Jin (rapper)
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Jin Au-Yeung (Template:Zh-stp), also known as Jin tha MC or simply Jin, is a Chinese American rap artist who speaks the Cantonese dialect of Chinese. Jin was born on June 4, 1982 in Miami, Florida. He currently resides in New York. Jin has been featured on BET and is known for freestyling. During the winter of 2001-2002, Jin was enshrined in the coveted Freestyle Friday Hall of Fame on BET's "106 & Park" television show for winning seven consecutive freestyle battles. He was only the second person to do accomplish this feat at the time. Shortly after his appearance on BET, Jin was signed to the Ruff Ryders.
Jin has a tattoo of his given name (靖), which means "tranquil", on his neck.
Jin made a minor appearance in the movie 2 Fast 2 Furious as a mechanic named Jimmy. His song "Peel Off" is featured on the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack.
His first release under Ruff Ryders is titled "Learn Chinese". The Chinese lyrics used in the song are from the Cantonese dialect. He also released his debut album The Rest Is History in October 2004, and it reached the top 100 of the Billboard Top 200 albums chart.
On May 18th, 2005, he revealed that he is putting his rap career on hold to explore options. To make this clear, he recorded a song called "I Quit".
External links
- Holla-Front.com (http://www.holla-front.com/) - Fan site for Jin
- All Jin (http://www.alljin.com/) - Jin fansite
- Official Jin Website (http://www.jinsite.com/)
- Ruff Ryders (http://www.ruffryders.com/) - The record label Jin is signed with
- Jin's personal weblog (http://www.xanga.com/hey_itz_nij/) - Jin's personal (Xanga) site