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Hey Guys, I know this is off the topic, but hey, it's Christmas day! we need to talk about something that's not about college. lol...so,
just curious, what do you think about Jin, the first Chinese & also the first Asian rapper?
(Any HONEST comment is welcome)

(If you have never heard of him, here are some sites:

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By Crnchycereal (Crnchycereal) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 03:09 pm: Edit

I'm not into rap, but I've heard of Jin the MC. Seeing as how the genre is very popular, I'm glad that this guy's broken out and can bring some more exposure to Asian-Americans.

By Soulofheaven8 (Soulofheaven8) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 03:23 pm: Edit

What do you guys think of Tai Mai Shu? The song "Got Rice" is quite funny.

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 03:28 pm: Edit

Just wondering.....do people speak English back in China, Japan and Korea??

By Peacemakeriv (Peacemakeriv) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 03:29 pm: Edit

lol, it was the best song ever
anyhow, chinese rap is wrong, I went back to chinese during the summer and i couldnt understand a word they are singing, it's 10 times faster than English rap....
Besides, any syllable in Chinese rhymes, there is no point in rapping it cuz one can rap anything with anything...

o wells, just my opinion

By Soulofheaven8 (Soulofheaven8) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 03:34 pm: Edit

Nope, I still speak Chinese 24/7 at home.

By Neelg01 (Neelg01) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 03:37 pm: Edit

Seriously i dont like the idea that everyone is trying to rap. First we have eminem saying he lived ghetto life in kansas and like a year in detroit and then this guy? What ghetto is this guy from? lol

By Muaytb1 (Muaytb1) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 04:01 pm: Edit

1) who the heck cares about rap?
2) nobody speak english in china unless your an english teacher or a tourist

By Sally (Sally) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 05:11 pm: Edit

I think Jin CAN rap (in English, that is, I haven't heard any of his raps in Chinese except the few lines of Cantonese in "Learn Chinese",). And he is definitely breaking the Asian sterotype.

Do you guys watch the MTV New Year Eve's show? I think Jin's "Learn Chinese" is gonna be in it.

yeah~~I think the "Got Rice" song is funny too, I even got addicted to it for a while~~lol~~I know~~~but it got me laugh every time I hear it.

By Peacemakeriv (Peacemakeriv) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 05:13 pm: Edit

GOT RICE? GOT BRIANS? GOT LADIES?
I GOT RICE!!!
I GOT RICE!!
but RICE university dont got me! lol

By Sally (Sally) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 05:15 pm: Edit

lol~~~

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 12:48 am: Edit

Chinese rap is pretty good...I like it, especially with Jeff Kong(he freakin' graduated from Anh Arbor UMich.) and now is a huge hiphop/rapper in Taiwan/China/HK...and a lot of other pips are cool too!!

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 12:48 am: Edit

I DOUBLED!!

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 12:53 am: Edit

Oh my god...I just realized this is Han Jin...is this him?? He's been rapping in China(HK) as like duets forever!! He rapped with Edison in whole bunch of his songs...you guys should check it!

By Acennace (Acennace) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 04:15 am: Edit

Never heard of Jin and Jeff Kong...
All I ever hear is Shawn Kao.
I'm living in HK anywayz...

Merry XMAS

By Jinhamasaki (Jinhamasaki) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 11:05 am: Edit

lol
Jin.....:x
go ayumi hamasaki!!!! :DDDDD, even though I am Chinese XD

By Sally (Sally) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 11:46 am: Edit

uh...He's not Han Jin, his name is just Jin. I think Han Jin is another rapper, but anyways, you guys can check out the websites.

Oh, BTW, Jin went to HongKong recently,I think.

By Youngp (Youngp) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 11:56 am: Edit

I ain't no eminem, I ain't no jigga man, I am a China man.

By Sally (Sally) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 01:53 pm: Edit

And the part about the Railroad =)

BTW, what did you guys get for Xmas?

By Sally (Sally) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 12:11 pm: Edit

bump

By Warriorlax22 (Warriorlax22) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 01:43 pm: Edit

jin sucks. his hype is overrated because he's just chinese. none of his raps make any sense. they're so stupid.

By Pwiddles (Pwiddles) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 01:47 pm: Edit

Hey. I am a high school senior who has applied to these schools : Ithaca, Fordham, UCONN, UNH, Northeastern(in Boston), and La Salle
I was wondering if you could evaluate me chances or give me your opinion

SAT Score: (1000 the first time ) (1100 the second ) * still waiting for my third time score

High school average: 86 (weighted)
Class Rank: 18/65
* I got a 4 on mu U.S History AP eXAM & a 2 on the english

My senior year grades were good, but I got a 63 in math. I still managed to get an 85 average though.

EC's
Yearbook- Editor for 2 years
International Club- Secratary for one year
Literary Magazine
Volunteer Tutor & Mentor
Choir for religious organization
Leadership Program
NHS

Sports-
Basketball (JV)FOR 2 YRS
VARSITY TRACK 2 YRS
Swimming 2 yrs

wORK eXPERIENCE:
Cashier at Bakery
Babysitter
Assistant Secratary at an organization

Awards:
Highest Average in English 9R

* GOT REGENTS CREDIT FOR GREEK LANGUAGE

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

By Aznchuckbrown (Aznchuckbrown) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 01:47 pm: Edit

I ono bout Jin but Jay Chou is going downhill...and sometimes his rap don't make no sense.

By Pwiddles (Pwiddles) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 01:54 pm: Edit

bump

By Genghis (Genghis) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 03:23 pm: Edit

whooooaa....cant believe yall kno Jin!!!!!!...hes the nicest, i been followin him since 106 n park.....jus check out his freestyles, hes amazing, i hope he hits it big, hes somethin really special....on another note, i got accepted to Cornell, I HEARD JIN PERFORMED THERE!!!!

By Sally (Sally) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 09:45 pm: Edit

Pwiddles,
first of all, I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but r u really Chinese? I'm not saying ur SAT score is low or anything, (it's above average) but anyways, I hope u get in all of the colleges. =)

Aznchuckbrown,
OMG, Do u like Jay Chou too? Yeah, I agree. I only like some of his songs, some of his songs make ur head dizzy.lol.

Genghis,
yeah, I hope Jin hits it big too, cuz he's representing us Asians, especially Chinese. lol. BTW, it's really cool that he performed in Cornell, a IVY!!! =)

By Xdtish (Xdtish) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 10:04 pm: Edit

I'm bored out of my freakin' mind.

Time kills.

Care to chat meaninglessly anyone?

By Sally (Sally) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 10:10 pm: Edit

lol

By Sally (Sally) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 10:11 pm: Edit

get on ur AIM

By Neelg01 (Neelg01) on Monday, December 29, 2003 - 11:50 pm: Edit

His rap is POOP. I heard it and really it has no substance. His rapping ability is okay but after a while all of his songs will sound the same. His songs also have no beat nor ryhme. He raps about gangsta's but what ghetto is he from?

By Belial (Belial) on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 02:07 am: Edit

But the amount of swears in those Chinese rap - especially that MC - just shocks me. He taught me quite a few new swears.

Now, Eminem is controversial, but all the words are well within my normal vocab...

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 02:51 am: Edit

Dude, Jin's cool...I mean, come on, compared to a lot of other mc's, Jin's cool. I can't believe you guys haven't heard of Jeffery Kong...he is really popular in TW and mainland!! He is awesome! Jay Chou...at first he was cool, I mean, then, after I bought his newest CD, he just got really old really fast...I wish he would learn to actually speak clearly before rapping...ergh, I have to read the lyrics along with the songs to follow some of them...but, his "Yi Fu Zhi Ming" ting cool de...I loved the video. But, from bottom to the top, chinese music rules...haha...just a shout out to all my fellow azns!!

By Sally (Sally) on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 12:53 pm: Edit

lol, I like "Yi Fu Zhi Ming" too, but I like "Qing Tian" & "Dong Feng Po" better. BTW, who's Jeffery Kong? I probably know him if I see his Chinese name.

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 07:31 pm: Edit

Kong Ling Qi...he is like the Nth generation descendent of Conzi(confuscious)...lol...he is awesome..check out his tracks. And, yeah, I like all of those songs too, but, bottom line, Jay's older Cds were a lot better...he is now all too much commericialized.

By Sharshar (Sharshar) on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 10:59 am: Edit

Any one knows where to find some songs of Tai Mai Shu's?

Thx =)

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 01:20 am: Edit

I recommend u to download the chinese p2p software...the name is Kugoo(Ku Gou..Cool dog)...works like Kazaa, but, smaller...try it. Just search, it's all over the place nowadays

By Sharshar (Sharshar) on Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 06:53 pm: Edit

thx

By Sharshar (Sharshar) on Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 07:11 pm: Edit

thx

By Sally (Sally) on Friday, January 02, 2004 - 02:49 pm: Edit

hey has anyone seen the MTV New Year Eve show (or whatever)? Was Jin in it?

I didnt have time to watch it, ...was doing my applications Stupid Dec 31 & Jan 1 deadlines. And stupid parties, you know, those families gatherings (that you go w/ your parents) where your parents and others compare your grades & scores w/ the other kids'.

When everyone was counting down the seconds to the New Year, I was just back from the "party" and on my computer (staring at the computer's clock and counting)to submit my yale application and hoping it will go in before 0:00.

Yeah, it sucked.

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Friday, January 02, 2004 - 05:16 pm: Edit

Naw, didn't see it, I just hung back with my friends and watched the HK-TW-China New Year concerts...and partied...our parents played MahJong...haha.

By Jinhamasaki (Jinhamasaki) on Friday, January 02, 2004 - 05:42 pm: Edit

Ughhhh Chinese music. I don't like any of it but Faye Wong :D.

Long live ayumi~

By Sally (Sally) on Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 01:47 am: Edit

Jinhamasaki,
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE FAYE WONG! She's like my favorite.
hey try Stephanie (i think that's how to spell it, I'm not sure) Sun --Sun Yan Zi
I like some of her songs. =)

and Flameball, yeah, my parents & the other parents played MahJong too...lol I can play MahJong too! lol
BTW, the Food was GOOD....=)

I didn't watch the HK-TW-China New Year thing cuz the applications. But the parents were watching it.

By Sally (Sally) on Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 02:32 am: Edit

Hey you guys, I just noticed, isnt it cool that Jin's "Learn Chinese" is almost at the same time as the AP Chinese Test & Course (on Collegeboard) announced?

lol.."y'all gon learn Chinese"...

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 05:46 pm: Edit

HAHA, maybe he is actually like the typical asian in disguise...that would be weird. But, yeah, Faye Wong, I don't like her that much...her newest CD is kinda weird. But, her boyfriend's cool...Xie Ting Feng...but, his last CD sucked. I like Zhou Chuan Xiong(xiao gang)...he is my favorite, and all the older singers, like Andy Lau, Jackie ZHang, and Leo Li. HAHA...go chinese music!

By Mshell (Mshell) on Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 06:16 pm: Edit

David Tao is great also!
Sun Yan ZI's songs are nice too, but she shares one problem with Jay: they can't pronounce some words properly.

By Pinacolada (Pinacolada) on Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 10:17 pm: Edit

jay chou rocks. i went to his vegas concert last winter break. it takes me forever to pick up what chinese lyrics are about but the tunes are awesome anyways

By Haruko (Haruko) on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 02:20 am: Edit

just curious, what do you think about Jin, the first Chinese & also the first Asian rapper? --you mean Chinese-American & Asian-American right?


Just wondering.....do people speak English back in China, Japan and Korea?? -- Some schools teach English. Also, China, Japan, and Korea are not the only countries in Asia. They are only the East Asian countries. Southeast, South, and middle east countries tend to get cut out.

jin sucks. his hype is overrated because he's just chinese. none of his raps make any sense. they're so stupid. --agreed. Though, I'm glad other minorities are breaking out into the music scene.

By Sokkerdude4 (Sokkerdude4) on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 10:43 am: Edit

I found "Got Rice" to be the most offensive song I have ever heard. I can't see how humor can be found in that.

By Sally (Sally) on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 12:24 pm: Edit

"I found 'Got Rice' to be the most offensive song I have ever heard. I can't see how humor can be found in that."

comeon, it sings about rice n chopstix n soup n food n tea....

uh...well, yeah, the language was kinda bad but that's why is funny bcuz none of the asians i know talk like that n none of them have that attitude, so it's funny to me ...n there is this asian voice.. n its always funny when someone try to act tough.
also i find the voice is very similiar to one of my friends, so when i hear the song, I always picture him singing it, so that's why the song is funny to me.

Hope ur not mad.

By Aznstyle (Aznstyle) on Monday, January 05, 2004 - 01:45 am: Edit

Reprezent

By Iluvlucy (Iluvlucy) on Monday, January 05, 2004 - 03:41 pm: Edit

I had a question...is the Chinese food we eat in restaraunts really Chinese? Because I heard it was totally different from what Chinese ppl actually eat.

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Monday, January 05, 2004 - 05:44 pm: Edit

No. Simply...no. Real Chinese food you have to go back to China to have-there are different styles. The Chinese food in America always seem to be missing something. But, there are restaurants that are close to the real thing, but, the really good stuff, restaurants in America never have, and they always seem to be lacking the flavor. But, as I said, there are really good restaurants in China town...lol.

By Sally (Sally) on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 04:44 pm: Edit

I totally agree with Flameball, The Chinese food here in America is very different from the Chinese food in China. Not only flavor, but also the types of dishes, the materials, the chief...are all different (not TOO much). =) Here the Chinese food are made more for the Americans.
but it is good too.

By Belle28 (Belle28) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 03:22 am: Edit

hmm, ditto to most of the chinese pop stars that have already been mentioned.

Mshell: it may be cuz Sun Yan Zi is from Singapore. . .

Also, are there any other Elva fans out there? altho. . . her latest cd wasn't so good. . .

By Sally (Sally) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 04:04 pm: Edit

Elva, Xiao Ya Xuan? I like her too! Yeah, Most of her songs I listen to are the older ones..lol

No excuse for Sun Yan Zi, most Singaporian speak Chinese and English (I maybe wrong tho)

By Smiliekat (Smiliekat) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 04:27 pm: Edit

jay chou (zhou jie lun) - jian dan ai

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 04:53 pm: Edit

that's one of my fav. songs of ALL TIME...I recommend: Hua Xiang...and Yeah, any1 here like Leehom?

By Sally (Sally) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 05:04 pm: Edit

Leehom?

By Sally (Sally) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 05:08 pm: Edit

what's his/her Chinese name?

By Smiliekat (Smiliekat) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 05:20 pm: Edit

ya j.d.a. is such a cute love song. =)

hua-1 xiang-1 as in smell of flowers?
never heard of it... by jay?

By Sally (Sally) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 06:09 pm: Edit

yeah, i've never heard of Hua Xiang either..

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 06:36 pm: Edit

No, its not by Jay..sorry didn't clear that up. It's Hua Xiang...great song...
And, Leehom...how can u guys not know him. He went to Julliard and then gone back to TW to become a super star. Wang Li Hong...gotta check him out. Hua XIang was a couple of years ago, where Zhou Chuan Xiong(love him...one of the older singers) wrote this song for a break out artist named Xu Shao Xiang...I am not surprised that a lot of people here don't know them, because, they are really popular in TW...Lu Yi<<mainland singer...great song: Gao Bai...yeah, I listen to alot of music, I think I have almost all the CDs(chinese) that came out,by the people that I like, in the past two years...yeah, I am a nut, I think in my computer alone I have past 1000 songs and at least 50 CDs that came out fresh in the last two years...chinese music paysites...they are geniuses...

By Smiliekat (Smiliekat) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 06:41 pm: Edit

haha cool...
talking about lu yi... hes kinda cute... (but vic zhou..aka zhou yu min...is the hottest chinese star)

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 06:46 pm: Edit

Do you have his new CD? I just downloaded the thing a couple of days ago, Zhou Yu Min is Zai Zai right? From F4?

By Sally (Sally) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 06:48 pm: Edit

OOOO....Wang Li Hong!!! Of course I know Him!!!! I've been listening to his song since he first started!!! (his English name is pretty weird..lol)

lol...Lu Yi...yeah...he's a good actor...cute..

OMG!!!!Vic Zhou!!!!!! =) (haha...F4, speak of which, did any of u see Liu Xing Hua Yuan?) one of my friend had a crush on him...lol
Sometimes he's CUTE (on TV series & some pictures), sometimes he is NOT (especially when he talks & laughs)
lol...

By Sally (Sally) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 06:50 pm: Edit

hey, what do u think of Jerry Yan/ Yan Cheng Xu (F4--Dao Ming Si) lol...

By Smiliekat (Smiliekat) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 07:15 pm: Edit

haha ya i think hes HOT. sometimes he may look a lil "weird" but i still think hes super cute. hehe.
yes he is zai zai....his new cd? hmmm i have his "make a wish" one...but theres a new one?
yes i did see lxhy. i saw the first one and liked it. i saw like 2 episodes of the second one and got really bored by it cuz it wasnt going the way i wanted.
jerry? iono...his mouth is weird. but i kinda liked his personality in the series...like his role as a bf. haha. but iono...im more happy with mine. =P

By Sally (Sally) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 08:05 pm: Edit

uh...I said sometimes he is "NOT", not "HOT"...lol, but anyways, I didnt like the 2nd espisode either...makes me mad...
I really like the 1st one where F4 were really close & did bad things in school but Shan Cai (lol...Da S) stood them up.

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 08:21 pm: Edit

Yeah, theres a new cd out, called "Ji De Wo Ai Ni"...remember I love you. Check it, it's pretty okay.

By Smiliekat (Smiliekat) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 08:34 pm: Edit

oh coolios ima check that album out.
i know you said "NOT HOT" but you did say he was cute and i was just elaborating on that. =P shan cai is strong, i agree. but i liked the part where they got together and all. sorry...im such a "innocent love" fanatic =P

By Sally (Sally) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 08:38 pm: Edit

lol...thas ok...

sorry bout that...

By Smiliekat (Smiliekat) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 08:59 pm: Edit

=) its all good.
hey flameball...can you please check your email? im having trouble with kugoo. thank you!

By Sally (Sally) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 09:10 pm: Edit

lol

By Smiliekat (Smiliekat) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 10:11 pm: Edit

hehe...neway here are my recs for chinese songs...
"shuo ai ni" by jolin (shes awesome)
"yong qi", "fen shuo kuai le" by liang jing ru
"nian ren wei man" by SHE
"1001 ge yuan wang" by 4inLove
"kai bu liao kou", "xi yuan qian" by jay chou
"angel" by tao something
their songs are (almost) all good though....

By Belle28 (Belle28) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 12:49 am: Edit

are you thinking of david tao?

By Belle28 (Belle28) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 01:04 am: Edit

hey flameball, same question as smilekat:

this may be a stupid question but. . .why is it asking for my cell number?

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 01:10 am: Edit

It shouldn't ask for your cell number...if it does, don't give it. Download it from Sogua, they have it there on their site. Like, its one of their ads. Try that, there's a few corrupt versions out there. Hope this helps.

By L0serchild99 (L0serchild99) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 03:21 pm: Edit

jay chou is cool. his songs are awesome...for some reason, when he sings, it seems as if he doesn't care. but that's what makes it different. lol ... i heard he has another album out? not the one he named after his mom...

i don't nkow. i want to go back to taiwan.

By Sally (Sally) on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 05:09 pm: Edit

yea, he did, but it was ok tho. =)

By Smiliekat (Smiliekat) on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 09:36 pm: Edit

ya that cd....i only liked 4 songs on there. the rest were weird.
its called ye hui mei.
he looks quite hot on the album cover. lol.

and yes im thinking of david tao...thats his first name? he sings quite high....thats the only thing i have against that song.

By Hyphen (Hyphen) on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 10:11 pm: Edit

Rec:

Long Quan (Dragon Punch) - Jay Chou

By Sally (Sally) on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 10:13 pm: Edit

What's David Tao's Chinese name?

By Sally (Sally) on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 10:24 pm: Edit

Rec:

Faye Wang:
"Hong Dou", "Dang Shi De Yue Liang"
(and much more...but i couldnt think of them on top of my head..:P

Sun Yan Zi:
"Yu Jian", "Ren Xing","Tian Hei Hei", "Ai Qing Zi Dian"...

Jay Chou:
"Dong Feng Po" "Qing Tian" "Yi Fu Zhi Ming"
...
Enjoy!!

By Flameball63 (Flameball63) on Monday, January 12, 2004 - 01:15 am: Edit

David's chinese name: Tao Zhe

By Sally (Sally) on Monday, January 12, 2004 - 09:55 pm: Edit

OOOOO! OMG...Tao Zhe?

lol...or Tao Ji Ji?(as some people who dont know how his name is written would call him)..lol i know that he doesnt like to be called that....but yeah, see a lot of times i just dont recognize people's English names...

Thanks