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106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM eastern and 5:00 PM central time on BET (7:00 PM on BET UK). Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show. It is currently the only show on the BET network that shows music videos.

Location[link]

The show was originally produced in Harlem, New York, and the title is derived from the original studio location at East 106th Street and Park Avenue. Viacom's acquisition of BET prompted a change in venue to the CBS Broadcast Center at 530 West 57th Street between 10th & 11th ave, in the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan.^[1]

Hosts[link]

A. J. Calloway and Marie "Free" Wright were the original hosts of the show from September 11, 2000 until July 28, 2005, when Calloway (who was tearful on that particular episode.) announced that it would be his last show, as well as for Free (who spoke via phone), as the show was either presented by Calloway or Wright. Starting with the 2005–06 season it was then presented by Julissa Bermudez and Big Tigger (of another BET series, Rap City) until the end of the 2005-2006 season, to which during that season featured celebrity guest hosts filling the place for either one or two of the hosts such as Mya and rapper Bow Wow. On July 6, 2006, Rocsi (real name Raquel Roxanne Diaz), who is also a radio host on Power 92.3 in Chicago in the afternoon, and Terrence Jenkins ("Terrence J.") became the hosts after winning the BET New Faces Contest. On May 29, 2012, Rocsi and Terrence J announced they would be stepping down as hosts of 106 & Park. A.J. Calloway and Free are expected to make a return to the show in November 2012 as the hosts of 106 & Park.

Broadcasting history[link]

Upon its premiere, the show ran for one hour (including commercials). In 2001, it was extended to 90 minutes. In 2008, the show was extended to two hours, but still reverts to 90 minutes depending on BET's scheduling for the day, particularly if a long movie is airing. The show celebrated its 2,000th episode on August 20, 2008. From July 25, 2011, to September 2, 2011, the show was extended to three hours.

The shows' tenth anniversary special took place on October 6, 2010. Original hosts A.J. Calloway, Free, Julissa, and Big Tigger returned to the series to celebrate its decade-long tenure.

[edit] 106 & Park Video Hall of Fame

Every video that was voted onto the countdown 65 times would be retired and placed into the "106 & Park Video Hall of Fame". All of Beyonce's music videos have been retired as well as "Love" by Keyshia Cole, "You" by Lloyd ft. Lil Wayne and "Knock You Down" by Keri Hilson ft. Ne-Yo & Kanye West have been retired. This normally occurred relatively frequently, and earned Bow Wow the permanent title of Mister 106 & Park, and the late Aaliyah the permanent title of Miss 106 & Park for having the most #1's of their respective genders. One of Aaliyah's retired tracks is h final single, Rock the Boat. The most recent video to be retired is "Do It Like You" by Diggy Simmons featuring Jeremih, which was retired on March 26, 2012.

Freestyle Friday[link]

"Freestyle Friday is a weekly segment on BET's popular show 106 & Park where two aspiring rappers compete in a freestyle battle before the studio audience ^[2]” and the cypher (from 2006) and three celebrity judges (the DJ sometimes acts as the 3rd judge). Each competitor alternates freestyling for 30 seconds in each of the two rounds. The rappers are not allowed to use any explicit language. If they do they will be disqualified and the other competitor will win by default. For example, Reed Dollaz from Philadelphia and most recently Pop De Neero from North Trenton had violated the rules, disqualifying themselves from the battle. “After the battle, the judges decide the winner, per majority vote. The rapper who wins each week wins a prize and returns the following Friday to defend their Champion title. After seven consecutive wins, however, the rapper is retired and inducted into the Freestyle Friday Hall of Fame, but if the Challenger card is picked by either two or three of the Judges, then the Champion automatically loses the Champion title.^[3]” Once they are in the Hall of Fame they qualify to enter the March Mayhem that happens every year. March Mayhem is when all the rappers who made it to the Hall of Fame that year battle each other to see who the best of the best is. aboutIf you want to keep a follow up on 106 & Park Freestyle Friday go follow @FreestyleFri106 on Twitter.

Wild Out Wednesday[link]

"Every week, Terrence and Rocsi welcome three new challengers to face off during 106 & Park's Wild Out Wednesday." ^[4] Each talented unsigned performer pours out their heart and soul onstage during the W.O.W. competition. Theses performers consist of dancers, singers, steppers and rappers. The vote of the people at home decide who win that Wednesday.

The 106 & Park's App[link]

The 106 & Park started on March 26, 2011. You now can "become a part of the livest audience on TV without leaving your home! Get the 106 & Park app, fire it up and tune in weekdays at 6pm/5c for an all-new 106 & Park experience!" ^[5] You can download it for Android, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

Here's what's waiting for you when you download the app: The home screen gives users up-to-the-minute updates on what’s happening on 106 & Park—new joints, Twitter topics, celebrity guests and special shows. Open 106 Nation and see where other 106 & Park viewers are located. You might even get a call from Terrence and Rocsi if you have the app open while the show is live! The live Twitter wall keeps you in sync with tweets from your favorite artists and lets you see what people nationwide are saying about the daily Trending Topic. Also, send a tweet to 106 & Park for a chance to have it read on air. Countdown Voting is now a fun, engaging game. You'll see how many votes you can scratch up for your favorite artists in five seconds. Do it as many times as you want, when you want and wherever you want! Catch the Code106 barcode on air and scan it through the app for a chance to enter contests and unlock secret content. This is only for app users! You can view over 100 artist profiles, which include pictures, tweets, videos and more. You can even get notified the next time your favorite artist appears on the show. You can view hundreds of red carpet pictures and backstage access to your favorite artists’ visits to the 106 studio. You can watch the latest moments from the show or search among over 600 clips!^[5]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• 106 & Park Connect
• 106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live at the Internet Movie Database
• 106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live at TV.com

Terrence J
Official photograph of Terrence J
Background information
Birth name	Terrence Jenkins
Born	(1982-04-21) April 21, 1982 (age 30)
Origin	Queens, New York, United States
Occupations	Television personality, Host, Sean John model, Actor
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Black Entertainment Television
Associated acts	106 & Park, Rocsi
Website	http://www.twitter.com/terrencej106
Notable instruments
Vocals

Terrence Jenkins (born April 21, 1982), better known as Terrence J, is an actor and television personality most famous for being the host of BET's popular music video countdown show 106 & Park, which, at the time, was BET's number-one-rated show for African Americans.^[1] The Game became BET's number-one-rated show in season 4, the same season in which he played a recurring role.

Early life[link]

Originally from Queens, New York, Terrence J grew up mostly in Raleigh and Rocky Mount, North Carolina.^[2] He attended Northern Nash High in Rocky Mount. During this time Terrence worked at WRSV Soul 92.1 as a DJ until he graduated from high school. He spent his college years at North Carolina A&T State University;^[3] he also lived in Greensboro. During his tenure at North Carolina A&T State University, he served as Student Government Association President and as a DJ for North Carolina A&T's radio station WNAA-FM. He also worked as a DJ at local radio stations, WJMH-FM and 102 Jamz in Greensboro.^[2]

Terrence J is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity^[3] and was initiated in spring 2004 to the Bloody Mu Psi Chapter at North Carolina A&T State University His love life including his former girlfriend Gabriella Matthews.

Career[link]

After graduating from North Carolina A&T State University in 2004 with a degree in mass communication,^[2] Terrence worked in the diversity office of a sports company in Daytona Beach, Florida. His brother Fred Whitaker phoned to tell him about BET's search for new hosts of 106 & Park. Terrence took all his savings and flew to New York to audition in late 2005. Unhappy with his first audition, he rented a car and drove to Atlanta to attend auditions, where he was successful.^[3] He has now started his acting career.

He starred in the sequel to the 2007 film Stomp the Yard, Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming, and appeared in the Christina Aguilera and Cher movie Burlesque as Dave the D.J. He has also starred in the fourth season of the show The Game. He has also played in The Heart Specialist with [[Marla Gi

Terrence J is starring in Steve Harvey's movie "Think Like A Man", a Sony Pictures Future Film.

[edit] BET's 106 & Park

Terrence J is the co-host of BET’s 106 and Park which can be seen in over 85 million homes in the U.S., Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Africa and the Caribbean.^[3] For the debut in Japan, he and co-host Rocsi taped footage there, and appeared on MTV Video Music Awards Japan.^[4] Due to the success of the show, 106 & Park premiered in Germany and South Africa 106 & Park is BET's highest-rated music series of all time and has quickly become the leading music video countdown show on television, holding the number-one slot among African American households.

[edit] 106 & Park Weekend Countdown radio show

In 2005, he began co-hosting BET’s nationally syndicated radio show 106 & Park Weekend Countdown, which airs in over 60 markets, in New York and different cities.

Jenkins Entertainment Group[link]

Terrence J is the co-founder of Jenkins Entertainment Group, a company that specializes in hosting, consulting and formulating marketing plans.

Other credits[link]

Terrence J has a recurring role on the debut of the E! network's television series: "Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami", a spin-off series of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" featuring Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian. He co-hosts the radio show Khloé After Dark with Khloé on Y100.

In 2011, he began a recurring role as Danté Young (the younger boyfriend of Tasha Mack) BET comedy-drama television series The Game. In 2011, Terrence revealed that he will be in the remake of Sparkle and also in Battle of the Year.

Involvements[link]

[edit] McDonald's African American Future Achievers Scholarship Campaign

Chosen by McDonald's to be the ambassador of the African American Future Achievers Scholarship Campaign, Terrence J will travel to 10 schools in the New York tri-state area, promoting the importance of education. Each visit will conclude with a ceremony in honor of the scholarship recipients. The corporation has awarded more than $29 million to help high school students attend college. and also was later found that he is host for MTV.

Boost Mobile "Stomping on the Yard"[link]

Terrence J has also been appointed the title of Host/MC for the Boost Mobile Stomping on the Yard National Step Show Tour. This event is billed as a celebration of leadership, scholarship, and showmanship. Greek fraternities and sororities nationwide make appearances. This competition inspired the box office hit Stomp the Yard and also boasts its own ESPN special.

Sean John clothing line 2008[link]

Terrence J was involved with different Sean John clothing lines.

References[link]

Burlesque (2010)

External links[link]

• "Terrence J finds success as co-host of BET's 106th and Park". Black Press Magazine. http://www.blackpress.org/terrencej.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-02. 
• "BET happy with new co-hosts Rocsi and Terrence J". Black Press Magazine. http://www.blackpress.org/106park.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-02. 

In the Street is an album by the Village People featuring the return of its original lead singer Victor Willis. Ray Simpson who had replaced Willis is featured on two songs on the album (Everybody Loves the Funk, Radio Freak). The G.I. Alex Briley also sings lead on one song (Lonely Lady). The album also featured a bonus track (America) with Miles Jaye who replaced Ray Simpson, on lead. Fox on the Box and In the Street contain the same songs, except In the Street features a bonus track (America) by Miles Jaye. Fox on the Box was released by RCA Records in 1982 and In the Street by Casablanca Records a year later.

Track listing[link]

1. "Fox on the Box" — 3:43
2. "In the Street" — 4:47
3. "Lonely Lady" — 3:54
4. "Everybody Loves the Funk" — 4:28
5. "Success" — 5:58
6. "Spaced Out" — 5:32
7. "Play Bach" — 4:37
8. "Radio Freak" — 3:09
9. "America" — 3:43 (Bonus track on 1999 CD release)

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Jin Au-Yeung
Jin in the earlier days of his rapping career
Chinese name	�?陽靖 –
Chinese name	�?陽靖 (Traditional)
Chinese name	欧�?�靖 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Ōuyáng Jìng (Mandarin)
Jyutping	au1 joeng4 zing6 (Cantonese)
Birth name	Jin-Au Yeung
Ethnicity	Hakka
Ancestry	Hong Kong [1]
Origin	Hong Kong[2][3]
Born	(1982-06-04) June 4, 1982 (age 30) Miami, Florida, United States
Other name(s)	Jin, MC Jin, Jin the Emcee, The Emcee, 100 Grand Jin
Occupation	Rapper, songwriter, actor
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Instrument(s)	Vocal
Label(s)	Ruff Ryders/Virgin, Crafty Plugz, Draft Records, Imperial, Universal Music Group, Catch Adventures
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Carol Au-Yeung[4]
Influences	Big Pun, Eric B and Rakim, Big L
Official Website	MC Jin A I Y A ! (old website)

Jin Au-Yeung (traditional Chinese: �?陽靖; simplified Chinese: 欧�?�靖; Mandarin Pinyin: Ōuyáng Jìng; Jyutping: au1 joeng4 zing6; Cantonese Yale: Āuyèuhng Jihng; born June 4, 1982), who performs under the stage name MC Jin (earlier, 100 Grand Jin and Jin the Emcee or even just The Emcee), is an American rapper^[5][6][7], songwriter, and actor.^[2][3] Growing up in the Miami, Florida area and later living in New York City, he decided to reside permanently in Hong Kong before returning to New York to reside permanently in the summer of 2012.^[2][3] He is fluent in both Cantonese and English. Back in the United States, he was both the first East Asian and Chinese solo rapper to be signed to a major record label.^[8][9]

Jin is managed by talent manager Carl Choi.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Jin Au-Yeung was born on June 4, 1982, in Miami, Florida, to Hong Kong Chinese immigrants.^[10] He was raised in the general Miami area, where his parents owned a strip-mall Chinese restaurant, and where Jin attended schools. While a student at John F. Kennedy Middle School in North Miami Beach, Jin participated in many rap battles with his peers.^[11]

2001: Freestyle Friday[link]

After graduating from high school in 2000, Jin decided to forgo college^[12] and moved him and his family to Flushing, Queens, New York City, in 2001.^[11] He began performing freestyles and selling his own mix tapes on the streets, in hip-hop clubs and wherever else possible. While battling on the streets he was spotted by Kamel Pratt who then became his manager and they formed Crafty Plugz Entertainment. His big break came when the BET program 106 & Park began inviting local rappers to hold battles in a segment known as Freestyle Friday. He won all seven battles in a row, enabling him to be inducted in the Freestyle Friday Hall of Fame.

2002–2005: Ruff Ryders Era[link]

That same night of his Hall of Fame induction, he announced that he had signed a deal with the Ruff Ryders. His first single under Ruff Ryders was titled "Learn Chinese". It took a sample from the 1992 song "They Want EFX", from hip-hop group Das EFX. The second and final single for the album was originally supposed to be "I Got a Love" featuring Kanye West, but was later changed to "Senorita" because Roc-A-Fella Records did not want to over-expose Kanye West. The album was originally scheduled to be released in the summer of 2003, but was delayed for over a year by the label. In October 2004, Jin released his debut album, The Rest Is History, which reached number 54 of the Billboard Top 200 albums chart.^[13] Both of his singles, "Learn Chinese" and "Senorita", failed to be major mainstream successes. Nonetheless, Jin's music video "Learn Chinese" was the first video ever to be played on MTV Chi.

In 2003, Jin made an appearance in the movie 2 Fast 2 Furious as a mechanic named 'Jimmy'. His song "Peel Off" was featured on the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack. At the Yello Bar on Mulberry Street in Chinatown, Manhattan, Jin was shot at by Raymond Yu, a member of the Chinese American gang, Ghost Shadows.^[14][15] Jin's fellow Chinese American rapper Christopher Louie (aka LS) stepped in and was shot in the back of the shoulder; Jin was not hit and was unharmed. Louie survived the shooting and left hospital and continued rapping. He also collaborated with British Indian Bhangra artist, Juggy D, in the song "Kohl Aaja (Come Closer)", when he was in London doing some promotion for The Rest Is History.

2005–2008: After Ruff Ryders[link]

On April 23, 2005, Jin and rapper "Serius Jones" engaged in a rap battle. The battle was featured on Fight Klub DVD^[16]

On May 18, 2005, Jin revealed that he would be putting his rap career on hold in order to explore other options. To make this clear, he recorded a song titled "I Quit", which was produced by the Golden Child. The announcement was widely misunderstood to have marked the end of Jin's rap career. However, he later re-emerged under a different alias, The Emcee, and freestyled over such songs as Jay-Z's "Dear Summer." He released a single called "Top 5 (Dead or Alive)" where Jin displays his lyrical talent in explaining the history of hip-hop's greatest artists. The legendary DJ Kool Herc, who is credited as the founder of hip-hop, appears in Jin's music video. After signing with an independent label, CraftyPlugz/Draft Records, Jin released his second album, The Emcee's Properganda on October 25, 2005. Jin was also featured on the Taipei-based pop artist Leehom Wang's 2005 album Heroes of Earth.

Jin and Leehom performed their “Heroes of the Earth” collaboration live in Shanghai on February 16, 2006 at an event arranged by Chinese A&R exec Andrew Ballen. Ballen was also the first promoter to bring Jin to mainland China in 2003 for his “The Rest is History” tour.^[17]

Jin released two albums in 2006. The first one, 100 Grand Jin is a mixtape/album that was released on August 29, 2006. The single released off the album is "FYI", for which the rapper shot and released a music video. The second album released in 2006 is Jin's third LP, I Promise.

On Jin's MySpace, Jin mentioned that he is working on another English album named "Birthdays, Funerals and Things In Between". Jin premiered a song called "Open Letter to Obama" on April 24, 2007, which made him become 1st on Barack Obama's Top 8 list on MySpace.^[18]

On April 16, 2007, Jin made a tribute song to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre called "Rain, Rain Go Away".^[19] Recently Jin has decided to make his November 1, 2006 Internet album put together by Roy P. Perez© and his team of producers at Romeo Ent., I Promise, available in retail stores. It will be out on October 23, 2007.^[20]

Jin released a new song through his MySpace page. The song is titled "Fill In The Blanks", and Jin encourages his fans to record their own verse into the song.

2008–present: Catch Adventures[link]

Jin has done a collaboration with an Malaysian MC Point Blanc track titled "One Day".^[21] The Music Video can be viewed on YouTube.

He has recently released a demo song called Worst Enemy which has garnered over 130,000 views on his Myspace.^[22] He also put the song Welcome To The Light Club on his Myspace page.^[23] Jin is a Christian, stating in his song "Welcome to the Light Club" he was baptized in 2008.^[24] He has featured in Far East Movement's "Millionaire". He has done a track over a DJ Premier joint titled "World Premier". He is also collaborate with producer Trendsetter aka Mark Holiday.^[25]

Jin currently resides in Hong Kong. He stars frequently in commercials there, and making numerous appearances on TVB like Big Boys Club. He is also seen as an important part of recent Asian Hip Hop trends.^[26]

He has recently thrown out a Hip-Hop Census in honor of the 2010 Census and Chinese New Year 2010. As said by Jin, this mixtape is open to anybody and will be mixed from the general population along with Jin. He released a mixtape entitled "Say Something", on May 15, 2010. Jin has released an album with his friend Hanjin in 2010.

On July 10, 2010, Jin collaborated with Mandarin singer Hanjin Tan (Chinese: 陳�?�?) to release another Cantonese album 買一�?一. Jin also released a music video for his English single "Angels".

In December 2010, Jin joined forces with Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang to release a Christmas music video entitled "Rap Now 2010", which he performed for free. The video featured a number of lines ending with "Act Now!" (起錨), echoing a Hong Kong government slogan.^[27] A CNN report described the video as an "official eyesore" and "a political message thinly veiled as a Christmas card", and further criticised Jin's rapping as resembling "awkward nursery rhymes", in contrast to his earlier performances.^[28] However, local newspaper The Standard, in response to critics, stated in an editorial that "Tsang, like the millions who post videos of themselves or their loved ones, only wants to have fun."^[29]

On March 7, 2011, Jin released a music video for a song from his upcoming English album entitled "Charlie Sheen," collaborating with artists Dumbfoundead and Traphik/Timothy DeLaGhetto. Jin released an EP titled "Sincerely Yours". Jin released his new single called "Shoot For The Moon" on June 4, 2011.

On February 12, 2011, MC Jin and his Chinese American wife, Carol, got married in Puerto Rico.^[4] On May 16, 2011, Jin released the track "AIYA" featuring label-mate, Toestah. He released a video on his youtube channel consisting of hundreds of pictures of fans holding the aiya logo.

On August 8, 2011, Jin released an all Cantonese album, "Homecoming" in Hong Kong. And has since released several singles and music videos on youtube.

Jin also announced that he is working on his next English album for 2012. Jin has since returned to the United States to reside permanently in New York again

Other activities[link]

Responding to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Jin participated with Jackie Chan and numerous other celebrities in a special three-hour charity concert on 1 April 2011 to help raise funds for Japan's disaster recovery effort.^[30][31]

AIYA![link]

AIYA! is Jin's catchphrase and has been used by him many times recently. It is also a typical phrase or interjection used by Chinese people that simply means "Oh my gosh!" An image/logo has been created recently that was designed by Tom Ngo. The Logo could be printed out and then you could take a picture of yourself with it and get into the video for his song "Aiya!"(featuring Toestah).^[32] The catchphrase and its logo have been used in many places related to Jin. An "AIYA!" shirt will be available soon. Jin also refers to his fans as his "AIYAfambam" or as the "AIYAmaniacs".

Discography[link]

Music videos[link]

Filmography[link]

Awards[link]

Rap battles[link]

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Further reading[link]

• Jay, Jennifer W (2008). "Rapper Jin's (�?陽靖) ABC: Acquiring spoken Cantonese and transnational identity through restaurant culture and Hong Kong TV". Proceedings of the 20th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics: 379–391. http://chinalinks.osu.edu/naccl-20/proceedings/20_jay-j.pdf. 

References[link]

External links[link]

	Asian Americans portal
	Biography portal
	Hip hop portal

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