In Search Of The Chinese Kid That Raps | MC Jin | TEDxUCSD

[@Vang_Cutz]

This guy is nothing but humble! Much respect to you MC Jin!

[@qlwl8721]

@@Dragon_Gaming2020 How come? I don't know about him :D

[@jianinglin9410]

@@Dragon_Gaming2020 the heck? you're lucky to be alive, quit being rude

[@Noah-zr6vq]

AZ.K tf you talking about ,don’t talk about a person you don’t know

[@jackielee224]

@@Dragon_Gaming2020 why??? Because he’s Chinese and is a talented rapper who won 7 times in a row for freestyle??

[@jackielee224]

Agreed

[@JamesAnthonyBro]

MC Jin is one of the best person in hip-hop culture inspiring others to believe in their dreams.

[@mrflossyfloss]

Jin had a great stage presence, but he seemed really nervous perhaps bc of being in an academic space. Jin, if you're reading this, you're great no fret about that-- really loved seeing you grow and mature into the person that you are. :)

[@chaboi7]

Naw man, the crowd was just dead, they couldn't relate unless he had a starbucks cup in his hand

[@sheplaysaint]

This is inspirational. As a Lao-American rapper, you're the reason I started this journey, and it's been quite good for me. Thank you.

[@demonicunicorn2488]

Man the crowd was so dead lol. Even i was singing along and laughing my ass off at what he had to say or sing. Gosh i wanna hear him and em battle. I think thats been one of the most wanted rap battles in hip hop history.

[@nickreyes3604]

Na

[@nunuzoldyck3069]

He's got such a great personality.

[@canyu1994]

Nunu Zoldyck and he has a kid so forget it u will never get a chance

[@saucelord780]

bill yu damn bill...you need to chill fam.

[@lisa-sk5bt]

Agree. Great personality

[@timothytucker878]

I still remember the made in China line from when I was a teen

[@redsalmon9966]

The Timberland one?

[@alexwang7207]

Red Salmon yeahyeah that one haha

[@boeycooper4912]

MC Jin

[@skkkkriptx]

😂😂😂😂 yeahh..he said..those timbs u got..probably made in china 🔥☠🔥

[@ihatejpmorgan]

"She had my egg roll and dumplings in her mouth"

[@blackiepiggie6110]

He could have been more famous. I think the audience really have no idea who he is, and what is hip-hop.

[@Always_Aston]

Much love MC Jin. You will always go down in battle rap history as a legend and pioneer in my books.

[@CharlizeRed]

so proud of you MC Jin, love from Hong Kong

[@TeddyPESO]

Jin is underrated. All that confidence when people wasn’t reacting and laughing at his jokes took a lot of heart and confidence. Still to this day, I love his Perspective Record. The MySpace Album he put out. He is teaching us literally of EGO vs Selflessness. That’s why he was so big in Hong Kong but people were sleeping on him in America.

[@King_king0]

MC Jin ... won 7 times on BET 106&Park, named Hall of Fame, released his record & get into the billboard tops. He is such a humble guy ... earned my respect

[@shaolinlueb]

I met saw Jin at a Sushi Restaurant in NYC in like 2005/2006. I saw him go outside so my friend followed him and asked me to go. He was outside by his Mercedes doing something and my friend asked for a pic. We took one, I got one. Real super nice dude, I am happy to see he is in a good place now.

[@shaolin89]

One of the most likeable persons in the world. Thanks MC Jin!

[@MellowMir]

5 years later and I’m just now seeing this. Probably got suggested because I was just watching old Jin battles the other day (Verse never stood a chance 😂). Glad I watched this though. Real humble guy. Jin definitely stamped his spot in hip hop in my book.

[@kennethlee187]

Not many are blessed with the ability to articulate and be concise, but you have done an incredible job of expressing and summing up your journey in 17 minutes. I just wanna say congratz. we are proud of you @iammcjin

[@bigfatdick5000]

I've been following Jin almost when first recall comin across his champion battles on napster in 2004 , guy popped up from nowhere n just tore everyone down, battle after battle ,this guy's a prodigy, sent such a uplift moment for the whole Asian community worldwide. Thought he was gonna b the next Bruce Lee next Jeremy Lin, big thing, hiphop having the global influence at the time . Then I moved to HK to settle, n Jin just showed up again on local tv loll. Boy...was it a long journey! Best Wishes for Jin n his fam.

[@mdub2000]

oh damn napster.....i used to do the same thing ahahaha....man those were the days....yeah Jin was awesome ...what was awesome about those freestyle days was how they could switch up the beat on you and the good ones like Jin could switch up styles real easy on the fly.

[@JackieBay]

His art, his work, and he as a person ---- amazing.

[@o00o0o0o0o0o]

MC Jin still sick with the lyrics and flow, glad to see him still doing his thing.

[@oliviasong3495]

Love this dude. he's crazy humble

[@jeremygovender]

if jin came out in the era of youtube fame he woulda killed!! man had bars for days and the best punchlines

[@walnoemispoyt5604]

I am a Jin fan but I gotta say he can still come out right now with some new stuff so let's just see what will happen.

[@flowolf9428]

still the best Asian rapper to me I still got. his CD from back in the day.

[@Phillip-Trevor]

One of the Best TEDx talks! #

[@skkkkriptx]

Jin...the monster...one of my all time fav battler ever..period💯💯

[@Kevin_Phu]

Never in my life did I imagine seeing Jin go from Freestyle Fridays on 106&Park to TED talk. Good stuff. I wonder why he didn't talk about Crafty Plugz though...

[@armanithequeen25]

Kevin Phu I've seen it before. I was 8 years old when all that happened. Even his old song, "Learn Chinese" was a hit.

[@nickreyes3604]

Dude used to be signed to a label way back.

[@Jupistar1]

One word for this guy - Talented!

[@CallMeMicahT]

I first found Jin back in 2003 when I heard "Learn Chinese" and I followed him since. He's an incredible emcee, but more importantly, an incredible human being.

[@easymelody]

MC Jin, One of the best rappers ever!!!!!!! This dude is a genius!!!!!!!!

[@Higgzmusik]

This guy is such a star ... he deserves more attention

[@lucasxuafff5486]

I wish I was there man this crowd is not good enough haha

[@Lee-DanielTran]

for why

[@phoonwy5412]

小歪伐奏弗拉 u wish....

[@boyanwawa]

I wish I was there too. The crowd didn't seem to like rap music.

[@Noah-zr6vq]

Aha ikr , I would be so high XD

[@viviantran7063]

IKR

[@gchan8855]

Such an honest, from the heart talk. Cool to hear Jin reflect on his journey; even better will be seeing where he goes from here!

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

Man I really wish MC Jin would have blown up he would have turned out so much different with way more success but like he said he didn't put it on anyone and instead looks at the future so Jin is honestly such a good guy I really think he was destined for greatness that's too bad.

[@FidelTshivhasa]

I love Jin, and I follow his story. But I feel like watching this just wasted time I'll never get back. I say that because I know there is so much depth to his story, his rise and fall, finding The Lord in failures, etc. With what Lecrea did in his TedX talk "Heroes and Villains" was spectacular. Maybe Jin was just nervous, but I feel like people look down on folks like his kind', so they don't expect much like "what can we learn from him?" All in all it was good watching him and Lecrae too on the stage. They're representing a culture and generation of changing perceptions.

[@xxxamesxxx9687]

Hopefully he does a part 2

[@supastar25]

Thanks for this talk Jin...I was a fan back in the day and I'm glad you've come to a good place in your life.

[@lin90210]

I first saw you act in a TVB series...really enjoyed that talk MC Jin, thanks

[@TheFoodieCutie]

The crowd was dead early in the morning, bunch of squares. He tried mad hard to hype it, I give him credit.

[@jameskang5603]

Sick Sick! Love Jin so happy he's doing inspiration stuff!!

[@xiaria]

thank you for coming to my ted talk, i said thank you for coming to my ted talk!!

[@ninthpage]

I wanted to hear more about his time in Hong Kong. He said he grew the most during that time. I wonder how it was like for him as an American rapper to adapt to the culture and entertainment industry in HK.

[@jc465]

myk09 we love him, hes the best rapper who can rap in chinese, no one can beat him and hes funny af. His chinese raps are kids friendly and funny so he got really popular and everyone loves him, he left hk cos his wife got preg so he had to go back to america.

[@mdub2000]

damn thats awesome that he was able to do a ted talk....it honestly felt like there wasnt enough time for him to share his story though.

[@saraheartalk]

So much respect for you mcjin.

[@officialoneshow4885]

like we say in Nigeria you bam my guy. 3 gbosa for you @ mc jin respect your act!!!

[@Tryste]

Still got that crowd control on lock. Very refreshing good talk Jin

[@whytesakura1]

Back in high school around 2004 and later Jin was definitely one of the guys who I listened to constantly. Like maybe it was an Asian thing I had but I really felt his music back then. Listened to Thai Viet G , Snacky Chan, Smilez and Southstar, and Yung Mac. It was good times in my ears though.

[@kwfown]

He was the Jeremy Lin before Jeremy Lin.

[@briannemenzo4392]

JINsanity!

[@Teegatas85]

and the yao ming after yao ming

[@mosquitoyen]

Jinsanity

[@leahlaw3878]

rapper讲话都特别帅，发音，节奏和tone都很有feel

[@Onlooker_J]

你闻起来像一碗怪味豆腐乳

[@cfvasconcellos]

Salute to MC Jin, I had a humbling moment when I met him at a work event and I got to do a song with him.. Salute MC Jen.. Great TED!

[@shinningqin4450]

Recently, he has taken part in a Chinese rap TV show which is famous in China now !wow!

[@independentvariablez7854]

the dude's a freaking legend man, I just don't know how he didn't become like one of the most famous rappers of all time, cuz the first time I've heard about him is on rap China中国有嘻哈....

[@liyangau]

買一送一 is one of my favourite albums. Great work MC Jin

[@yokpok85]

the audience at TEDtalk are bunch of sad people or they just dont know who he is

[@ihatejpmorgan]

They definitely don't know who he is

[@cyc20976]

they are uneducated people living in their own bubble

[@epochseven4197]

Yougi G The lack of enthusiasm from the crowd is because of their age. Older millennials are more familiar with MC Jin because he made it big as a champion on 106 and Park's Freestyle Friday in the early 2000s. He also had a bit part in one of the Fast and Furious movies around that time. Most of the students in the audience were barely in elementary school when MC Jin was making a name for himself. Unless there's some hip-hop heads in that crowd, a lot of them won't know who MC Jin is. I still remember when I downloaded all of his Freestyle Friday battle vids off Limewire back in the day. Good times!

[@supaguh]

Ooo so cooooool that’s so awesome that he has a Ted talk!

[@DaomalicFrancoi]

I loved JIN

[@jc465]

He was smart, funny, quick thinking and interesting combo of his american and hong kong way so he got really really popular in hk. Especially when his cantonese raps were funny and kids friendly, TV/entertainment loved him! Hong kong entertainment hates profanity and negativity so jin came in as a breath of fresh air and the perfect comedian.

[@svttc]

Jin never fights racism with racism in those battles; not easy

[@marryp6530]

was checking random vid and by looking at it, I knew it's MC Jin!❤

[@gavincheung4634]

I strongly suggest to have a show just telling MC Jin's story like the show "fresh of the boat". I think it would be a even better TV how to watch

[@neverelie01]

wow I have graduated from UCSD for two years but this summer all I am watching in every weekend is the Hiphopman in Rap of China

[@musicshalala]

So proud of you mc jin! so cool! really like you!

[@JOEJOETHEJOEY]

An absolutely great talk!! Let alone a TED talk!!!!

[@ruleryu6794]

Is he the guy who won the rap championship in the UK???

[@OzTurk]

Yep

[@CraftyShawn]

Yes he won a few battles

[@davidgoodrich1258]

More then a few

[@nagasakiwentboom4193]

Ruler Yu k

[@siuchen7140]

in U.S.A BRO

[@wonderw7594]

THX ,Mc Jin,you really made my year.

[@giarong6192]

Love MC Jin so so so much~

[@nabi980]

mc jin!2016!whoa bumped into this and raised my cheeks!thanks tedx.

[@robinjohnson9611]

interesting, I am watching this in October 2019...you go, MC Jin!

[@ye4us]

Jin's first album was so iconic from the cover to the tracks, and yeah he could've easily been the godfather of Asian hip-hop.

[@Liki2818]

Mc Jin is so good ar

[@resdressaliljan6444]

King Li are you trying to say "good af"?

[@dogmeat8188]

潘鈺軒 I think he was just trying to say that in Cantonese accent

[@charliebrown316]

JIn speaks very intelligent crazy hes on here!

[@RyanBirk]

this is a good message. enjoyed this

[@samsam1428]

Encouraging all people to work hard on what they love...

[@jeffreylin4813]

how can anyone not like this guy??????

[@yule6546]

OMG I love this. The king of stan twt actually had a ted talk!

[@hutommy4721]

omfg, I didn't realize that MC Jin was Ouyang Jin until 7 minutes into the vid. He is pretty much the god father in the CHinese hiphop community

[@johnhe6881]

MC Jin. I'm proud of you. You are Hip-hop HERO.

[@jas_1402]

that Diss tho "wanna say I'm Chinese check your timbs it probably says made in China" HAHAHA 👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@CalvinCreAsian]

Jin, still looking forward to the next album of 14:59. Keep up!

[@hasanjonz]

Well done, Jin...respect to your impact/contributions on hip hop culture

[@epochseven4197]

The lack of enthusiasm from the crowd is because of their age. Older millennials are more familiar with MC Jin because he made it big as a champion on 106 and Park's Freestyle Friday in the early 2000s. He also had a bit part in one of the Fast and Furious movies around that time. Most of the students in the audience were barely in elementary school when MC Jin was making a name for himself. Unless there's some hip-hop heads in that crowd, a lot of them won't know who MC Jin is. I still remember when I downloaded all of his Freestyle Friday battle vids off Limewire back in the day. Good times!

[@rickyjinchau8402]

Underrated.

[@30810383]

lmao that crowd is WACK

[@solomontheuri321]

Here in 2023 mad ❤ Mc Jin

[@andrearonaldo11]

Love MC Jin!!!

[@andyt3343]

Why is the audio so distorted?

[@DaveyChinchilla]

Andy T the audio levels on the mic were turned up too high. kinda ruined the video for me.

[@chunsuxu5850]

pity

[@1badgt4]

Damn, that was it?! Give that man another segment!

[@jianiyang5370]

‘there's always an asian doing better’

[@段星宇-u3g]

I'm so proud of you man

[@joanna1825]

damn he actually did a ted talk

[@xiaria]

uwu

[@avrilli2215]

so humble

[@Akanishichiaki92]

im here because of the show "rap of China", after i cried for about 25 hrs after watching the most recent episode

[@johnhe6881]

Chiaki Lu are you a Chinese？

[@TerenceCole]

Well spoken, Mr. Jin.

[@namelmao4231]

"So heres the real golden rule, I'm way above you weak rookies Confusious say, you can all hold these fortune cookies!!!" -McJin

[@RussellMills1877]

Jin sounds like a very smart man with a good head on his shoulders who sounds very humble. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017

[@armanithequeen25]

Every time I hear or see MC Jin's name, the first line that came to my mind is "Y'all gon' learn Chinese" 😆 (he actually said that in his song, "Learn Chinese," and I was 8 years old when that song came out.)

[@jc465]

Omg its mc jin!!!! Og rap god is here

[@刘科-v9z]

Is he hip-hop man?

[@xiaodingni933]

刘科 yep

[@johnhe6881]

刘科 是的

[@neohuang703]

@@user-hl9er9bk6y he went on a TV show with his real identity concealed, with the persona "Hip-Hop Man"

[@OutNAbout415]

Very!

[@nickreyes3604]

@@neohuang703 what?

[@Phortissimo]

Yo the beat he used to freestyle over is Stakes is High by De La Soul. Classic

[@idothisson19]

Inspirational

[@999-i7n1r]

Humble legend

[@alexiramos7092]

Jim we need you on a url card please find it within yourself to want to get back in the culture it needs you!!

[@MixtapeKilla2004]

Amazing!