MC Jin

MC Jin

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 4 June 1982), who performs under the stage name MC Jin, is a Chinese American rapper, songwriter and Hong Kong actor. Born in Miami, Florida and later living in New York City, he decided to reside permanently in Hong Kong before returning to New York to reside permanently in the summer of 2012. He is fluent in both Cantonese and English, although he does not know how to read and write Chinese. 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 is managed by talent manager Carl Choi.