Chinese American artist, MC Jin emerged on the national stage in 2002 on BET’s 106 & Park’s Freestyle Friday. At the time, Hassan was the man, smoking emcees left and right. But Jin proved to be not only a worthy opponent, but also a champion in his own right. From that win, MC Jin beat an astounding six other emcees, rapping in English and in Cantonese. As a result, this emcee not only became the most recognizable Asian emcee in the world, but became the first to ever be signed to a major label