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Jin Au-Yeung (traditional Chinese: 歐陽靖; simplified Chinese: 欧阳靖; Mandarin Pinyin: Ōuyáng Jìng; Jyutping: au1 joeng4 zing6; Cantonese Yale: Āuyèuhng Jihng; born June 4, 1982), who performs under the stage name MC Jin(earlier, 100 Grand Jin and Jin the Emcee or even just The Emcee), is a Chinese American hip hop rapper, songwriter, and actor. Growing up in the Miami, Florida area and later living in New York City, he decided to reside permanently in Hong Kong. He is fluent in both Cantonese and English. Back in the United States, he was both the first East Asian and Chinese... MORE
Jin Au-Yeung (traditional Chinese: 歐陽靖; simplified Chinese: 欧阳靖; Mandarin Pinyin: Ōuyáng Jìng; Jyutping: au1 joeng4 zing6; Cantonese Yale: Āuyèuhng Jihng; born June 4, 1982), who performs under the stage name MC Jin(earlier, 100 Grand Jin and Jin the Emcee or even just The Emcee), is a Chinese American hip hop rapper, songwriter, and actor. Growing up in the Miami, Florida area and later living in New York City, he decided to reside permanently in Hong Kong. He is fluent in both Cantonese and English. Back in the United States, he was both the first East Asian and Chinese solo rapper to be signed to a major record label.
Jin Au-Yeung was born on June 4, 1982, in Miami, Florida, to Hong Kong Chinese immigrants. He was raised in the general Miami area, where his parents owned a strip-mall Chinese restaurant, and where Jin attended schools.
After graduating from high school in 2000, Jin decided to forgo college and moved his family to Flushing, Queens, New York City 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 LESS
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