Race and Music and Jin

One of the things that I love about music is how it crosses race, socioeconomic status and class. As a Chinese kid who listens to a lot of hip-hop, I am a bit ashamed to say I just discovered Jin, an American-born Chinese rapper who made his way up by freestyle battling. He was inducted in to Freestyle Friday Hall of Fame on BET's 106 & Park by winning 7 weeks straight. Check this out:

The Best Of Freestyle Rapper MC Jin Videofunny video

And I wasn't sure which I envied more in this clip ... his "disfigured you with my figure of speech" line or his Hiero robe (damn, I'd start wearing robes if I had that):




P.S. There's a lot of good free and legal music out there. Check the "And Justus For All..." mixtape by Mick Boogie and Little Brother. Skillz's "06 Rap Up" is worth a listen ... (Dick Cheney, crazy with a 12 gauge / and everybody and their momma got a myspace page). All his previous rap ups going back to 2002 are worth a listen too.