Jin Au-Yeung(simplified Chinese:Âu Dương Tĩnh;traditional Chinese:Âu Dương Tĩnh;pinyin:Ōuyáng Jìng;born June 4, 1982), known professionally asMC Jin,is an Americanrapper,songwriter, actor and comedian of Chinese descent.[1][2][3]Jin is notable for being the firstAsian Americansolo rapper to be signed to amajor record labelin the United States.[4][5]
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Born | Jin Au-Yeung June 4, 1982 | ||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 2001–present | ||||||||||||
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Carol Au-Yeung (m.2011) | ||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | Âu Dương Tĩnh | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | Âu Dương Tĩnh | ||||||||||||
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Origin | Queens,New York City,U.S. | ||||||||||||
Genres | Hip hop | ||||||||||||
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Website | mcjin |
Early life
editJin Au-Yeung was born on June 4, 1982, in Miami, Florida, toHong Kongimmigrants ofHakkadescent.[6][7]He was raised in the general Miami area, where his parents owned a Chinese restaurant and Jin attendedJohn F. Kennedy Middle SchoolinNorth Miami Beach.Jin went on to attendNorth Miami Beach Senior High School,from which he graduated in 2000. After graduating, Jin decided to forgo college and begin his rap career.[8]Shortly afterwards, his parents closed the restaurant and the family moved in 2001 toQueens,New York City.[9]
Career
edit2001–2006:106 & Parkand Ruff Ryders
editWhile in New York, Jin participated in manyrap battleswith his peers.[9]
Jin's big break came in 2002 when theBETprogram106 & Parkinvited local rappers to compete in a segment known asFreestyle Friday.Unlike other competitors, Jin occasionally spokeCantonesein his freestyle verses. After winning seven battles in a row, he was inducted into the Freestyle Friday Hall of Fame.[10]The night of the ceremony, he announced that he had signed a deal with theRuff Ryders Entertainmentlabel.[11]
His first single under Ruff Ryders was titled "Learn Chinese"featuring Haitian rapperWyclef Jean.It contained a sample from song "Blind Man Can See It",byJames Brown(also sampled byDas EFXandLord Finesse). The second single for the album was originally supposed to be "I Got a Love", featuring and produced byKanye 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 on theBillboardTop 200 albums chart.[12]The two singles, "Learn Chinese" and "Senorita", were not major mainstream successes and the album only sold 19,000 units in its first week.[7]Jin left the label in 2006.[12][13]
On April 23, 2005, Jin and rapperSerius Jonesengaged in a rap battle. The battle was featured on Fight Klub DVD.[14]
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", 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, andfreestyledover such songs as Jay-Z's "Dear Summer." He released a single called "Top 5 (Dead or Alive)"in which he explored the history of hip-hop's greatest artists, using lyrics. The legendary DJKool Herc,who is credited as the founder of hip-hop, appears in Jin's music video. With independent label CraftyPlugz/Draft Records, Jin released his second album,The Emcee's Properganda,on October 25, 2005.
Jin collaborated in 2005 with Queens-born rapperCreatureon his song "Never Say Die," which also featuredSlugandBusdriver.[15]
Jin was also featured onTaiwanesepop artistLeehom Wang's 2005 albumHeroes of Earth.Together, Jin and Leehom performed their "Heroes of the Earth" collaboration live inShanghaion February 16, 2006, at an event arranged by China-resident AmericanA&RexecAndrew Ballen.Ballen was also the first promoter to bring Jin to mainland China in 2003 for his "The Rest is History" tour.[16]
2006–2007: Independent label
editJin released two albums in 2006. The first,100 Grand Jin,was a mixtape that was released on August 29, 2006. The single released from the album is "FYI", for which the rapper shot and released a music video. The second album is Jin's third LP,I Promise.
On his MySpace, Jin mentioned that he was working on another English album named "Birthdays, Funerals and Things in Between". Jin premiered the song, "Open Letter to Obama," on April 24, 2007, which made him become 1st on then-Presidential nomineeBarack Obama's Top 8 list onMySpace.[17][18]
On April 16, 2007, Jin made a tribute song to the victims of theVirginia Tech massacrecalled "Rain, Rain Go Away".[19]Later that year, Jin decided to make his November 2006 online album,I Promiseavailable in retail stores; it was given an October 23, 2007, release.[20]
In 2006, thePlayStation 2/Xboxvideo gameNBA Ballers: Phenomfeatured MC Jin as one of therappercharacters along withTrikz,LudacrisandHot Sauce.
He released his first all-Cantoneselanguage album,ABC,in 2007.[7]
2008–2011: Success in Hong Kong and newfound Christian faith
editIn 2008,Universal Music Hong Kongflew Jin out toHong Kongto promote the re-release of his Cantonese albumABC.In an interview, Jin commented, "I think with various artists,Cantonesehip-hopwas starting to become more and more widespread. "[2]ABCdebuted at #1 and achieved gold status inHong Kong.He frequently starred in commercials there and made numerous appearances onTVBlikeBig Boys Club.He is also seen as an important part of recent Asian hip hop trends[21]and was once deemed "the changing face ofCantopop."[2]
Jin did a collaboration withMalaysianrapper Point Blanc in a track titled "One Day" (2008).[22][23]
He also put the song "Welcome to the Light Club" on his Myspace page.[24]Jin is a Christian, stating in his song "Welcome to the Light Club" he was baptized in 2008.[25]He has featured inFar East Movement's "Millionaire". He has done a track over aDJ Premier-produced joint titled "World Premier". He also collaborated with producer Trendsetter (aka Mark Holiday).[26]
He has recently thrown out a Hip-Hop Census in honor of the 2010 Census andChinese New Year,2010. As said by Jin, this mixtape is open to anybody and will be mixed from the general population along with Jin. He released a mixtape entitled "Say Something", on May 15, 2010. Jin released an album with his friend Hanjin Tan in 2010. On July 10, 2010, Jin collaborated with singer Hanjin Tan (Trần hoán nhân) to release another Cantonese albumMua một tặng một(Buy one get one free).[27]Jin also released a music video for his English single "Angels".
During his time in Hong Kong, Jin has appeared in films such asGallantsandBruce Lee, My Brother.[7]
In December, 2010, Jin released a Christmas music video entitled "Rap Now, 2010" withHong Kong Chief Executive,Donald Tsang.The video, with lyrics penned by Jin, featured a number of lines ending with "Act Now!"(Nhổ neo), echoing a Hong Kong government slogan. It garnered in excess of nine million views on the CE office's YouTube channel.[28][29]ACNNreport described the video as an "official eyesore" and "a political message thinly veiled as a Christmas card," and further criticized Jin's rapping as resembling "awkward nursery rhymes," in contrast to his earlier performances.[29]However, local newspaperThe Standard,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."[30]
On March 7, 2011, Jin released a music video for a song from his upcoming English album entitled "Charlie Sheen," collaborating with artistsDumbfoundeadandTraphik.Jin released an EP titledSincerely Yours,a Christian-oriented and self-improvement-oriented EP featuring positive messages about life and self-reflective insights into his own life. After the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami,Jin participated in theArtistes 311 Love Beyond Borderscelebrity charity concert on April 1, 2011, to help raise funds for Japan's disaster recovery effort.[31]The 3-hour event raised over HK$26 million (USD$3.3 million).[32]
On May 16, 2011, Jin released the track "AIYA" featuring label-mate, Toestah. On August 8, 2011, Jin released his second Cantonese album,Hồi hương tĩnh(Homecoming), in Hong Kong.[7]
2012–2017: Return to the United States
editIn 2012, Jin announced that he was moving back to the United States to raise his son with his wife in New York.[12]
In February 2012, Jin released a re-vamped version of his EP,Sincerely Yours 2.0,featuring some of the same lyrics, but many others changed, slightly altering the overall feel of the record. In August 2012, Jin released his English album, "Crazy Love Ridiculous Faith", for free download, an album in which he positively addresses both Christians and non-Christians. In December 2012, Jin released theBrand New MeEP.
In late 2013, Jin collaborated with independent label, The Great Company. The first track released on the label was called "Hypocrite (The Gold Chapter)." On December 21, 2013, Jin released the first EP under the label called "Hypocrite."[citation needed]
On October 21, 2014, the label released Jin's first album under their label:XIV:LIX,which is "14:59" inRoman numeralsand a reference to the concept of15 minutes of fame.[12][33]The album features Teesa, Hollis, Stacie Bollman,Tim Be Told,Bére, and Storm.[citation needed]The album was not a commercial success.[34]
Jin began performingstand-up comedyin New York City in 2015.[34]
2017–present: Success in mainland China
editIn 2017, he competed in the Chinese rap competition show,The Rap of China,in a masked attire, under the alias of "HipHopMan."[35]
Jin has since released several songs in Mandarin, including "Zero", a promotional song for the 2017 movieThe Foreignerstarring Hong Kong actorJackie Chan,who considers Jin to be his friend.[36][37]
In 2021, he joined the cast ofCall Me by Fireas a contestant.[38]He was eliminated in episode 5, only to return later in episode 6, following fellow contestantHenry Huo Zun's withdrawal from the show in light of recent controversies.[citation needed]
Personal life
editJin married his wife Carol on February 12, 2011, inPuerto Rico.The couple met at a concert at where Jin was performing.[39]They have two sons: Chance (born 2012)[2]and Justus (born 2019).[40]
Jin became aborn again Christianin 2008.[41]He was converted by Chinese American pastorJaeson Ma.[7]He has since released severalgospelthemed projects expressing his faith.[41]
During the2008 United States presidential election,Jin expressed his support forBarack Obama.Proceeds from his song "Open Letter to Obama" were donated to Obama's campaign.[18]In 2019, he announced on Twitter that he was officially endorsing presidential candidateAndrew Yangin the2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.He has released two songs supporting Yang: "Drew Yang Gang, That's Who I Hooked Up Wit'" and "#8MileYang".[42]Jin also toured with Andrew Yang's campaign events.[citation needed]In April 2021, he released “Yang for New York,” a song and video in support of Andrew Yang’s run for mayor of New York City. The three-minute video features such lyrics as “Everyone — white, brown, yellow and black / It’s time to come together, what’s ironic is that / NY forward will bring New York Back.”[43]
Catchphrases and fan culture
editJin's catchphrase is "Aiya!"[2](Ai da), aChineseinterjection roughly equivalent to "Oh my gosh!"[citation needed].Fans pictured with the logo were able to appear in the music video for his song "Aiya!" (featuring Toestah).[44]Jin also refers to his fans as his "AIYAfambam".[citation needed]
After his success and popularity on the Rap of China, Jin gained widespread respect and popularity throughout China, and also with the Chinese people worldwide. A China fanbase is secure with an official account on Weibo "MCJin Âu Dương Tĩnh cả nước fan club"[45]on August 12, 2017. Jin then officially named his Chinese fans "Không soái đoàn đội"[46](Team Bu-shuai), a name which he came up with due to the focus on looks-oriented artists. Bu-Shuai means 'not handsome' in Mandarin, and Jin joked with his fans that although he is not handsome as compared to many artists, he is proud to be so as he is secure in himself as an 'un-handsome'. The official slogan for Team Bu-shuai is "Sinh hoạt vui sướng, càng ngày không soái", which means to live joyfully and become more and more 'un-handsome'. A series of official Team Bu=shuai merchandise such as tees, hoodies, windbreakers, and caps donning the slogan and team name (designed by Jin) is also available on Taobao.[47]Jin also released the song "Không soái"[48]with an official music video made by him and Team Bu-shuai. The song talks about the special relationship between Jin and his beloved Team Bu-Shuai, promoting the slogan "Sinh hoạt vui sướng, càng ngày không soái". The fanbase 'Team Bu-shuai' has an official account on Weibo,[49]with over 55,000 followers. Jin actively interacts with its members online, and is known to sometimes arrange to meet them in different cities for movies and coffees offline.[citation needed]
Members of Jin's fan club on Twitter are known as Emojins.[50]He referenced them in his 2018 song 'Debut': "Shout out to the emojins, and the emojins only."[51]
Jin received a new audience as a meme when his verse on the song If You You Feel My Love by the Romanian girl groupBlaxy Girlswent semi viral accompanied by a video of Tom fromTom and Jerryspinning on a record player.[52]
Discography
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Studio albums and major releasesedit
Collaboration albumsedit
EPsedit
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Songs inedit
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Music videos
editYear | Video | Director | Notes |
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2004 | "Learn Chinese"(featuringWyclef Jean) | ||
"Senorita" YouTube | |||
2005 | "Top 5 (Dead or Alive)" | Todd Angkasuwan | Uses a collection of people voting for their top 5 rappers. |
"Come Closer (Kohl Aaja)" (withJuggy D) | |||
2006 | "FYI" (featuring Young Mac)/ "100 Grand Jin" | Todd Angkasuwan | Two songs. |
2007 | "Yo Yo Ma" (with Sphere) | Contains a mix of languages includingEnglish,JapaneseandCantonese. | |
"ABC" | Todd Angkasuwan | Cantonese.Contains a short appearance of the producers of the song,Far East Movement. | |
2008 | "Uấn hai cơm" (featuringKen Oak) | Daniel Wu /Jason Tobin | Cantonese |
"Uống đạm trà" | Evan Jackson Leong | Cantonese | |
"Hong Kong Superstar" | Jason Tobin | Cantonese | |
"Lên lớp thời gian" | Cantonese | ||
"Uy uy uấn biên vị" | Kim Chan | Cantonese | |
2010 | "Angels" | Hosanna Wong | |
"The A List" | Carl Choi/Jin Au-Yeung | Deleted from YouTube. | |
"711" (featuring KT) | Cantonese.Filmed in7-Eleven. | ||
"It's About Time" | Cantonese | ||
2011 | "Charlie Sheen" (withTraphik&Dumbfoundead) | Kevin Boston | |
"Nhân khí cấp thăng" | Kevin Boston | Cantonese | |
"Aiya!" (featuring Toestah) | Song repeated twice to fit all pictures in. | ||
"Shoot for the Moon" | Carl Choi | Song edited for video. Uses various images and video from his life and career. | |
"Phát tả đạt" | Benny Lou | Cantonese | |
"Lập lập loạn" | Evan Jackson Leong | Cantonese | |
"Hồng quán thấy" | Cantonese | ||
"When The Lights Come On" (featuringJoseph Vincent) | Duno Tran | ||
2012 | "Suất tính" (with KT & Kiki Tam) | Cantonese | |
"Brand New Me EP" | Todd Angkasuwan | ||
"Open Arms" | Brian Tang (StopMotionClub Productions) | ||
2013 | "Feel Good" (with Toestah &Joseph Vincent) | Simon Yin | |
2013 | "I Break Stereotypes" (with HeeSun Lee ) | ||
2014 | "Complicated" | Brad Wong | |
2017 | "Hip Hop Man" | Mandarin | |
"Zero" | English, Cantonese and Mandarin. Official song for the 2017 movieThe Foreigner. | ||
2019 | "Đệ nhất đối thủ"withJeremy Lin | Mandarin |
Filmography
editFilm | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2003 | Jin: The Making of a Rap Star | Himself | Documentary about him |
2 Fast 2 Furious | Jimmy | ||
2005 | The MC: Why We Do It | Himself | Documentary |
The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up | Himself | Documentary Volume 2 ofThe MC: Why We Do It | |
Live from New York | Himself | Documentary Footage filmed in 2002 | |
2007 | Beef IV | Himself | |
No Sleep Til Shanghai | Himself | Documentary about him | |
2009 | Split Second MurdersTử Thần choáng váng | Chief Editor Chan | |
2010 | Gallants | Chung Sang-mang | |
Bruce Lee, My Brother(aka:Young Bruce Lee) | Unicorn Chan | ||
1040[53] | Himself | Documentary | |
2011 | Turning Point 2 | Yeung Lap-chin | |
2012 | The Man with the Iron Fists | Chan | |
2014 | Revenge of the Green Dragons | Detective Tang | |
2016 | Buddy Cops | Drug squad guy | |
New York New York | Chinatown gangster Boss | ||
Bad Rap | Himself | Documentary[54] | |
2017 | Love Beats Rhymes | MC Jin | |
2018 | A Beautiful Moment | ||
Bodies at Rest | |||
2019 | The White Storm 2: Drug Lords | Cho Ping | |
The Fake vs. Real Monkey King | |||
2020 | Monster Hunter | Axe | |
TBA | Street Struck: The Big L Story | Himself | Documentary |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2002 | 106 & Park | Himself (as a Competitor and Guest) | AsFreestyle Fridaycompetitor and guest |
2004 | Himself (as a Judge) | AsFreestyle FridayJudge | |
2009 | Cooking mẹ ma | Himself (as Host) | |
2010 | Show Me the Happy | Himself | Episode 25 |
Jade Solid Gold | Himself (as Host) | ||
Big Boys Club | Himself (as Host) | ||
2011 | Himself (as Host) | ||
Stairway to Dragon | Himself (as Host) | ||
Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir! | Himself | ||
Lives of Omission | Officer Yeung Lap-ching | ||
Kung Fu Supernova | Himself (as Host) | ||
Top Eats 100 | Himself (as Host) | ||
2012 | Highs and Lows | Ng Dak-tim (Saadaam Tim) | |
2014 | The Ultimate Addiction | Chu Kwok-leung | |
2018 | Idol Producer | Himself (as rap mentor) | |
Guardian Angel 2018 Web Drama | Rex | Appears in episode 22-24 | |
2020-2021 | Wild 'n Out | Himself (as a cast member) | |
2021 | Call Me By Fire | Contestant on Game Show |
Awards
editActing Awards | ||||
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Year | Award | Nominated Work | Result | Notes |
2011 | TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste[55] | Show Me the Happy,Big Boys Club,Stairway to Dragon,Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir!,Lives of Omission,Kung Fu Supernova,Top Eats 100 | Won | |
TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character | Lives of Omission | Nominated |
Rap battles
editYear | Competition/Event | Opponent | Result | Notes |
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2000 | Grab the Mic 2000 | Montu | Win | |
Infinite | Win | |||
RK | Win | |||
2001 | Blade Battle | Parable, OBCT | Win | Three way battle |
Hookt | Awar | Win | ||
Stereotype | Win | |||
ManyStyles | Win | |||
Lu Cipher | Win | |||
Four Corners | PackFM | Win | ||
Icon the Mic King | Win | |||
Perfecto | Win | |||
Super Bowl 2001 | Esoteric | Loss | ||
Scribble Jam '01 | Alias | Loss | ||
2002 | 106 & Park'sFreestyle Friday | Hasan | Win | as the challenger |
Sterling | Win | as the champion | ||
Skitzo | 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 – inducted into the Hall of Fame | ||
2004 | Javits Center | Kamikaze Grey | Win | |
Fight Klub Mixshow Power Summit | Wreckonize | Win | ||
Fight Klub Mixshow Power Summit | Shells | Win | Won final prize of $50,000 | |
JUMP OFF/Jin's 'The Rest Is History' Concert | Saint | N/A | ||
2005 | JUMP OFF | Professor Green | Win | |
Hot Import Nights Los Angeles | Speakz | N/A | ||
Hot Import Nights San Mateo | Mistah F.A.B. | Win | ||
Smack DVD | Verse | Win | ||
Fight Klub | Streetz The Block | Win | ||
Fight Klub | Serius Jones | Loss | ||
Fight Klub Mixshow Power Summit | Professor Green | Win | Won final prize of $50,000 | |
2006 | San Francisco Bay Festival | Arukasaki | Win | |
2007 | Fight Klub | Iron Solomon | Loss | |
2015 | Epic Rap Battles of History | Nice Peter,EpicLLOYD,Zach Sherwin,KRNFX,Timothy DeLaGhetto | Unknown | Plays asConfuciusalongside other philosophers in a 3v3 battle which devolves into a free-for-all |
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Further reading
edit- Jay, Jennifer W (2008)."Rapper Jin's ( Âu Dương Tĩnh ) 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.