Yo a-Tunes readers! I know I’ve missed the past couple weeks of WTF due to my vacation but I’m back with a new one for you today courtesy of Asian Rap Worldwide. ARW has posted up their first release, ‘The LS Mixtape’. This compilation album is dedicated to none other than LS, a veteran asian […]
Read More WTF: ARW Presents The LS MixtapeContinuing where he left off with the last vlog, Jin’s dropped a new track over the Drake instrumental for ‘Best I Ever Had’. So, I can appreciate where he’s going with this, and I’m happy for his newfound direction but I wasn’t feeling this track too much. It came off kind of played, but maybe […]
Read More Jin Releases ‘The Best’Some of you may remember Jin releasing a new faith-inspired track a couple weeks back entitled ‘Welcome to the Light Club‘. Well his return to the mic has sparked a flurry of discussion all over the web and he decided to take a moment and talk about it all. He spends the vast majority of […]
Read More Jin Discusses His New Direction in LifeIt’s been a long time since we’ve heard from Jin but he’s dropped a new verse over Kanye’s ‘Amazing’ instrumental. He discusses a lot of things such as why he’s standing here today and about his newfound faith. You’ll have to check it on his myspace. A pretty interesting drop. Hope to here from him […]
Read More Jin Releases New Track ‘Welcome to the Light Club’Wow, time flies… it’s another Weekly Thursday Freebie (It’s already the 18th one!). But all the credit for this one goes to the good fellas over at Urban Azn. They are the ones that compiled this hip-hop mixtape together for your listening pleasure. A compilation album of the most prominent Asian rappers in hip hop, […]
Read More WTF: Urban Azn Presents War For RespectJaeson Ma, a musician close to Jin, recently tweeted that Jin proposed to his gf Carol at his 27th b-day party! [edit] Here’s a picture of the actual moment![/edit] So I did a quick google search and I’m wondering if this is his new fiance? Either way, a big congrats to Jin!
Read More Jin tha MC engaged?For the past month or so, AAM has been running a feature naming his top 30 influential Asian Americans under 30 yrs old. Jin has made the cut for making inroads into the Hip-Hop industry. He may not be the only asian american MC out there, or even the best, but I certainly agree he […]
Read More Jin makes AAM’s 30 under 30 listAfter missing a week due to my escapades in China, we’re back again with another Weekly Thursday Freebie. This time we bring to you a pretty decent collaboration between Jin and Japanese MC Sphere of Influence from a couple years back. It’s nothing earth shattering but a cool song/music video that showcases an international collabo. As […]
Read More WTF: Jin x Sphere of Influence – Yo Yo Ma MVISA 2009 San Francisco went down this past weekend and it once again reminds me I’m an unlucky bastard that needs to move to the west coast. I wish I could provide you with a recap myself but alas, channelAPA’s post will have to do. As a bonus, check their post on the collaborative music […]
Read More ISA 2009: SF Recap by channelAPAThe Far East Movement is a group that has managed to create a huge amount of buzz especially in Southern California. I first heard some of their material in 2003 on a concept album called “Movementality” and it’s astonishing to see how big they’ve gotten since then. They’ve managed to get song placements in major […]
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