It’s hard to believe that 10 years have passed since Jin the emcee made his run on Freestyle Friday on 106 & Park. In his recent blog post, Jin reflects on the seven weeks that would ultimately change my life. For his audition, he recounts:

I remember walking from the 6 train to the BET studio and as I approached the block that it was on all I saw was a sea of rappers. I’m thinking at least 20-30 from each borough. 20-30 multiplied by 5.. you do the math. Aside from the rappers themselves, most of them also had their crews and neighborhood block associates with them.

He was an army of one among his fellow competitors. Three weeks after his audition, he got the callback to be a challenger on the show. Jin breaks down each week with the backstory, overview, key lines, and final thoughts on each battle. Relive each battle with Jin.

Week 1: Hasan
Week 2: Sterling
Week 3: Skitzoe
Week 4: Skyzoo
Week 5: Lucky Luciano
Week 6: Logan
Week 7: Sean Nicholas
Hall of Fame

Immediately after winning his sevebth and final time on the show, he announced on stage that he had just signed with Ruff Ryders. And the rest is history. Check out Jin’s recap to commemorate the occasion. You can download his commemorative track FREE here.

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