquin "Waah" Dean, uncles of producer Swizz Beatz. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Fontana Distribution.The label is currently active as Ruff Ryders...

      /Artemis
    • Chart positions: 40

Mixtapes

  • 1996 Demo
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by:
    • Released: 1996(?)
    • Label:

  • The Yellow Tape
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by: DJ Kool Kid
    • Released: 2004
    • Label: Ruff Ryders

  • History In The Making
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by: DJ LRM
    • Released: 200?
    • Label: Ruff Ryders

  • The Definition Of History
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by: DJ LRM
    • Released: 200?
    • Label: Ruff Ryders

  • Lost History
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by: DJ LRM
    • Released: 200?
    • Label: Ruff Ryders

  • The G.a.R.T.E.E.'s World
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by:
    • Released: 2005
    • Label:

  • Holla-Front
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by:
    • Released:
    • Label:

  • I Quit (The Last Mixtape)
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by: DJ Exclusive
    • Released:
    • Label:

  • Super-Lyrical: World Champion
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by: Sammy Needlz
    • Released: 2005
    • Label:

  • Mass Appeal
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by: DJ Heat
    • Released: 2006
    • Label:

  • Mass Appeal: Vol. 2
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by: DJ Heat
    • Released: 200?
    • Label:

  • 免費Rap
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by:
    • Released: January 25, 2009
    • Label: Universal Music Hong Kong/Hennassy Artistry

  • VLT Christmas Mixtape (aka:VLT Merry X'mas)
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by:
    • Released: 2009
    • Label:

  • 2010 Hip Hop Census
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by:
    • Released: 2010
    • Label:

  • Say Something
    • Mixed/Hosted/Presented by:
    • Released:May 15, 2010
    • Label: Catch Music Group
      Carl Choi
      Carl Choi , also known as Catch, is an American entrepreneur, producer, and talent manager. Graduating from the University of Southern California, Marshall School Of Business, he has held senior positions with Andersen Business Consulting and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. He is no longer the CEO...


EPs

  • Sincerely Yours EP
    • Released : May 2011
    • Label : Catch Music Group
      Carl Choi
      Carl Choi , also known as Catch, is an American entrepreneur, producer, and talent manager. Graduating from the University of Southern California, Marshall School Of Business, he has held senior positions with Andersen Business Consulting and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. He is no longer the CEO...


Possibly cancelled or renamed albums include "The Mixtape Album"(is written in 100 Grand Jin booklet/cover).

Music Videos

Year Video Director Video Link(Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....

)
Notes
2004 "Learn Chinese
Learn Chinese (song)
"Learn Chinese" is the first single released from Jin's debut album The Rest Is History. The song features Wyclef Jean, who produced and co-wrote the track. At the first, the song was a buzz song. But, later, it turned into the first single for Jin's debut album due to its success. This single has...

"
Jin – Learn Chinese emimusic
"Senorita" Jin – Senorita emimusic
2005 "Top 5(Dead or Alive)" Todd Angkasuwan
Todd Angkasuwan
Todd Angkasuwan is a music video and documentary film director.-Biography:Angkasuwan grew up in Riverside, California and has been making films since he was 9 years old. After college, he worked as a television news reporter for ABC, CBS and Fox...

Uses a collection of people voting for their top 5 rappers.
"Come Closer (Kohl Aaja)" (with Juggy D
Juggy D
Jagwinder Singh Dhaliwal, better known by his stage name, Juggy D, is a British Indian singer from Southall, London, England.-Music:...

)
Juggy D feat Jin – Come Closer (Kohl Aaja) 2Point9Records
2006 "FYI" (featuring Young Mac) Todd Angkasuwan
Todd Angkasuwan
Todd Angkasuwan is a music video and documentary film director.-Biography:Angkasuwan grew up in Riverside, California and has been making films since he was 9 years old. After college, he worked as a television news reporter for ABC, CBS and Fox...

2007 "Yo Yo Ma" (with Sphere) JIN Yo Yo Ma CarlChoi Contains a mix of languages including English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

 and Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...

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"ABC" Todd Angkasuwan
Todd Angkasuwan
Todd Angkasuwan is a music video and documentary film director.-Biography:Angkasuwan grew up in Riverside, California and has been making films since he was 9 years old. After college, he worked as a television news reporter for ABC, CBS and Fox...

Jin 歐陽靖 'ABC' MV universalmusichk Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...

. Contains a short appearance of the producers of the song, Far East Movement
Far east movement
Far East Movement is an Asian American electro hop quartet based in Los Angeles. The group formed in 2003 and consists of Kev Nish , Prohgress , J-Splif , and DJ Virman...

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2008 "搵兩餐"(featuring Ken Oak
Ken Oak Band
Oak and Gorski is an American folk-rock music group based in California.Described by Billboard Magazine as "soulful" and "calming", Oak and Gorski are an acoustic duo composed of Ed Gorski and Ken Oak...

)
Daniel Wu / Jason Tobin
Jason Tobin
Jason Tobin, credited in Chinese as To Jun Wai , is a British-Chinese film and television actor.-Early life:He was born in Hong Kong where he attended the King George V School in Kowloon, Hong Kong; he is of mixed ancestry, being half English and half Chinese.-Partial filmography:His film...

Jin 歐陽靖 '搵兩餐' MV universalmusichk Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...

"飲啖茶" Evan Jackson Leong Jin 歐陽靖 '飲啖茶' MV universalmusichk Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...

"香港Superstar" Jason Tobin
Jason Tobin
Jason Tobin, credited in Chinese as To Jun Wai , is a British-Chinese film and television actor.-Early life:He was born in Hong Kong where he attended the King George V School in Kowloon, Hong Kong; he is of mixed ancestry, being half English and half Chinese.-Partial filmography:His film...

Jin 歐陽靖 '香港Superstar' MV universalmusichk Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...

"上堂時間" Jin 歐陽靖 '上堂時間' MV universalmusichk Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...

"喂喂搵邊位" Kim Chan Jin 歐陽靖 '喂喂搵邊位' MV universalmusichk Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...

2010 "Angels" Hosanna Wong JIN "Angels" Official Music Video (2010) AyoJinTV
"711" (featuring KT) "711" – MC Jin feat. KT AyoJinHK Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...

. Filmed in 7-Eleven
7-Eleven
7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores, operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd, which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co...

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"It's About Time" Romago Presents: MC Jin "It's About Time" AyoJinHK Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...

2011 "Charlie Sheen" (with Traphik
Traphik
Traphik , also known as Timothy DeLaGhetto, is a rapper, comedian, and videographer. Aside from rapping, Traphik also makes online parody and comedy videos.-Filmography:-Youtube Channels:...

 & Dumbfoundead
Dumbfoundead
Jonathan Park , better known by his stage name Dumbfoundead, is a Korean American battle rapper originating from the Los Angeles Underground's Project Blowed...

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Kevin Boston "CHARLIE SHEEN" (Official Music Video) Jin x Dumbfoundead x Traphik AyoJinTV
"人氣急升" Kevin Boston MC Jin發咗達MV AyoJinHK Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...

"Aiya!" (featuring Toestah) AIYA – Jin feat. Toestah AyoJinTV Song repeated twice to fit all pictures in.
"Shoot for the Moon" Carl Choi
Carl Choi
Carl Choi , also known as Catch, is an American entrepreneur, producer, and talent manager. Graduating from the University of Southern California, Marshall School Of Business, he has held senior positions with Andersen Business Consulting and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. He is no longer the CEO...

JIN "Shoot for the Moon" Official Music Video (2011) AyoJinTV Song edited for video. Uses various images and video from his life and career.
"發咗達" Benny Lou MC Jin發咗達MV AyoJinHK Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...

"紅館見" MCJin紅館見MV AyoJinHK Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...


Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Jin: The Making of a Rap Star Himself Documentary about him
2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 street racing action film directed by John Singleton. It is the second film in The Fast and the Furious film series following The Fast and the Furious . It stars Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Devon Aoki, and Chris Bridges; and was directed by John Singleton. The...

Jimmy Minor Supporting Role
2007 Beef IV
Beef IV
Beef IV is the fourth installment of the Beef series. It is a documentary about Hip hop rivalries and beefs . It was released on DVD on September 18, 2007. It was directed by Peter Alton and lasts approximately 108 minutes. It was narrated by Charlie Murphy...

Himself as a recording artist
No Sleep Til Shanghai
No Sleep til Shanghai
No Sleep til Shanghai is a 2007 documentary film. It stars Jin and was directed by Todd Angkasuwan.-Plot:Riding the notoriety of winning the weekly Freestyle Friday rap battle on BET’s 106 and Park for seven consecutive weeks, Jin shattered seemingly insurmountable boundaries and stereotypes by...

Himself Documentary about him
2009 Split Second Murders 死神傻了
2010 Gallants
Gallants (film)
Gallants is a 2010 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Derek Kwok and Clement Cheng and stars Leung Siu-lung, Chen Kuan-tai and Teddy Robin. The film is set in modern times but is in the style of Hong Kong action comedy films from the 1960s and 1970s. The film premiered at the Hong Kong Film...

Chung Sang-mang Major Role
Bruce Lee, My Brother
Bruce Lee, My Brother
Bruce Lee, My Brother is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts drama film based on the life of Bruce Lee in his teenage years to part of his adult years. Directed by Raymond Yip and Manfred Wong, film stars Aarif Lee as Lee and Tony Leung Ka-fai and Christy Chung as his parents...

(aka: Young Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee, My Brother
Bruce Lee, My Brother is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts drama film based on the life of Bruce Lee in his teenage years to part of his adult years. Directed by Raymond Yip and Manfred Wong, film stars Aarif Lee as Lee and Tony Leung Ka-fai and Christy Chung as his parents...

)
Unicorn Chan Supporting Role
1040
1040 Movie
1040 is a documentary film about Christianity in the "10/40 Window". The film is narrated by musician Jaeson Ma, who travels to several countries including China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Ma describes the growth of Christianity in Asia as one of the greatest Christian Revivals...

Himself
2012 The Man with the Iron Fists Chan filming/post-production
20?? Street Struck: The Big L Story Himself Documentary. unknown release date.
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...

Himself (as a Competitor and Guest) As Freestyle Friday
Freestyle Friday
Freestyle Friday is a segment on BET's popular show 106 & Park where two aspiring rappers compete in a freestyle battle before the studio audience and the cypher and three celebrity judges . Each competitor alternates freestyling for 30 seconds in each of the two rounds...

competitor and guest
2004 Himself (as a Judge) As Freestyle Friday
Freestyle Friday
Freestyle Friday is a segment on BET's popular show 106 & Park where two aspiring rappers compete in a freestyle battle before the studio audience and the cypher and three celebrity judges . Each competitor alternates freestyling for 30 seconds in each of the two rounds...

Judge
2009 Cooking媽嫲 Himself (as Host)
2010 Show Me the Happy
Show Me the Happy
-Plot:"Family Style," a dedicated medical clinic is ran by the Chai's family three siblings after the death of their parents. Oldest sister Anna Chai Chuen deals with all the administrative management of the clinic. Second sister and an obstetrician Anita Chai Sam has high expectations on all...

Himself Episode 25
Jade Solid Gold 勁歌金曲 Himself (as Host)
Big Boys Club Himself (as Host)
2011 Himself (as Host)
Stairway to Dragon Himself (as Host)
Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir!
Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir!
Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir! , is the title of a 2011 Hong Kong television drama starring Moses Chan, Tavia Yeung, Ron Ng and Linda Chung. Produced by Lau Kar Ho. Yes Sir. Sorry, Sir! is a TVB production.-Plot:...

Himself
Lives of Omission
Lives of Omission
Lives of Omission is a 2011 Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited , with Chong Wai-kin serving as the executive producer...

Officer Yeung Lap-ching
Kung Fu Supernova Himself (as Host)
Top Eats 100 Himself (as Host)

Awards

Acting Awards
Year Award Nominated Work Result Notes
2011 TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste
The TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize a male artiste who has delivered improving performances in Hong Kong television dramas or variety shows throughout the designated year...

 
Show Me the Happy
Show Me the Happy
-Plot:"Family Style," a dedicated medical clinic is ran by the Chai's family three siblings after the death of their parents. Oldest sister Anna Chai Chuen deals with all the administrative management of the clinic. Second sister and an obstetrician Anita Chai Sam has high expectations on all...

, Big Boys Club, Stairway to Dragon, Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir!
Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir!
Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir! , is the title of a 2011 Hong Kong television drama starring Moses Chan, Tavia Yeung, Ron Ng and Linda Chung. Produced by Lau Kar Ho. Yes Sir. Sorry, Sir! is a TVB production.-Plot:...

, Lives of Omission
Lives of Omission
Lives of Omission is a 2011 Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited , with Chong Wai-kin serving as the executive producer...

, Kung Fu Supernova, Top Eats 100
Dark Horse(runner-up)
TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character
TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character
The TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Television Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance as a television role in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated...

Lives of Omission
Lives of Omission
Lives of Omission is a 2011 Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited , with Chong Wai-kin serving as the executive producer...


Rap Battles

Year Competition Opponent Result Notes
2000 Grab the Mic 2000 Montu Win
Infinite Win
RK Win
2001 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...

's Freestyle Friday
Freestyle Friday
Freestyle Friday is a segment on BET's popular show 106 & Park where two aspiring rappers compete in a freestyle battle before the studio audience and the cypher and three celebrity judges . Each competitor alternates freestyling for 30 seconds in each of the two rounds...

Hasan Win as the challenger
Sterlin Win as the champion
Skitzoe Win as the champion
Skyzoo Win as the champion
Lucky Luciano Win as the champion
Logan Win as the champion
Sean Nicholas Win as the champion
2004 JUMP OFF Professor Green
Professor Green
Professor Green , better known by his stage name Professor Green, is a British rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until 12 February 2008, as the label went under. He won the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50,000 battle rap tournament in July 2008...

Win
2005 Fight Klub Iron Soloman Lose
Fight Klub Serius Jones Lose
Smack DVD Verse Win
Mixshow Power Summit Professor Green
Professor Green
Professor Green , better known by his stage name Professor Green, is a British rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until 12 February 2008, as the label went under. He won the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50,000 battle rap tournament in July 2008...

Win

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