I may be in the minority, but the pod needs a hip-hop centric episode once a month. I'm may be biased since I've been a fan of Dumb when he was a full-time rapper and his music was why listen to the pod to begin with. But great pod with Jin-Didn't realize I needed a behind the scenes of the 106&park battles. What a throwback to my teenage years. Jin did a CD promo at my highschool back in the day and then 10+ years later, saw him perform at an asian-american festival. Need a Jin+Dumb+Ox song in 2025!
One of my favorite shows was at Rutgers & later at Princeton that night, originally was with Dumb ,Lyricks, Rekstizzy & Akwafina at the Tribeca Film Festival for Bad Rap.,I ended up driving Rekstizzy & Akwafina to Rutgers to do a show at Rutgers along with Lyricks, Dumb ,& Jin that night & Rutgers got a bonus Rekstizzy & Akwafina, then later that night Akwafina & Rekstizzy at Princeton, was a awesome day between 3 different gigs
I acknowledge that MC Jin left his watermark. But honestly, MC Jin didn't necessarily have the kind of impact you're referring to on Asian American kids. Hip Hop, as a whole, was larger than life. In fact, the influence of rap music on suburban kids dates back to the 1980s. Whether MC Jin existed or not, Hip Hop itself would have inevitably drawn young Asian Americans into the culture.
@@ZyronTumen-s6kI'm not even Asian and always saw Jin as an undefeatable goat. Seeing him appear on fast and furious was an extra bonus. Let the Asians have their one rap hero.
@lane8a The rap battle world has grown in recent times, but during that era, it was still at its grassroots. Jin is the equivalent of an Asian Iron Solomon known for his 106 & Park rap battle performances. Jin is the most well-known Asian rapper, I'll give you that. But the Asian community doesn't have a Tupac or Biggie or Nas. I remember listening to the duo Year of the Ox. They were good, but their exposure was a little too late, and mainly through RUclips. Stupid Young, another Asian American rapper, made some waves with a few singles as well. Dumbfounded is also popular due to battle rap, and I started tuning in after his infamous battle with Tantrum. I guess what I'm saying is that Asians truly don't have a rap hero. It's more like rap contenders, but nothing like an Eminem type or anything, even remotely close. As far as martial arts, particularly in films, Asians, primarily Chinese, have a ton of heroes. Other than that, Asians have always been pretty underrepresented in Hollywood. But they did have one off's like Crazy Rich Asians and a reality show. Also, they're making waves in stand-up comedy as well. First, the Koreans and now the Chinese. Technology CEOs such as Nvidia, AMD, and Ali Baba, where CEO Jack Ma literally disappeared after the PRC reigned him in and sent it to a rural area. That is just about the magnitude of famous Asian people in America. As far as a hero for the masses, Bruce Lee is the only one that fits that description. And I'm Asian American 🤣
@@ZyronTumen-s6k Jin was never mainstream enough to have an impact on hip-hop as a whole ,I'm referring to the battle rap heroes. And battle rap has always been "real hip hop" In my eyes. Rock the bells used to have both underground and mainstream perform on the same stage. Then it slowly became two stages. I think paid dues stage .
@lane8a Battlerap is considered a subset of rap because, although it shares many elements with the genre, it revolves around a specific form of competition and verbal confrontation. This emphasis on direct rivalry distinguishes it from mainstream rap albums by famous artists. I would argue that what you listen to regularly holds more significance in defining real hip-hop than what you tune into occasionally. Additionally, I believe that rap battle artists often aspire to become famous rap artists, while only a small minority truly wish to participate in rap battles. For instance, artists like Cassidy and Eminem began their careers in battle rap but eventually shifted their focus to the artistry of crafting rap albums. Therefore, I would assert that the craft of producing tracks for a broader audience holds a higher artistic level than battle rap, even if the on-the-spot lyrics in a battle are profound.
Yes!!!! Glad you mentioned the battles at Mixshow Power Summit in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. I think you, your wife, Dj Baby Yu, Dj Speed and myself were the only Asians there. 44:19
I gotta say I have been watching this podcast more regularly for the past couple weeks and I am so happy to see Jin on here. I still remember him sending me a sweet little memo on IG as a response to a DM I sent him. Had a super quick little convo with him and many other people on Clubhouse back during the pandemic...remember Clubhouse??? That was a fever dream holy shit!
Jin came out in an era where people battled with a beat playing, and you didn’t actually know who your were battling until the day of the battle. It also was in an era where an Asian battle rapper (besides Stacky Chan) was basically unheard of. People battled LIVE on TV Dumb came out in the post Asian rap battles debut era and when rap battles mostly were done accapella and you step wrote for months in advanced against a certain opponent. These battles were uploaded to RUclips where you could watch them over and over
Love this. Jin was such a big deal. I was in college at the time Freestyle Friday was on tv. We were all over this show. It was cool to see Jin interact with friends on Xanga too. Haha! We still quote some of the lines on the battles. “You wanna say I’m Chinese son, here’s a reminda , take your timbs they prolly say ‘Made in China.” And Dumb of course is one of our most favorite rap battles of all time. This was such a fun conversation. Thanks for this golden episode.
Born in Nepal, grew up in rural UK most of my life - predominantly white neighbourhoods. In primary school, I used to quote Jin battles in the playground and then got to secondary school, and it was Dumbfoundead's battle bars... none of the British kids had any idea what I was talking about hahaha The impact both of these legends had on us Asians was worldwide! Respect!
Special guest MC Jin on the podcast, people don't know, enjoyed every second with no pause and wished it was continued longer but happy holidays and blessings to ya!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥seeing jin on 106 was like wow. I used to try to write raps and said poorly thought freestyles lolol . So nostalgic. Great episode wish it was longer😂!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Jin was an absolute savage during those 106 & Park battles. Made us all Asians proud. And I mean ALL Asians; Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese…we all stood with Jin!
Smilez and Southstar - Now that your gone : You guys just helped me remember the reason why I got my tattoo on my 18th birthday, 17 years later, "Enjoy life till the end" . Bless up.
Respect to Jin for clarification and properly shouting out Mountain Brothers as the first Asian rappers to get some shine in Hip Hop. I was busy typing a first version of this comment while Dumbfounded was giving his intro for Jin--and right before I was about to finish and post, Jin set the record straight 😅
Randomly met Jin and his wife in HK, super down to earth. Didn’t want to geek out but was super humbled to just have a small exchange and say hello to him.
Whoa, when Dumb brought up watching battles on Quiktime. That brought me back haha. Shout out to the history and culture of how things were growing up. Into how everything is now. Much love!
Give Lyricks his props. I remember seeing him on AZN Raps tournaments and Tae Hwan as a teenager. Hes always had talent from day one, and now one of the best lyricists alive. Yeah I said it, bar for bar, cant none of these famous rappers fade him.
as a fan of hip hop and asian rappers.. this episode was monumental. seeing lyricks, jin the mc, and dfd together is like watching a marvel dc dbz crossover 😂😂😂
I still can quote rhymes from Jin’s 7 weeks on 106 & park. I downloaded those on kazaa and watched them over and over til I memorized them. Then, listened to everything he had put out when he was signed to ruff ryders. Salute to the legend and fixture in battle rap Jin.
As a Fil-Am in his mid-40s who grew up with interest in this genre, I could not click on this one fast enough. Now I want to dig up that Rest is History CD.
Ive been a fan of Dumb since high school lmao. Rapper-os was the first song. Im 31 now. Its crazy that him and Bobby Lee ended up being close later on. Ive been fans of them both separately for so long and seeing him with Bobby actually bought me back to Dumb Also, being half black and half asian just makes me relate to Dumb in a weird way 😂 hes basically half black and asian
no matter who you are , do not be a victim of your circumstances and environment, you have the will power to gain strength and follow through with the plan. ignore the weird noise, focus on your physical/mental/spiritual dreams, and let you and God take the control--not your environment and or circumstance . Jin's story is that
my older brothers were watching MC Jin then i saw the battles myself, would always bump to the Rest is History album over and over, Love Story was my all time favorite track
All so reminiscent. It'd be dope to really see all three of you making a fun track about the early 2000 days. (Note: Description says 'Rough Rider Days'...shouldn't this be Ruff Ryders days?)
Jin! Oh man. Childhood. Academics? I rocked DADA and ECHO. One of the more reminiscent episodes in the series. This was extra special to me. Thank you team.
😂 keystyling! Those message boards and forums helped strengthen the pen game for sure. Learning to double/triple rhyme schemes to make the written actually “flow” was an art form by itself. Good times.
Yooo this was awesome. Jin. You need to do that episode by episode breakdown and commentary for us. We yo kids that want to hear it! Yo son ain’t ready, yet! But we ready!!!
Hey hey! Do you remember battling KK/Shinobi/Catasrophe?! He's a Korean American from the Seattle area who rapped in the late 90 early 2000s ~! He was in a group called Odyssey Deep~
Started watching this EP randomly and 45:13 I understand Jin because I am that way too, i see myself just as a human being and not my race… I watch this videos sometimes and I think sometimes y’all can be too self aware about being Asian… Even when I meet Asian people, I swear most of them tell me “ because I’m Asian I do this and that” , sometimes they even make jokes about themselves because their Asian? I don’t understand it’s very strange. It’s like they expecting me to make a joke about them bcuz they’re Asian so they make fun of themselves first? I love people from diff cultures but I noticed this happens a lot when I hangout with Asians. I think it’s insecurity. The whole video Jin was trying to make it known that he’s not just “an Asian rapper” he is a rapper. He seems very confident. Props to him.
Jin took it back. The Blaze Battle on HBO. I did a Hip Hop magazine project in high school at that time and I wrote like a 6 page article covering that whole battle. I think I recorded it on VHS so that I could back and forth to get the bars right for the article. That battle really put Eyedea on the map (RIP).
As someone who remembers Jin killing it back in the day and even have his song top five still on my iPod it’s so good to see him doing well. I’m not Asian and never once looked at him as an Asian rapper. To me he was a dope emcee. That said, it’s beyond annoying how race obsessed the dumbfoundead dude on the right is. I get it. The manufactured identity in a foreign land is crucial to survive and has shaped his identity but Jesus Christ that’s all he talks about. We get it. You’re Asian. No wonder he switches his accent when rapping vs not. I’m glad Jin still has the pure heart and passion as I always felt like he was genuine. It’s heartbreaking genuine people like Jin get caught up in race obsessed world over something they have no control over when all they want to do is follow their passion. Much love and respect to Jin. Dude’s inspirational.
You betta learn Chinese!! Love this dude and there was even one later album of his that is 🔥 when you could tell with his lyrics that faith in God was rejuvenated. Respect!!
Looking back some early asian rappers I remember SLANT EYES from Project Blowed back in 1995 was dope and I think Almighty Jizzm is part Filipino also the Upstarts Crew that was from San Diego are Pinoys oh and can't forget DANNU and Key Kool from Visionaries of course. Mountain Brothers were dope too.
I may be in the minority, but the pod needs a hip-hop centric episode once a month. I'm may be biased since I've been a fan of Dumb when he was a full-time rapper and his music was why listen to the pod to begin with.
But great pod with Jin-Didn't realize I needed a behind the scenes of the 106&park battles. What a throwback to my teenage years. Jin did a CD promo at my highschool back in the day and then 10+ years later, saw him perform at an asian-american festival. Need a Jin+Dumb+Ox song in 2025!
100%
One of my favorite shows was at Rutgers & later at Princeton that night, originally was with Dumb ,Lyricks, Rekstizzy & Akwafina at the Tribeca Film Festival for Bad Rap.,I ended up driving Rekstizzy & Akwafina to Rutgers to do a show at Rutgers along with Lyricks, Dumb ,& Jin that night & Rutgers got a bonus Rekstizzy & Akwafina, then later that night Akwafina & Rekstizzy at Princeton, was a awesome day between 3 different gigs
I agree plus like review what's good in Hiphop
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1000%
These three in the same room is CRAZY. The impact that Jin had on young Asian American kids back in the day is unprecedented.
I acknowledge that MC Jin left his watermark. But honestly, MC Jin didn't necessarily have the kind of impact you're referring to on Asian American kids. Hip Hop, as a whole, was larger than life. In fact, the influence of rap music on suburban kids dates back to the 1980s. Whether MC Jin existed or not, Hip Hop itself would have inevitably drawn young Asian Americans into the culture.
@@ZyronTumen-s6kI'm not even Asian and always saw Jin as an undefeatable goat. Seeing him appear on fast and furious was an extra bonus. Let the Asians have their one rap hero.
@lane8a The rap battle world has grown in recent times, but during that era, it was still at its grassroots. Jin is the equivalent of an Asian Iron Solomon known for his 106 & Park rap battle performances. Jin is the most well-known Asian rapper, I'll give you that. But the Asian community doesn't have a Tupac or Biggie or Nas. I remember listening to the duo Year of the Ox. They were good, but their exposure was a little too late, and mainly through RUclips. Stupid Young, another Asian American rapper, made some waves with a few singles as well. Dumbfounded is also popular due to battle rap, and I started tuning in after his infamous battle with Tantrum. I guess what I'm saying is that Asians truly don't have a rap hero. It's more like rap contenders, but nothing like an Eminem type or anything, even remotely close. As far as martial arts, particularly in films, Asians, primarily Chinese, have a ton of heroes. Other than that, Asians have always been pretty underrepresented in Hollywood. But they did have one off's like Crazy Rich Asians and a reality show. Also, they're making waves in stand-up comedy as well. First, the Koreans and now the Chinese. Technology CEOs such as Nvidia, AMD, and Ali Baba, where CEO Jack Ma literally disappeared after the PRC reigned him in and sent it to a rural area. That is just about the magnitude of famous Asian people in America. As far as a hero for the masses, Bruce Lee is the only one that fits that description. And I'm Asian American 🤣
@@ZyronTumen-s6k Jin was never mainstream enough to have an impact on hip-hop as a whole ,I'm referring to the battle rap heroes. And battle rap has always been "real hip hop" In my eyes. Rock the bells used to have both underground and mainstream perform on the same stage. Then it slowly became two stages. I think paid dues stage .
@lane8a Battlerap is considered a subset of rap because, although it shares many elements with the genre, it revolves around a specific form of competition and verbal confrontation. This emphasis on direct rivalry distinguishes it from mainstream rap albums by famous artists. I would argue that what you listen to regularly holds more significance in defining real hip-hop than what you tune into occasionally. Additionally, I believe that rap battle artists often aspire to become famous rap artists, while only a small minority truly wish to participate in rap battles. For instance, artists like Cassidy and Eminem began their careers in battle rap but eventually shifted their focus to the artistry of crafting rap albums. Therefore, I would assert that the craft of producing tracks for a broader audience holds a higher artistic level than battle rap, even if the on-the-spot lyrics in a battle are profound.
man the 2 who I kept constant tabs on as a kid and into my teen years, best times ever on youtube and BET for me appreciate yall
Thank you for reuploading with the ending 💯💯
it was a long nite lol
Love the chemistry here, dumb you always make the pod so effortless and fun.
Yes!!!! Glad you mentioned the battles at Mixshow Power Summit in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. I think you, your wife, Dj Baby Yu, Dj Speed and myself were the only Asians there. 44:19
As an Asian millennial that grew up hip hop, these guys are all triple OGs
I used to chat with Jin all the time in AIM. Have an autographed album “I promise”. 100 grand Jin. I’ve witnessed every aspect of this man’s career.
Listentomydemo. I used to chat with him too. I still got a vcr tape he sent me with his battles.
I gotta say I have been watching this podcast more regularly for the past couple weeks and I am so happy to see Jin on here. I still remember him sending me a sweet little memo on IG as a response to a DM I sent him. Had a super quick little convo with him and many other people on Clubhouse back during the pandemic...remember Clubhouse??? That was a fever dream holy shit!
Definitely does.💯
MC Jin! Big part of my childhood! Great to see you doing well brother!!!
Jin came out in an era where people battled with a beat playing, and you didn’t actually know who your were battling until the day of the battle. It also was in an era where an Asian battle rapper (besides Stacky Chan) was basically unheard of. People battled LIVE on TV
Dumb came out in the post Asian rap battles debut era and when rap battles mostly were done accapella and you step wrote for months in advanced against a certain opponent. These battles were uploaded to RUclips where you could watch them over and over
Snacky Chan.
Love this. Jin was such a big deal. I was in college at the time Freestyle Friday was on tv. We were all over this show. It was cool to see Jin interact with friends on Xanga too. Haha! We still quote some of the lines on the battles. “You wanna say I’m Chinese son, here’s a reminda , take your timbs they prolly say ‘Made in China.” And Dumb of course is one of our most favorite rap battles of all time. This was such a fun conversation. Thanks for this golden episode.
Much love and RESPECT! I remember back in the days! AIM, SOUNDCLICK, AZNRAPS, FREESTYLING...HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND NEW YEARS!!!
Dang, can't wait to listen to this!!!!! All these legends.
Born in Nepal, grew up in rural UK most of my life - predominantly white neighbourhoods.
In primary school, I used to quote Jin battles in the playground and then got to secondary school, and it was Dumbfoundead's battle bars... none of the British kids had any idea what I was talking about hahaha
The impact both of these legends had on us Asians was worldwide! Respect!
Sai ho sai ho!!
who else pauses the podcast here and there to watch the battles? lol
Special guest MC Jin on the podcast, people don't know, enjoyed every second with no pause and wished it was continued longer but happy holidays and blessings to ya!
Jin birthed me as an asian rapper from the 106 and park days. Lyricks elevated it.
The triumvirate of Jin, Dumb, and Rick. What an amazing ensemble of Asian American rappers. Thanks for representing and for the great episode
Jin winning 106th and park was similar to Jeremy Lin's run in the NBA.
jin really should do a pod where he talks about each week at 106, would 100% listen to all of that.
Invite all the people he battled of possible too!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥seeing jin on 106 was like wow. I used to try to write raps and said poorly thought freestyles lolol . So nostalgic. Great episode wish it was longer😂!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
"Check your New Balances, they made in America" - Dumb // "Everything you rockin' is made here!" - Jin hahaha, BARS! And that rebuttal hahaha
YOU WANNA SAY IM CHINESE SONNY HERES A REMINDER, CHECK YO TIMBS THEY PROLLY SAY MADE IN CHINA
Oh man! Instant flashback of all of Jin’s freestyle Friday battles destroying his opponents. Those battles were legendary!
The jokes were definitely flying 😂. Loved the conversation. Hearing the stories. Jin was the one who ran so that rappers like Dumb and Rick can walk.
The video I've been waiting for. Thank you for sharing!! I love MC Jin 😭😭
So dope to watch 3 trailblazers breaking bread on the pod! Need part 2 haha
Legends!! All these guys are phenomenal. Jin’s 106 & Park Freestyle Fridays was iconic
Jin was an absolute savage during those 106 & Park battles. Made us all Asians proud. And I mean ALL Asians; Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese…we all stood with Jin!
Smilez and Southstar - Now that your gone : You guys just helped me remember the reason why I got my tattoo on my 18th birthday, 17 years later, "Enjoy life till the end" . Bless up.
Respect to Jin for clarification and properly shouting out Mountain Brothers as the first Asian rappers to get some shine in Hip Hop. I was busy typing a first version of this comment while Dumbfounded was giving his intro for Jin--and right before I was about to finish and post, Jin set the record straight 😅
Also, don't forget about Key Kool and Rhettmatic. "Head Trip" is still forever in my rotation.
Mountain Brothers is dope ! Know them all including Chops
Bro stop it. Jin is the first. I don’t care about chops
JIN the legend!
Randomly met Jin and his wife in HK, super down to earth. Didn’t want to geek out but was super humbled to just have a small exchange and say hello to him.
Whoa, when Dumb brought up watching battles on Quiktime. That brought me back haha. Shout out to the history and culture of how things were growing up. Into how everything is now. Much love!
Give Lyricks his props. I remember seeing him on AZN Raps tournaments and Tae Hwan as a teenager. Hes always had talent from day one, and now one of the best lyricists alive. Yeah I said it, bar for bar, cant none of these famous rappers fade him.
I feel these three legends have percolated and seen some shit over the years. Peak level politic. Enjoying this a lot so far... Respect.
as a fan of hip hop and asian rappers.. this episode was monumental. seeing lyricks, jin the mc, and dfd together is like watching a marvel dc dbz crossover 😂😂😂
What an episode, what a blast from the past. More of these please :)
As a Gen-X this episode makes me so happy.
I still can quote rhymes from Jin’s 7 weeks on 106 & park. I downloaded those on kazaa and watched them over and over til I memorized them. Then, listened to everything he had put out when he was signed to ruff ryders. Salute to the legend and fixture in battle rap Jin.
Yes those were the days
As a Fil-Am in his mid-40s who grew up with interest in this genre, I could not click on this one fast enough. Now I want to dig up that Rest is History CD.
Shout-out to the Mountain Brothers. Self vol. 1 is a classic!
Thank you for the upload! I been waiting since yesterday lol
Being one of the very few Asians in my HS and having a shaved head. It was an honor to folks to call me Jin in the always.
Ive been a fan of Dumb since high school lmao. Rapper-os was the first song. Im 31 now. Its crazy that him and Bobby Lee ended up being close later on. Ive been fans of them both separately for so long and seeing him with Bobby actually bought me back to Dumb
Also, being half black and half asian just makes me relate to Dumb in a weird way 😂 hes basically half black and asian
What a crossover! Loved this
Man this episode was so good, I don't follow Hip Hop or battlerapping at all but I've seen all of MC Jin's 7 weeks of battles and he's the goat!
no matter who you are , do not be a victim of your circumstances and environment, you have the will power to gain strength and follow through with the plan. ignore the weird noise, focus on your physical/mental/spiritual dreams, and let you and God take the control--not your environment and or circumstance .
Jin's story is that
3rd upload was the trick 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
All three of you are core memories of my childhood. 🫡
my older brothers were watching MC Jin then i saw the battles myself, would always bump to the Rest is History album over and over, Love Story was my all time favorite track
All so reminiscent. It'd be dope to really see all three of you making a fun track about the early 2000 days.
(Note: Description says 'Rough Rider Days'...shouldn't this be Ruff Ryders days?)
What a great episode with Jin taking a trip down memory lane 💯
So fckin hyped for this episode
Was obsessed with MC JIN back in my college days 2006-07, man good to see him doing well.
Mountain brothers 🔥
I remember when I was younger watching Jin on BET and Dumb on YT with his battle raps. What a crazy time that was for Asians
Finding the Jin rap battles on Kazaa and then burning them on to a CD was everything in high school
Jin! Oh man. Childhood. Academics? I rocked DADA and ECHO. One of the more reminiscent episodes in the series. This was extra special to me. Thank you team.
Maybe because Jin and DFD are battle rappers and freestylers, their conversation was so quick and witty throughout the whole interview.
Shoulda headed straight to the studio after the pod. All 3 of y’all droppin verses would be crazy
Respect to these two artists. Asian MC's represent the culture, craft, overcoming challenges and hustle.
😂 keystyling! Those message boards and forums helped strengthen the pen game for sure. Learning to double/triple rhyme schemes to make the written actually “flow” was an art form by itself. Good times.
As a Mexican that’s a battle rap fan. This was awesome.
Yooo this was awesome.
Jin. You need to do that episode by episode breakdown and commentary for us. We yo kids that want to hear it! Yo son ain’t ready, yet! But we ready!!!
Hey hey! Do you remember battling KK/Shinobi/Catasrophe?! He's a Korean American from the Seattle area who rapped in the late 90 early 2000s ~! He was in a group called Odyssey Deep~
Started watching this EP randomly and 45:13 I understand Jin because I am that way too, i see myself just as a human being and not my race… I watch this videos sometimes and I think sometimes y’all can be too self aware about being Asian… Even when I meet Asian people, I swear most of them tell me “ because I’m Asian I do this and that” , sometimes they even make jokes about themselves because their Asian? I don’t understand it’s very strange. It’s like they expecting me to make a joke about them bcuz they’re Asian so they make fun of themselves first? I love people from diff cultures but I noticed this happens a lot when I hangout with Asians.
I think it’s insecurity. The whole video Jin was trying to make it known that he’s not just “an Asian rapper” he is a rapper. He seems very confident. Props to him.
I'm glad Jin gave props to Mtn Bros. Also, Key Kool and Rhettmatic from that era were slept on too.
God bless the Asian emcees i love Asian culture ❤
Wish we could’ve hear his experience in FF.
Love the pod Dumb!
Jin's a trail blazer!
Jin took it back. The Blaze Battle on HBO. I did a Hip Hop magazine project in high school at that time and I wrote like a 6 page article covering that whole battle. I think I recorded it on VHS so that I could back and forth to get the bars right for the article. That battle really put Eyedea on the map (RIP).
Damn i have a dvd somewhere for the blaze battle
This pod had the best flow in a while
Fckin legend , praised bro in the 2000s
As someone who remembers Jin killing it back in the day and even have his song top five still on my iPod it’s so good to see him doing well. I’m not Asian and never once looked at him as an Asian rapper. To me he was a dope emcee. That said, it’s beyond annoying how race obsessed the dumbfoundead dude on the right is. I get it. The manufactured identity in a foreign land is crucial to survive and has shaped his identity but Jesus Christ that’s all he talks about. We get it. You’re Asian. No wonder he switches his accent when rapping vs not. I’m glad Jin still has the pure heart and passion as I always felt like he was genuine. It’s heartbreaking genuine people like Jin get caught up in race obsessed world over something they have no control over when all they want to do is follow their passion. Much love and respect to Jin. Dude’s inspirational.
My 2 favorite Asian rappers. ❤ Dumbfounded and MC Jin.
3 legends in my heart as a young kid watching jin mannnnn i was proud to be asian
Y'all can rap!!! Props!!! 👏👏👏
yo mc jin a real one for shouting out mountain brothers!!!! lets goooo, all legends
You betta learn Chinese!! Love this dude and there was even one later album of his that is 🔥 when you could tell with his lyrics that faith in God was rejuvenated. Respect!!
Jin vs Dumb rap battle would be epic. Let’s run it up! 🙌
Jin vs Verse lives in my head rent free to this day
If these three laid down a track… I wouldn’t be mad
Looking back some early asian rappers I remember SLANT EYES from Project Blowed back in 1995 was dope and I think Almighty Jizzm is part Filipino also the Upstarts Crew that was from San Diego are Pinoys oh and can't forget DANNU and Key Kool from Visionaries of course. Mountain Brothers were dope too.
Love the MC jin..... bring him back soon pls. Truly a legend.
Dope episode
GALAXIES!! GALAXIES!!! MB THROUGHOUT THE GALAXY!!!
Yox can flow simultaneously effortlessly! It’s the voices and the way they put words together.
Jin with Wu Tang would’ve been legendary.
No lie I’m geekin on this, y’all need more Jin, bring JL next time and it’s a wRap.
I remember meeting Jin at a dub show. 2000 ish. Dudes a legend.
"...check ya Timbs they prolly say MADE IN CHINA" 😂 Legend
fire esp!!
That Jackie Chan reference is so on point 😂
I met dumb a few years back through my best friend. Super cool guy
Yall need a Netflix special!
Wondering where this video was. I saw ur IG and came to youtube but there was no video. Lol.
... Dumb is looking REAL Grindtime right now
We need a Netflix special on the 7 week freestyle Friday win
2:21 on god I love how Jin is embracing the generation after him.
Jin doesnt look a year older than when i saw him on 106. That was 25 years ago maybe longer. Crazy