The Emcee
Chinese American rapper
Aka Jin
Real name : Jin Au-Yeung
Hometown : Miami, Florida

The Emcee Biography :
One of the more unique rappers to emerge during the early 2000s, The Emcee initially made waves because of his Chinese ethnicity, but it was his freestyling ability that eventually earned him street-celebrity status and a record deal with Ruff Ryders.

In 2001, his parents decided to move the family to Chinatown, New York City. Jin realized that living in the birthplace of hip-hop would be a huge stepping stone to making his dream come true. He began performing freestyles and selling his own mixtapes on the streets, in hip-hop clubs and wherever he could. He quickly gained a huge following just as he had done in Miami. His big break came when the BET program "106 & Park" began inviting local rappers to have freestyle battles every Friday. Jin was ready for the national exposure. He auditioned and again was underestimated due to his race. But Jin proved everyone wrong by winning the battles week after week. After winning for seven weeks straight, Jin was inducted into the show’s Hall of Fame. That same night, he announced that he had signed a deal with Ruff Ryders ; the same record label as DMX and Jadakiss.

His first single under Ruff Ryders was titled "Learn Chinese." In October 2004, Jin released his debut album, The Rest Is History, which reached the top 100 of the Billboard Top 200 albums chart. The album only sold 100,000 units and both singles, "Learn Chinese" and "Senorita" didn’t break through the mainstream.

On May 18th, 2005, Jin revealed that he was putting his rap career on hold to explore other options. To make this clear, he recorded a song called "I Quit." This announcement was thought 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." His latest release is "Top 5" where Jin yet again displays his lyrical talent in explaning the history of hip-hop’s greatest artists. Now under an indie label, CraftyPlugz, Jin will release another album at the end of 2005. He hopes to be someone that other aspiring Asian-American rappers can look up to.