Jin: Amazing Asian Rapper
Only in hip hop is the emergence of a non-black artist considered a phenomenon. Rap and race are so interminably and inextricably intertwined in our cultural psyche that any sign of change is treated with a mix of awe and uncertainty.
NYTIMES: "Slim Shady, Watch It: Asian Rapper's Got It"
Enter... Jin, the amazing Chinese rapper, BET freestyle battle champion, and rising media star.
Yes, Jin is Chinese. Though I don't remember anyone mentioning whether he was a mainlander, coastal, or islander. Hunan, Mandarin, Catonese... none of this matters if you are the first prominent ASIAN rapper. After the hype around Jin settles down... the media will discover the first Korean emcee, and then Japanese, etc.
Journalists have so little imagination, and readers have such low expectations, that any artistic merits beyond "Boy's got skills!" (a la Eminem) are strictly Jin's price of admission to celebrity status. Boy's got skills... but what amazes people is the thing he has no control over... his racial status.
Jin is quick to point out that he wants to be known as "Jin" and not "that Chinese rapper". But if I were Jin, I would take a few cues from Necro, Eminem, Cage... and tell those journalists to fuck off. If the only way Jin can get a break is to play up his being Asian, then of course... he doesn't deserve the fame. And if he can make it on skills alone... then his being Asian is moot. Either way, playing up Jin's race is simply an affirmation of how racism still pervades the upper echelons of the media. The foundation of racism is the belief that race exists. There is no such thing as race... only ethnicity.
Posted by Eric on August 13, 2003 05:27 PM
jin is the best tidly wink ive eva seen battle...ive watched him er...er.. live against a guy called sterling....he flipped the script...*JIN IS DA MAN* 'not as good as eyedea though'

pretty damn good for a guy who should be selling chicken wings...D...D..DD..DJ PLEASE ...PIK ..UP UR PHONE..IM ON THE REQUEST LINEEEEEEEEEE

trust me...Ruff Ryders will play up Jin's race as much as possible. I don't think they have respect for him as an artist

yea.. so they pay him millions cause he is chinese and can't rap.. C'mon ... are you for real?

are you guy kidding me. no one plays up his race. they just propin him fo being a rapper who spits the illest lyric, and making it as an asian, which most people dont. ya'll are straight haters. Jin is what keeps rap fresh. so shove it.!.

it's mostly about how the media covers it. jin has been on the front page of many large entertainment news sections around the country after one major battle. no one questions Jin's skills, but is he getting the attention for his skills, or for his race?
some people believe the papers have an easier time selling a story with a racial spin. With articles on music, why not focus on the music? I think they miss the point, and they don't have a good understanding of what is important amongst people involved with hip hop. I'm sure Jin must be totally blown away by his reception in the press. It seemed pretty instantaneous.

Jin is the future 5o cent watch out this cat is hot

JIn is a stud

Jin is my fellow asian brotha, word up dawg! jins goin all the way.
Move on over 50 and the rest, cause jins goona win it all ova.

ehyo...jin is the future. n for some of you fucking natives that say asians cant rap. all of you guys are fucked up cockasians. dont mess with the best. You dont know asians. you fucked up biatches. Jins the shit. hell take you on n e time mutha fuckas. n so will i. hes taken on the future in rap. so fukk u guys taht think were gay us asians. u guys are fuckked up cockasians. *keep is up jin*

mike...
There's is no need to be defensive. "We" ain't dissing Jin. Nor are "we" dissing asians. "We" is actually "Eric" (please note his name at the bottom of the entry).
Eric is dissing the media because he doesn't think playing up an artist's race is appropriate. This is a point which Jin has made himself. In other words, Eric and Jin are in agreement.
Any more questions?

damn! jin is one of my fav. rappers and dis guy is amazing!!!!
my first reaction on him = "whoa!"

Who the heck is Jin.....shytt im Hmong n i will whoop Jin ass in a rap battle shoo..............Here my address Jin ...come and battle me .....minnesota....Stp...in Lao family at University.....Come Jin....im waiting shytt.....................Hmong pride....

keep on hating yall haters,, cause one of the song that jin made called "i dont know" he said it's yall that keeps him moving,, to prove yall haters are wrong, and im with him, he is one-ova-kind,, keep on doing your thang JIN!!

Who is hating on Jin? As far as I can tell, everyone seems to be all love for the Jin man.

If he so bad wtf is he....???
And where is his song or cd???
Explain where's the fawk is he???
I think he is hiding somewhere in his bed.??
AHAHaha.....I knew he couldn't rap...

Jin will knock out all those mullis n take what is rightfully his! wahahahaha

i just want everybody to know dat i give muhj boy jin mad props he can spit. He is the new hot shit and ic will cope his cd as soon as it hit store's aight

yo dawgs how the hell can hmong pride not know who Jin be. He must be behind in the music industry. Jin be the hottest MC . I went to club quest in mpls and he was tight. Laterz haterz, gotta run to class.
Smartest_Girl

WTF ok then...we will see if jin is really tight...
Peace Out yo!!

I give jin props.. he's good.. very good.. but i also agree with the fact that he's getting more media attention than others because he's chinese.. is this wrong?? no... its happening because he's the FIRST chinese rapper... rap was dominated by blacks, and then eminmen came, and now the door is wide open for ANYONE with skillz... and whats wrong with that?? music is an art form which has absolutely NOTHING to do with race..
peace

Well If Jin first alumn out and if it suck...Then i guess he disgrace to the asian....
I just hope he can bring it up so black people know wasup with the asian that cant rap...
PEAC OUT....

Man Jin u r the bomb and i cant wait till ur album come out!!! Thats all i want to say!! ight peace out and hollar back to lin the best asian rapper i kno!

oi bruv im a london mandem yea and i think dat jin is 1 of the illest reppers i av eva heard not bcos he is asain bcos he is a lyricle mc. i think he is betta then eminem at the moment personaly but i dont think he isw as good as necro bcos he is my fav rapper also i saw him on freestyle friday against skazoo ans he ripped it up their aint no way he aint gonna make it big here bcos most of my mates no about him already so yea boy..
also nbb ( natural born ballaz) ye aa new b ball team are gonna kill and 1 if we eva play dem or the notic so i think if u got game come to london brixton and ull get destroyed bye 17 yr olds and jin is grimy dutty yo!

i think jin should take a few seconds to realize what he can take over! 50 cent wanted the game in a choke hold and if jin can slit the neck instead of chocking it. He can really make a mark in his already profound territory. so many people have skills to freestyle, make off the wall rhymes and beats, but can you be appealing to the public and make everyone talk about you? i believe jin has more then his fare share. It was bound to happen. dont hate on Jin he deserves to stir up rap whith his thoughts.

Hip hop used to be a black thing. But thank God those days are long gone.
There are good rappers of all types and origins.
Jin is definately not the first asian rapper on the planet. Hip hop is big world wide. There are lots of talents walking around the globe.
Hopefully in the future people will respect your skills and forget about your ethnicity. Ignore race, specie, kind, etc. Judge the words and flow only.
Positive Education Always Corrects Errors

I personally think Jin is an awesome live entertainer (freestyle), but when it comes to recording tracks on CD (which are not live recordings) it loses its spice.

Jin is the s**t, hes the nigg*, i m wit him, all ya haterz, f**k oFF. and gurls holla at cha boy.
@yawatsgnagadetuc@aol.com

Hey as a Flip I know jin is not gonna cut it. know ones got love for asians no more.

wat the fuck u talking bout, no one got love for asians? , if thats true, then jin has more hope then anyone, cus he makes the motherfuckers love asians, i aint seen more black white people go nuts for an asian since bruce lee, and bruce didnt need fuckers loving him already, its wat he did with himself, whether u a mooli or a bright white, u should love the fucker for wat he can do and JIN GOES OFF< MUCH LOVE

OR.......He could be the next Supanatural great freestyler on wax he's only mediocre. Notice I didn't say 'asian Supanatural'.

Yo man this Jin is da new Rap star, no one has the balls to challenge him in a 1 o 1 battle. So fuckyall who doubt chinamen and azns. Ni hao to all my azn fellas

Can't you people type right, I mean, shit. I came here b/c a fucked up search engine sent me here but it's funny watching you try to be ghetto. Ya'all know your mommas and daddies are fucking chinkass immigrants who would whup your yella asses if they knew you were listening to rap. "You go suck wonton, you go to school and make all A's ..." You're a bunch of pussies from suburban neighborhoods who pretend you're from tha hood and shit. But you ain't even close to pimpin' or from tha hood so cut the shit and move on, Jin is just a poser and he is trying to manipulate the black man's music.

Jin's shit iz off the chain. I'm gonna pick up tha album when it come out. - Adlib, Los Angeles

when is his album droppin

Jin may b hot now but when my album comes out no one will give a shit but his music no more

yo jin, where da fuck is yo album. Chankaz trying to be black huh? nigaaz be yo self man. Battle me.. you'll see.

fack you hmongtain boy u aint shit all u do is talk shit u a discrace to the whole asian race

Jin Is Tight He Will Take Hmongtain Pride Out Of The Game You Aint Shit But A Wanksta

I just heard about jin the other day....i was amazed...this guy can can knock some one out with his spit man! for show man.. .all this shit talking about race and stuff is bull shit....some people just cant face the facts that this asian guy can rap......oh and yellow man...you need to quit talking shit your self...
" Jin make us asian proud"

Jin iz Buff!!!!!!!!!!!!

fauk whites, blacks, en mexicans. dont hate on a ASIAN brother. just bcuz u cant rap like him. en didnt make it as far as he did. yall move out of da way cuz ASIANS are takin over everythin in dis world. dont get jelious cuz us ASIANS are much more fly. dont hate on ASIANS cuz yall aint up to our level. so fauk yall honkeys, niggers, en spics dat b hatin on us ASIANS. keep it real bitches.

i'm asian. and i "fawkin" hate all asian gangsta rappers. like those whose piece of "shiet" songs float on the internet claimin that they "rep all asians, asian pride, this and that". and just listening to that crap made me decide to pick up the mic myself. fawk all asian gangsta rappers because they cannot rap for shiet. not just because they're asian gangstas, but because they cant rap for shiet. and all asian gangstas just happen to NOT be able to rap. oh yea. we're talking about jin here. well i dont know if he's an asian gangsta, but i know that he reps asians on the "national stage" whether he wants to or not. and frankly, i think he's doing an alright job with what he's doing. i just want more and more GOOD asian rappers to rise up, NOT because i i give a shit about "race percentages" amongst rappers. but because i want the general hip hop consumer to recognize rapping asians as capable of being intelligent and clever wordsmiths, such as jin. i seriously do not wanna let these wannabe-black (sayin "nigga" all the damn time--eminem doesnt even say that word..at least i dont think so), illiterate, asian gangstas WHO HAVE NO TALENT AND NO CONCEPT OF CLEVERNESS, CADENCE, RYTHM, ORIGINALITY, ETC., to wrongfully set the tone for the expectations of truly talented asians as rappers. kill all asian gangsta RAPPERS. much luck to jin's future.

"Deloy is me".....if i ever know you....I swear on my life that i will hunt you down like a dog...and Yellow_man I, personally, will gun you down....

As an asian myself, I think that Jin is a credible EmCee and that all the media hype and national attention he got from winning the BET battles is good for the asian community. It just shows that popular culture is willing to accept an asain that is breaking out of the asian "model minority" stereotype. First of all, Jin wasn't the first asain artist to have a great impact on Hip-Hop culture. Look at turntablism, (for those of you who don't know your hip-hop roots, its the DJ who scratches) West Coast Asian DJ's Like Q-Bert, Babu, Shortcut, and D-Sytles elevated the artform of turntablism, Q-Bert had to retire from DMC Battles because he won 3 years straight. No one made a big deal about them being asian in a predominatly black culture. But people need to understand that being a turntablist artist and a mainstream MC are two different worlds. Why are they different worlds? Well it is because mainstream Hip-Hop is a Billion Dollar industry and labels are more likely to have a wack marketing scheme like bring up race to push an artist's product off the shelves. Every artist that has come up in the recent years were due 99% marketing and 1% skills. When the talented Big-Pun came out, people were pushing his puerto rican background and no one made an issue about it. When Big-Pun said he was puerto rican, people just said he had "Latin Pride." But when Jin makes the same comment that he is Chinesse, people mistake it as a marketing scheme instead of Jin having pride in his culture. To make my point, all I'm saying is that appreciate what Jin is bringing to the table, he has mastered his artform by proving himself by winning battles (A route most mainstream rappers don't even take anymore). When I was growing up, I didn't have anyone my race in the entertainment industry to look up to except for ninjas and black belt fighters. As an asian who has deep passion in the hip-hop culture,I am proud to see that an asian american is thriving in something i have deep respect for.

yo. QUITILITY.
you swear that you will hunt me like a dog? ok. well, i live in san bernardino, california, right now.i recently relocated from eastside long beach. i dont bang. i'm no internet gangsta, niether. and i dont depend on gangsta friends to give me confidence in the way of "backup" niether. i hold my own, on my own. a "successful" serial killer can kill WAY more people than a single gangsta can, and, even though i'm not a serial killer NOR a gangsta, my point is is that ANYONE is capable of taking a life, SO YOU AINT SPECIAL. gangstas can do it and not stress over it because the generic respect they get from their gangsta homies helps them deal with it. basically, you know where i'm at now. now if you're REALLY as badass, hard, or "thuggish" as your bitchass claims to be, then you would have the resources to find me and hit me up. if not, then shut your bitchass trap.
Quitility, gunnin aint shiet. anyone can pick up a gun. anyone can use a gun. a bitch would immediately choose a gun over fists because of his insecurity over his capabilities to use his natural defense/domination mechanisms (beatin someone down). stick to internet bangin.
by the way, asian gangsta RAPPERS can NOT rap for SHEIT as far as whats out there right now. And these gay-ass "thugs-need-love-too" ballads make me want to ban any asian gangsta to even be in the same room with a microphone.
bigups to Jin, Mountain Brothers, Arrata, Key Kool, Lyrics Born and the three fortune cookie factory workers in the LAST DRAGON movie.

by the way, that "azn pride" muthafuka is a retarded -ass disgrace to asian folks. all you asian gangstas need to shut the fuc up and stop claiming asian pride when you talk like you wish you were born black and type posts like you never finished middle school. asian folks are supposed to be intelligent. thats why all the kids used to look over our shoulder to copy our test answers in school. no, i'm playin. but yea, my fellow asian folks, stop actin stupid and start doing shiet to uplift our folks and stop worrying about trying to "earn acceptance" from black people just because you like rap or hip hop.

by the way, unless you grow up in the midst of "the life", stop thinking that you gotta act like you're gangsta. just because you have a cousin in a gang doesn't mean that you gotta get jumped in or start claiming sheit. if you're parents have worked hard to keep your family above ground and you have a chance to do good, then do good. i'm tired of these suburban, upper-middle class, rice-rocket-pushin asian pretty boys tryin to be gangsta just because ASIAN BOYZ helped bring asian gangstarism into california's public eye from news coverage a while back. again, if you dont live in the middle of that shiet, then stay the fug out of it. you aint obligated. that especially goes out to QUITILITY.
Do something to uplift your fellow asians.

WtF . Idiots. any o you rap better?
who gives a f if he's asian? I'm f in it for tha words. What are you?

Jin tha mc is the man!! cantonese emcee owns yall!! he's crazy

yea it's true that if ur asian u shouldn't act black. Bein asian isn't tryin to get respect from black people. Asians are smart and we talk normally.

yo wsup mah niggas and mah tiggas up in da USA but still we got problemz wit da CIA. Yo jin is da man and anycat who'z hatin on him aint a man letz just say jin is da cat growin from shyt to fame because he got game so fuckk off haters and posers.

fuk asian rapper they could suk my dic.

yo yo yo wussup gurl wats up wit u homefry? i want u to know dat i knoe dat u knoe dat i knoe dat u are gay so c u later asshole.

yo yo yo jin suck.it all about lil shadow from the T.R.G.

what the fuck is acting black??? how the fuck you act black??? its called culture kids, where you were raised is how you act, i agree if you was raised in the subburds and act like you was raised in the hood thats wack but thats still not acting black cuz thats called being a fake ass nigga...check it so shut your fucken mouths punk ass bitches

Yall ain't nothing but low life fuck who diss on other cos yall ain't got shit. Jin is the next Eminem and will beat anyone who think they got shit. So this form is done Jin is Tight no matter what yall punk ass say. So period Jin is the future.

all i gots to say is he's fine as hell....whew!
man cuteness goin on there....hahahha...
but no for real....
keep it up JIn....
=)

It's just strange to me, that people are actually serious about starting some trouble here, just because that you guys disagree on an opinion. This is suppose to be a place where you could comment on jin and not yourselves being asian or black. I think jin has proven himself that he has the skills to move up on this hip hop industry. And i do believe that the race also comes to part. I know it is wrong yet, people over are acting so ignorant, where have you been? This is a fucked up world where living in. IT'S just not PERFECT. SO get over it. Anyway, for all of you people that just posted here to say things that are detrimental to Jin, do something better with your life, don't put that a proven person, just because u didn't have the opportuinity that he did. And for all those fellow asian people who wants to talk black, i suggest looking at your mom and dad before talking like that. Do they talk like that? im just happy some asian people recognizes the fact that you dont' have to act or talk black to get accepted in this culture. that's all. well anyway much power to Jin, it's good for the rap industry to broaden it's mix of artist and good as well for the asian community.

chinese ppl cannot rap, fullstop. Blacks rap for a reason, we were brought up, through hard times. We rap cause its in our blood, its deep than entertainment yall, its built up through generations of creation and experimentation. yall feel me?

african americans have started rapping first but(no diss)much prop to ya'll.......
now and days rapping is running deep inside us Asian'z just like ya'll and we all know that JIN could spit tha illest ryhme of all as a freestyler for a chinese kid so HATER"Z (Shut)(Tha)(F*CK)(UP)
ASIAN PPL IS DA NEXT GENERATION IN DA hip-hop RAPPING INDUSTRY [YAW DIG]
YO JIN DA EMCEE bust dez FOOLS that who hate's you!!!!!!!

das rite.. jin be DA mC
asian pryde +0ne Love+

jin u fuckin rock dude u where heavy i was watchin all ur mtv freestlye battles u were wicked best asain rapper ever billy hai

Lets remember one thing, Jin won the competition because of his talent.This man has talent. Thats what brought him this far.Thats what matters most. Is it so surprising to "HATERS", that someone thats not black can compete in the game? Remember when Rap was struggling to make it to main stream? Talent is instilled in all of us regardless of race or gender.
Remember all those great artist that worked really hard to bring rap to where it is now? Rap is on top now. Keep Rap alive! Think diversity!

Jin, you are a rap battle winner. History tells us that most freestyle artists and dudes that win rap battles dont make good songs (ie Craig G, Thurston, IG Off, Super Nat ect) . How will you be different?

Jin's the man. He's my cous. Just because he's chinese doesn't mean he's not good. He's actually better than the other's. Jin I'm supporting you. Keep your rap works on.

HeYZ yO JiN!!! u RoCk!! [s2] Ya AlwAyZ and ForEvA

i have a deeep respect for Jin because he is doin something for the asian community..and for all u thugs wannabe...u giving us a bad name..be urself ..make it on ur own...lead by example....like Jin...hes opening a door for us ..a door that would close soon if jin doesnt prosper.......good luck Jin..and good luck to u all ....Prove Them Wrong....PTW

Jin, im black, but im fucking like u man, u're damn good! keep rock dude!

Jin is a truly talented rapper. eitha he be asian, black, mexican whateva, he still get dat fame he be getin cuz boy got skills fo sho!! I think is coo how he be blendin his chinese culture wit the hip hop culture. hip hop is gettin sorta dull and if jin come out wit a hit single he'll fresh up rap and maybe start somthang new wit a new style of hiphop. Holla at cha boi!!!

damn you bomb and you flows are hella good mad props azn pryde fo lyfe well also in 2fast2furius homeboi is still bomb if yall fell me i throw it down for him
KHMER lUv playa
503 reppin

jin is crazy but he needs to com out wit an album already its been 4ever and i already played out all his songs

JIN. u gon go all the way. i want some of ur JIN up in her.

ya.u need a new album. i played these songs all out already

Jin Is THE bEST ! I LOVE YOU CUTY !

thank yall supporters but to all those try hard niggaz i have something for you "All that jibberish you were spittin you need to kill it,coz your style is like dyin in my sleep i don feel it."

Hip Hop is a world wide culture and anybody can be apart of the hip hop game black, white,asian, latino, whatever. Its not about being black its about expression. So to Jin do your ting mon!!!!!!!!

Jin I think ur soo cool!!! I'm diggin youre unique styzzo!!!!!!!!!!!

jin can rap everyone knows that i dont know about all you haters jus cause this guy isnt wut you want him to be dont be dissin him he got skill no matter what tha fuk all you racist haters say! as for myself im half american so i give major props to jin...keep it up cutie

jin can rap everyone knows that i dont know about all you haters jus cause this guy isnt wut you want him to be dont be dissin him he got skill no matter what tha fuk all you racist haters say! as for myself im half american so i give major props to jin...keep it up cutie

FEel Bad for thoese Hater, just casue Jin beated all those SOrry ASss. People just get Jelouse casue he IS better.

yo,yo, Jin is nasty with his flows. wtf yall talkin about him begin famous and like cuzz he is asian , look at slim shady, he was famous cuzz he was a white rapper dat use his mom to sell records! Em is nuttin but a phony white boy who lived in 8mile and never came outside and cut up rocks on da block, ja rule will whip his phony gangsta ass.

yo,yo, Jin is nasty with his flows. wtf yall talkin about him begin famous and like cuzz he is asian , look at slim shady, he was famous cuzz he was a white rapper dat use his mom to sell records! Em is nuttin but a phony white boy who lived in 8mile and never came outside and cut up rocks on da block, ja rule will whip his phony gangsta ass.

all i got to say is jin got talent he can spit hardcore and that hes HOT!

jin rocks not cus hes asian cus he got TALENT and he got far unlike all ya'all people who tok about wastin him how come you guys didnt go as far as he did? i aint here to start sumthin im jus here to bak up sum 1 who just wanted to rap im wit him 100%. so tok wut ya know dont be tokin shit like hes asian and that asians cant do anything jins gna go far i can tell well see you laters

hey whass sup fuk all you asian haters and as 4 you asian backstabers fuk you 2
jin can rap i dnt knoe about all you people who think you can rap

I think that its cool that Jin is a rapper who is asian and He can really rap.hes selling good records and da lyrics sound good 2 me so don't hate appreciate aie......

Dude Jin is the bomb. And for ya'll haters
listen to I Don't Know its for all ya suckas! Anyways Jin is the bomb and you gotta hear Peel Off!

No Mattah Whut,
JIN RuLeZz *FOH LIFE*!
all tha haterz.. YOU ALL SUCK!! ;)
just look in the mirrow and you'll know whut I mean! ;) SUCKAZ!!
peace out..

eh, all you asians / black / white hater fukks, shut the fukk up.. the only thing you need to know is that he can spit the illest shit.... and by the way it don't matter he's asian, so all you biatches don't take credit for him, or vice versa.. and you know you're gonna act a fool if you battle him, shut the fuk up wannabe syphers and get off the fuking comp and go out make something out of your worthless asss...

YO FOR WHOEVER SAID EMINEM AINT SHIT NEEDS TO SHUT THE FUCK UP CUZ U DONT KNOW WHAT DA FUCK U TALKIN 'BOUT IF ANYONE'S PHONY IT'S JA RULE'S TURLE HEAD ASS HIM AND HIS NASTY WANNA BE TUPAC VOICE JIN'S HIT IS ILL
HOLLA

DAMN!!! jins the best rapper ever hes was the best on BET and in 2fast2furious and when i grow up....i'm going to be just like him i'm a chinese kid but i'm not going to rap though but ill be in movies. jins awsome i'm going to meet him someday i hope.
Peace

Everyone look, hip hop is music, music is music, you listen with your ears not with your eyes right? By the way, why is there so much beef in this world?
I understand that everybody have their opinion, but please don't be a racist, please respect others and others will respect you.
I love Jin's freestyles because his skill is real and quite unique plus he keeps making us Chinese proud.
Jin, if you are reading this. I wanna say thank you and keep doing your thing, show this world that you are capable of and also unbeatable as well.
Chinga
Honolulu Hi

So what if Jin is Asian. It doesn't matter what color he is it's about the ill rhyms that he spit. Jin is going to be the next big rapper. I have been a fan from the first day I saw him on 106 and park, and to me he deserves his crown. oh and may I add he is soooooooo cute.
halla front

Jin is #1 for all the haters get a life. He's somewhere, where most of yall wanna be.
if u know any info about jin email me valentine_tweety@yahoo.com don't email me if u don't have nothing to say
halla front
#1 FAN

first off, the hip-hop industry is not owned by black people and its open to ANYONE who got the skillz and talent. who cares if theyre this or that? close your eyes and open yo ears and just listen to their music.
got much love and respect for Jin. he doin his thang. all ya`ll haters wastin yo time cuz he obviously aint payin attention. and all them wannabes sayin 'battle me ill whoop yo ass' shit. shut the fuck up already. yall annoying. if u so sick, then WHENS YO ALBUM DROPPIN?

I aint heard this chinese bouy yet.....but yo he sound like he be flippin hes chinese script on some tai kwan do shit.....bruce leeeeing all ova niggaz......i know niggaz that saw hes BET battles and are impressed......Pverbial

Aye yo Jin's aite! His rhymes are dope, no doubt about that. But he's gotta do song's that people can relate to. Not songs that are just about chinese shit! But I know he's witty n shit so he'll pull some shit off. Plus fuck all you bitch ass haters. Mad cuz you seein azn exceed in the game. SO fuck you, this here is muthaphucken gooks repin' bitch! Aye yo we mite not be from Queens n' south center bitch but we're from places you couldn't survive in. Shit we've paid our dues in tha struggles too bitch. That's why we're fuckin' here, get that shit rite!!

that guy got skill man.if he aint got skill how can he win2b a champion? now,u haterz u tell me? everything got a bit of media init? thats normal it the same with JIN... can't compete wwith 50 cent and other big names yet,as he only just started... jus like u wudnt compare a 17 year old basketball player to a really famous 26 year old basketball player when hes at his peak... that guy got potential...

jin be tha fionest azn nigga ever.. hahah he mah numba wuhn.. representin them asianz.... alreadi ...

Yeah!! Chinese Rules 4eva~~~ JIN is da BEST..He represents CHINESE PPL...yo all da haters...don get jealous of Jin's TALENTS...he GOT SKILLZ aite
Yeah his rap is FRESH n CREATIVE...he got the flow ~~ yeah yeah~~ n i wanna tell all of U ppl
Yeah we built the railroads n we're the hard workers...so DON GET JEALOUs over our WORk...n al of u shoold RESPECT us..!! n stop saying ASIAN guys got small dicks huh! n im telling u guys...SO WHAT..BUT WE"RE ASIAN PPL GOT BIGGER BRAINS n DOLLARS$$$$$......... ASIAN PRIDE~~~~

Yo, Jin is the hottest rapper out. And, let me just add, he's cute as hell!!!! I saw one of his music videos, and it was tight! Yo, all I gotta say is, Jin is tha man! I love that dude, for real. Keep it up dawg. Much love.

hellll yehhhh mutahfucka asian pride to the FULLEST!!! WELL, I don`t know if filipino is asian but some people say it is. but other people say it`s not. AM I FUCKIN ASIAN!?! SOME ONE TELL ME DAMNIT!!!!!

I can beat you, I am better than you!

I can beat you, I am better than you!

You are the sexiest Chinese rapper ever!
Don't worry about the haters, I'm with you!
I love your video.

I'm sooooo glad to see an asian rapper. I'm Japanese and I am proud to be an asian too. Stay sweet!

jin can rap really good i like his style and plus he looks good as shit i cant wait for his cd to drop i'll be first in line to buy it so please dont hate.

jin is tha illest rapper ever. i've watch all his freestyle friday battles, and i gotta say nobody got the illest metaphorz like him.
asian pride for life baby

damn don't hate i think jin is a cool rapper he has skills. I think his album will be really kool and it sets new boundries for asains like jhene lil fizz's cousin shes half asain and i think she can sing considering she's only 15

face it peepz...Jin'z good like gooooooooooood, now shuddup!!
one luv,
-Suz-

word up...he's ILL!!
wellz dun got much 2 say naw...
one luv,
-Suz-

do u think i'll be able to find his album in mallz at t.dot? lol…I mean I usually get songs by Jin burn…so dun really know!!
one luv,
-Suz-

Yo I'm thankful 4 jin 4 b-ing thy first asian rapper and representing AC, the Asian Pryde, and the Lao Family. Holla back at me!

jin can rap his fuckin ass off i like his style all ya haters need to fall back hes doin him and thats all that matters. jin keep up tha good work

Reasons why you are wrong
1. BET/MTV is not the upper echelon of the media
2. The only one who can say if it's wrong to gain fame by "playing up being Chinese" is Jin. You think you are opposing racial prejudice but you are really reinforcing it
3. Racism is the belief that one race is superior.
If you are going to write intelligently then do it (www.dictionary.com)

First of all, you seem to have missed the fact that I am responding to a number of articles that have focused primarily on Jin's race. A lot of people seem to believe I am attacking Jin. If you re-read what I wrote, you will see there are no attacks on Jin. In fact, there is no attacking whatsoever. I am simply raising the issue of how the media has responded to Jin. If you would like me to refer you to some relevant articles that play up his race, I would be happy to do that.
In response to your list...
1. First of all, it isn't BET and MTV playing up Jin's race, as much as newspapers such as the L.A. Times and the New York Times. If these two papers aren't in the upper-echelons of the media, then I don't know what is.
2. You make some convuluted points here. First of all, I'm not against talking about race in the proper context. In fact, I think given the history of race relations in the U.S., talking about race is important to dealing with the problem. Again, you act as if I am attacking Jin. Jin can think whatever he wants about this situation, but that doesn't change the fact that he will be USED by the media, just like every celebrity. This isn't about what Jin thinks... its about the media response. Got it?
3. Of course, racism is the belief that one race is superior. It can also be the belief that there is a gradation of races, for example an asian person might look down on latinos and blacks, while identifying more readily with whites. A simple definition doesn't do it justice. People write books on the intricacies of racism. And if you would like my thoughts on racism and what it is and how it works... I'm game.
By the way, if you would like to have a civil conversation, instead of just attacking me and leaving abruptly. Take the time to respond to what I have written. Maybe some other people who misunderstood my point will realize that I am talking about the merits of news items, not the merits of Jin's rapping.

Yo son ya pplez need 2 stop hattin on Jin dat nigga iz da realest rappa ya dun knoe wut ya iz tawlkin about so fall bac. Yo dat nigga spitz the illest rymez. JIN keep yo head up Fuk Does Hattaz. U iz da Shyt. Yo aint no bodii playin Up Jinz Race So Be Eazy

fuck asians rappers all about puerto ricans rppers reggae!

erica im rican too and dont get me wrong i love my spanish reggae/spanish music. but i also like jin theres no need for you to say fuck asian rappers it doesnt matter what color you are why does race gotta be a issue people need to wake da fuck up and think about what your saying

Ya i Thynk that Jin'z song iZ jus Unik
I mean Thiz rAps are Juss true gangstaz.. sorta the type with sum meanings and shiat...
When Jin takez the flow Iz gonna be one Hell of a revolution to the WHole Fuckin Rap Histery...

Fuck yall niggaz!!!!! its all bout da Mexicans, fuck niggers, fuck asians, fuck white people, fuck da salvadorians, and fuck da rest niggas, its going down, i aint never scared niggaz, its going down right here in houston texas bitches, if yall got a problem then write to me bitches, i aint scared, its all bout da Mexican Pride, fuck da asian pride

Jin is gonna hit the big time! look at this fcukin' thread - its gettin ppl talking and i think that is a good thing.
peace.

King luis why u gotta start shit saying fuck asians and shit its all about mexicans. fuck mexicans you made your self look like an idiot comin on a message board actin like a internet thug you lame ass nugga im puerto rican i got love for all races but fuck you and ur mexican pride. Latin Kings and Queens' hail tha almighty puerto rican kings and queens bitch'

yo i like jin but u ppl need to relize that when u friggen say asian it's not only chinese ppl..so think hard cuz there are more!

yo ummm u dont belong in dis rap game dis raap game and the only learn chinese video u shoulld make is where u actually learn chinese

people please stop talking bad about each other racies.hip hop is one culture one love.And jin is the shit, respect the fact he is a great rapper not because of the color of his skin.so what if he is asian,black,white,mexicans,green,blue or brown i don't give a fuck what colors you are, if your ass can rap then you are the shit.respect the fact we here to stay and we ain't going no where.so learn how to get along.Jin baby i love you .peace out to all the hater.shout out to all my asian

Jin is hot and cute,he reps for his race.

y da hell sum of yall is hatin on jin...he dah fionest n best asian rapper dea is he sOo seXy!!!

Fuck all you haters that don't like Jin cuz damn dose he look good!!

Not talking about race won't make racial problems go away. But showing people that race is a myth and a social construct will.
Race is a social issue, not a biological one.
The irony of your last comment, Naya, is that you spend your whole comment saying how we shouldn't talk about race and then you give a "shout out to all my asian".
Don't be afraid to talk about race... just know your facts. There is only one race: the human race. The idea that there are distinct white, black, asian, and latino people is preposterous. What about eskimos? what about the middle east? what about Russia? what about Egyptians? What about Algerians? What about indigenous Amazon tribes?
Race is bullshit... but we still need to talk about it in order to understand the lies we have told ourselves. And we also need to talk about all the harm and the negative effects we have caused, and not just by white people but by anyone who has bought into the false notion that there are different races.
Again, there is such a thing as ethicity (aka your family tree), but we aren't a bunch of mules fer chrissake! We are all fam... cuz we can all have fam together. Got it? If race meant anything, then so-called "interracial" kids would be sterile. Last time I checked they were just as virile as the rest of us. In fact, maybe even more so. ;)
Talk about it.

yeo jin is my dawg..i knew him for a mad long time befo he was da rap starr no lie... no bodies usyn hym i mean yo think reality itz da rap buissness u rap go0d u get paid go0d..no matta wut u r..u get paid frum wutchu make in da buissness no matta wat n if u dont sell u broke lyke woah ...ight daza wrap im out..1

The reality is that the rap business neither pays well nor does it reward most of its talented artists. I would say Jin is a perfect illustration of this. There are many rappers as good as Jin, but he is easier to market and he has better connections. If you think Jin is only famous because of he won a few BET battles... you are sorely mistaken. If that were the case, then Supernatural would be a Ruff Ryder.

i like jin he can rap real good i really dont give a fuck who dont like jin cause i like him and thats all that matters. and to tha haters fuck u all aint got shit else to do but talk shit cause u aint famous and u wanna be like jin. just cause he was blessed wit talent doesnt mean u gotta pop shit.

Heh, you guys are funny... you bitch about how the media hypes up asians, yet at the same time you go "yeah mofuckas dont mess wit da azinz mang!" wtf... talk about self contradictory. As for Jin.. if he has skills.. more power to him.. but then we got these little kids who act stupid and further the racial stereotypes of young asian americans. "Props to all my asians"... "its all about da azin pride" wtf... why can't it be "Props to all my people"... You will understand when you grow up kiddies.

Heh... what's up with your email?

hey, jin's the best! ok..not the BEST...but he gibs us azns pryde in the heart. so dont be dissin him,cuz he's azn u bitches! yeah im callin the dawgs hoo called JIN THA MC a lozer and shit! dont be callin no one shit cuz u cant do no better dianna and w/e jim bastards and bitches yall are. if i know hoo yall are i'd beat the SHIT outta yall in respect of jin. dont be messin wid us bastards..
YEAH GO JIN! U ROCK THE AZN COMMUNITY..no racism goin on hur dawgs
holla-front van

man Jin is awesome he won 7 battles, Im azn myself and hey I respect that. Oh and for all those losers out there who think Jin can't rap you've probbly never evev seen his battles or him youre just frickin saying he sux since he's chinese

hey yo all those fukin gay ass wanna be eminem shyt u betta stop dizin dawg u think ur all dat but guess wat Jin and kik yo asses in freestyle battles n e time n e where n e condition he is in so dont fuk wit AZN PRIDE !!! u white trash or w/e u mutha fukers r r gay shyt... roses r red violets r blue im fukin hott wtf happened to u?!?!?! ya and wat and wat... wtf ya snowflakes gunna do stupid asswipes dont mess.. cant touch diz... Holla Front -John

what about lyrics born?

My point exactly. Asia Born has been puttin it down for ages, but he's no poster boy from some generic notion of being Asian. Represent your own bad self.
Race is a myth.

Oh yeah... can anyone tell me what makes someone Asian? How can I figure out if I am Asian?

ne1 who is asian has origins that are based in Asia (i.e China, Japan, India, Russia, etc). Unfortunately there are dumbasses out there that think azns =chinese or nammers. But..yea..thats the trues meaning behind "asian"
p.s jin rocks

What about the Middle East? Is Pakistan an Asian country? And Russia... I thought Russia was a European country? I'm confused.

jin is the chink shit dawgs he sounds like eminem SO FUCK y'all all'yall if u dont like me blow me!

Jin is so hot! I think i'm in love! If they want to stay hooked on his race so what! Who cares? But he isn't the first asian rapper! What about smilez and southstar wasn't one of them asian? but Jin is so hot and his flows are sick!

Omg! I love Jin! Keep rappin babi! He IS the best...Hez been my fantasy forever. I listen to Jin from the start. I love him! I think if he holla'd at me, I'd cry. In too fast too furious, I'd take him over anyone. And...even in the real world. Flip tippin hats to Chinese.
Azn pride babi
-CaSsi

ur fucking mom asd, go blow ur own mom u son of a bitch and learn to fucking type u piece of shit fucking white piece of shit come to chinatown and say dat and ill fucking blow ur head off

c'mon chill. i don't delete posts, therefore if people start getting all racist i'm going to close this board to comments.
alright?
don't get sucked into an argument with someone who is simply trying to provoke you. there is no reason to be angry here. i am providing a nice chill environment and see the Crips vs. Bloods post if you want an idea of what type of situation forces me to shut down a board.
www.stinkzone.com
I would expect people on this board to be a little more civil, since the topic is not about killing people.

yo this is just a little comment he says he's the first chinese rapper not first azn just to clear up anything.

Lyrics Born (formerly Asia Born) was the most prominent Asian emcee until now. Lyrics has been putting out records for about 10 years. But Jin, in only the last 6 months has become 10 times bigger without having put out a single record. I would argue this is a result of HYPE and not SKILL.
That said, Jin is a dope rapper and he gives the ladies something nice to look at.

Of course, let us not forget the Mountain Brothers. They put out their first release in 1996.

yo whats the name of that girl thats singing back up on jins video( learn chinese)?

im sorry but asians CANNOT rap. not just jin, but any other asian who tries it. dont get pissed tho, im asian too. when asians rap, it just doesnt sound right. leave it to the blacks, cuz they sound the best.

BY THE WAY - the first asian rapper who popped into the american rap scene was the guy in SMILEZ AND SOUTHSTAR! jin is NOT the first asian rapper in america!

Ahh! All us here in Massachusetts love Jin!

yo jin i hear that u got a promlem at china town in the club[shoot out].anway i got your back.i be there with my 9

i've heard better asian rappers that dont be sounding like there from the "fofake ghetto" but still got it going on with there flows.. jin needs to go find his own way of rappin his shit.. takin after emineum shoot that shit just aint even krackin..anybody could fade his ass with that shit

Jin is ill.. that kid can spit.. i dunno man i think he's gonna be good as shit a rising star
first chinese rapper
first asian rapper
yes reppin
one

I think that if you can spit in two diffrent languages u tha bomb! Keep doing your thing Jin!

You guys are gettin to hyped up bout Jin and all. I mean I know all of you guys have ur own opinion on him but still you guys don't need to start cursing and saying "fuck this and fuck that race". But anyways thats besides the point here. I just wanted to point this out to u guys and get some things straight in case u guys didn't know this.
1. Jin is originally from North Miami (305 area code, not tryin to start anything)
2. Jin is NOT the first azn rapper like Wyclef says in the song "Learn Chinese". Southstar is from the group "Smilez and Southstar" like somebody already stated before.
3. Somebody made a comment about how in the video/song called "Learn Chinese" u should actually learn chinese and for who ever said that u do learn chinese if u actually listen to the song cause in the background throughout the whole song someone's speaking in chinese (cantonese specifically) and Jin speaks in chinese too in one part of the song. And the reason I'm so sure about all this its cause i'm chinese and I speak cantonese.
4. And Jin didn't get his deal with Ruff Riderz cause he was chinese it was cause he can rap and I personally think that it's wrong for u guys to be sayin he only got it cause he's chinese and someone mention that he's using the fact that he's chinese in his raps and freestyles and the only reason he uses that fact that he's chinese in his freestyles is cause his opponents would always be using that against him and as far as him using him being chinese in his raps it probably cause he wants people to know that he's chinese and cause he's proud of being chinese. Now u guys tell me if there's anything wrong with being proud of what u are.
5. Oh, and if any of u guys know what Xanga is, he supositly(I spelled that wrong sry)has his own page on there and if any of u guys know what it is I'd appreciate it if u can tell me.
Now that I got to clear all that up, I just want to say that I'm glad that Jin's out there and more and more people are starting to reconize him. And one of the reason's I'm so glad that he's startin to get reconized is cause I"m chinese and quite frankly most of u people just think that chinese people are smart and can't do anything else and that's not always true cause I"m sure chinese people are just like the rest of u. We study and we earn our grades just like u guys do. Sry bout that I got side tracked but anyways my point is that I give props to Jin and it's not just cause he's chinese but it's cause he's good. If Jin was puerto rican or mexican or etc. I would still say he's good cause thats the truth, he's good. I don't see why people are making such a big deal that he's chinese and all. Anyways I'm gunna shut up now cause I wrote alot already and already borin the shit outta u guys. Sry it's so long.
*Jin keep doin what ur doin ur gunna make it big soon enough.

on #2 I meant to say that Southstar was the first asian rapper from the group "Smilez and Southstar"

okay jen..u can shut the fuck up now..ur runnin mouth is juss gettin annoying

EMINEM vs. JIN!
damn! jin's good but he will goin through a lot of shit before he beat eminem! both rappers has the skills! but i do think that eminem has lot of potential! he got more experience! plus, he can vibe some shit! prolly one of the best rhymers ever!
juz being honest and has nothing to do wit black, asians, and caucasians! if y'all think that i'm a hater y'all totally dead wrong! so y'all shut the fuck up! juz wait and see who'll win!
who the fuck are you to judge others! damn you racial prejudice who don't understand the meaning of skills! it's not what you look like, it's all bout the your shitty ability! get your ass down the soapbox coz they're all sickin tired of you're pompous shit!
can't wait to see the battle!!!

yeh k. well first of all, whos talked about winning? rap is music, not a game. god damn.
the point i wanted to make is that its great that people are recognizing him as an asian artist in america, i mean, its true he is the first but it doesnt make him any higher nor lower than any other rap artist, or any kind of artist at all.
people who say jin cant rap cos hes asian just proved themselves to be closed minded and up themselves, if you got two ears im pretty sure its evident this boy knows his shit. but sure, its only natural for humans to assume.
but just so you people understand that race doesnt determine your talent, i am 100 percent asian, and to honestly say, i can sing with damn good vibrato and riffs, and if you dont know what that is just think christina aguilera. ppl who hear me dont even have an idea that im asian, but does it matter? really, no. no matter what race, if you can do it, you can do it.

yo listen up!..jin is one dope rappa, and its great dat hez a made- ASIAN - rapper, but seriously iz he one of tha 1st?...
err..nah, correct me if im wrong but im pretti, sho (a.pl.) from 'black eyed peas' is a filipino and what about reyez hes also a famous asian, and i fink doz guys from AZN Pride`everyone noez them 'fo sho'..
so wasssup?... hehe..
enywaiz, holla..

yo, wattup i think jin just want to impress eminem, because look some of his song always says sumtin about the shady like this "i aint no eminem but im not wack either u just comapare me to him 'cause im not black neither" n by d way u suck jin,
P.S. im asian too

wattup yo, this is bendetha, the punk n dopubt rapper of RESEDA i just wanna say i can challenge JIN in freestyle, if u want Jin im challengimng u to freestyle with me just email me at my email address n by d way u name where to roll it!
P.S. im asian too

That's right... apl.de.ap (aka Sho), from Black Eyed Peas, moved to the U.S. from the Philippines when he was 14. Other prominent Filipinos include Q-Bert, Babu, Rhettmatic, Shorkut, and D-Styles, if I'm not mistaken. And I know there's a whole bunch more. If you know of more... add em to the list!

word up wit, eric!! = )
i told y'all JIn aint tha only one, evn tho hes a freestyle king (xcept biggie of course)..
lols...so, you c jin aint all dat, if you take a look at otha asian rappaz, !!

JIN IS SOO FOINNEE!!

The language you are all speaking is riculous, boyee.

damn yall be repeating urselves and shit, we know he aint tha first asian rapper. hes just doin him Jin keep it up!

eric ur funny u act like you know so much about famous peoples lives and shit u be knowin when they moved to tha states and shit what are you a groupie/stalker im just wondering cause u sure do know alot

mizz loca...
if you think my obsession with Asian rappers is bad... check out my obsession with the Wake Up Show and Friday Night Flavas... In fact, check out my obsession with every single hip hop artist in 2003.
www.stinkzone.com

ahahah your all gay

Meeh and mah sista like Jin soo much He ish soo cute too meeh and mah sista want his cd so bad and mah sista like him soo much he raps good and he ish cool Peace out Jin
~<~<~<~<~<~<~<~<~<~<@

His first album droppin down around Jan-Feb call Tha Rest Is History...he sign a record deal with DMX & Ruff Ryders for 750,000 after winning the 106 & Park freestyle battle 7 straight times to put himself in the Hall Of Fame(first asian person to do so). His video "Learn Chinese" can be seen playing on MTV and BET(yes, Black Entertainment Television)
Jin's personal website [RUFF RYDERS]
www.holla-front.com
50 cent - Eminem - Jin.....History in the Making

azn or not he is making MORE money (he got 4 million on 2FAST 2 FURIOUS, playing the car mechanic for Ludacris and Tyrese)....he is making MORE $$$$$$$$$$$ than all of you sitting at home in ur little computer seat bashing and hating on him. Hey my boy Jin....hook me up some Ludacris and Tyrese's autographs to me at pimpballer@msn.com
YALL GONNA LEARN CHINESE.......
Stop the chinks dominating the game....this aint Bruce Lee, yall watch too much TV.
Whats the motion, yall never seen me??¿¿ Orginality CHINKY IMC. Double R, rank refee G!
Come to Chinatown, end up in tha lost and found
I aint ur 50 cent, I aint ur Eminem.....Im a J-i-n Man

Jin u r the coolest ur a the coolest asian rapper.

hes the man! and i believe he can rap better than other artist!

haha shut the fuck up GUnitPlaya we know the fuckin lyrics.

jin is my asian kat representing asian peaple
don be a hater out there aight .

Y'all, Jin gives Chinese people a bad name,
His rap lyrics got nothin', hmmmn... wonder why?
Oh yeah, he forgot the real ASIAN PART!
We give it 2 thumbs doowwwnnnnn...

Jin's exactly what the rap game needs at the moment, I'm from aus and I have no respect for this damned bubble gum rap coming out of america, no one wants to hear this pop music crap "50 cent in the club" is not what rap is about, it's about some dude with a six pack singing like aaron carter. It's minority hip-hop that's still gotta keep it fresh, much respect goes to rappers like jin n Eminem for blazin trails, if anyone wants to hear some damned good Australian underground, look up the "hilltop hoods", that's what I'm talking 'bout.

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