J SHIN: SECOND TIME AROUND

J Shin: I got started in singing back in 97/98. I was doing my street thing and that’s when I ran into Trick [Daddy]. He had a joint that he wanted my to get on from his www.thug.com album. I had a joint called "Hold On." I went in the studio and laced it and they were feeling it. When that went down, at that time they had a deal with Atlantic and they were working it, so they heard that joint and wanted to know who was this kid singing like this. That’s where it got started. To be honest, that was something I always wanted to do. You know when you’re in a position and you want to do something, but it’s like when is it going to happen or how is it going to happen. So when that went down, my enthusiasm at the time went away for a little bit because I was trying and nothing was happening. It’s like a never-ending story. When Trick [Daddy] came through with the song and Slip N Slide came through and they put me on that joint, it like it was a new beginning and that’s when it started.

J Shin: I got signed to Slip N Slide in 98.

J Shin: Well, due to the business of music, certain things happened. Slip N Slide was going through a situation with Atlantic as far as the deal they had and the three artist deal, me, Trick [Daddy] and Trina. They decided at the time to go a route that I didn’t really agree on. So I decided to hold out and wait until the duration of the contract was over. Unfortunately for me it was like another 2-3 years that I didn’t know. So I fought for 2-3 years to get out of contract, but it never happened. So I basically stayed on the road doing shows, traveling and doing my thing.

J Shin: No. Everything is cool. I go by the office every once in a while, sit down with Ted [Lucas] and holla at him. My whole thing is, he gave me an opportunity. It’s an opportunity, not a privilege. So you get that opportunity, you got to take that advantage. And sometimes it may seem bad, but a lot of time good comes out of bad and you learn from it. We still have a good relationship and I thank him for giving me that opportunity at the time he did give it to me and I appreciate it. And right now I’m on the rise again with SouthBeat Records and that’s what came out of it.

J Shin: Well that’s a funny story. I have a good friend of mine by the name of Jay. He was actually over here about some other artists that he was dealing with, but me and him were homeboys. So he came in and talked to the people about the other group he had, and he had his cousin from New York. It’s a funny story. They went through the meeting with the other guys and SouthBeat said they would be in contact with them and his cousin stood up said ‘hold up jay, what about J Shin, your homeboy.’ So he was like yea I got this kid named J Shin and whatever. So he made the connection happen. I came in and I sung for them. They had everyone come in, all the ladies and I sung for them and blew them away. That’s where it started. It took me 6-7 months to actually get into a good position to where we actually started negotiating and signing to the company. You know they had to vibe and feel me out. I had to feel the company out. Once that process was finished, it was all good. We were ready to do business.

J Shin: It’s dropping June 2006 and it called "All I Have Is Love."

J Shin: When we did "Baby Mama Drama", it was the end of the year. Being in the music business, it’s a sin, as new artist, putting someone out at the end of the year in the fourth quarter. It’s something you don’t do. So we said what we wanted to do was make some noise. Not really trying to recoup from it, but let’s put something out and make a little noise to gear up for 2006 for the new year. So we decided to come with "Baby Mama Drama." The uncut video was something that we wanted to put on the Internet. That was a good start for us. When we made that decision, we didn’t know how it was going to turn out or what was going to happen behind it. We created a lot of noise from it. So that was sort of a set up song. People ask if that’s my first single. I’m like no, this is just a set up song. You gonna get the first single the beginning of the year. All we’re doing is touching the people. The streets really. You know, being R&B, we’re put into a category. Hip-Hop is handling their business right now. Hip-hop is really putting it down. So, me having the street credibility that I have, I wanted to do something to touch the streets. That joint wasn’t really for the ladies, that was for the dudes. I already got the ladies. I had to do something to let the fellas know that ‘this dude is serious.’ So that’s what I did. We got over 1 million downloads on that joint in like 2 days.

J Shin: "If I Fall In Love."

J Shin: Yea. We have plans for a video once again with this joint. You know when you put out a song you really don’t know what to expect. You have high expectations but you really never know the direction a song is going to go in. But we feel pretty good right now. We have 500 spins in the Southeast right now. That where we actually promoted, in the Southeast. Now, 3 weeks close to a month, now we’re actually going to go to the Midwest and West Coast and surface over there. We have over 500 spins in the Southeast and that’s pretty good and that caught us by surprise. Like I said before, you never know what to expect, and the song is jumping off.

J Shin: I got T-Pain, Pitbull, Smitty. It’s like, what I wanted to do with this R&B album cause the South is really banging right now, and I felt like, even conversations I been getting from people, we need an R&B cat from the South. I’m originally from the bottom, 305 Dade County. We needed somebody from the bottom to hold it down from that R&B standpoint. That’s when I snatched Pitbull. You know Pitbull handles his business. So I went ahead and snatched my boy Smitty, Haiti bound. I got T-Pain on the album. I went up to Tallahassee and snatched T-Pain. T-Pain is on the album. I hope I’m not missing anybody. I got Trick [Daddy], Pretty Ricky, and I got some more surprises coming.

J Shin: I got Jim Jonsin on the album. Everybody knows who Jim Jonsin is. Right now he’s on fire. Jim Jonsin is actually Executive Producer on the album meaning he was the one that put the album together. The direction him and Rock wanted to go on the album. I got DL on the production. I got T-Pain on production, he produced two joints. I got StreetRunner. Pentagon. Let me tell you something about Pentagon. Let me tell you something about these guys Pentagon. These are some guys that are up and coming and they are some very talented producers. I really have some high hopes for them and look out for them in the future.

J Shin: It’s unbelievable the emails and texts that I got from producers. Unfortunately it’s hard to work with all of them. I got a call from every young producer here in Miami that’s up and coming. I just tell them, right now the album is done, but in the future I look forward to working with them on mixtapes. I look forward to working with them.

J Shin: Wow. I worked with everybody from here, so I did that.

J Shin: That was my main visual when I was focusing on the whole Miami thing. Like Rick Ross. I’m so happy for Rick Ross cause he deserves it. I’ve been around Rick Ross for a while and I see the dedication that he had and the time that he put it. It was his time. Congratulations to Rick Ross hold it down. CC, you know how they do. I feel good about right now. My album is dropping in June. I got a hot single blazing the charts right now. I feel good to represent from the R&B standpoint. It’s looking good right now.

J Shin: To keep making good music. People ask me how does it feel with this second album. It’s like the success I had from the first album. I explain to them, right now, I have a goal. I felt like I left off not being able to, at the time, to actually give the people or show the people the complete J Shin. So this here is like the follow up and my goal is to finish off where I left off before. Basically give it to them so that they can understand J Shin, give them the diary of J Shin. I feel like I have a lot more talent to give the people and I feel like right now they’re waiting on me. It’s my time to do what I got to do. The goal is basically to be one of the hottest entertainers. I say one of the hottest because I can tell you in 2006 there is going to be a lot of other people coming up and they coming. I would just like to be amongst that crew for the 2006. I would like to be amongst the top of 2006.

J Shin: I just want to say to the 305 Miami and the Panhandle, thanks for showing me that love. I know I might get in trouble for saying this here. I would especially like to thank Power 96 for giving me the opportunity because it’s like me, being on this second trip, this sophomore album and wondering the ride and how it’s going to develop this time. I can truly say Power 96, with this "If I Fall In Love" single, they stepped up and showed me humongous love and I’m getting like spins ridiculous. I’m getting played twice every hour on Power 96. I want to say much love to Power 96. Thanks for breaking the record and thanks for giving the opportunity. By them doing that, what they did was open the doors. Anything that goes on here in Miami, people on the outside, they look in. They look in and say well what’s going on with your crib. Are they supporting you? Let me check the radio stations. Let me see if they’re playing you there. I can truly say Power 96 stepped up and they handled their business and I really appreciate that. It took me a while to understand where a lot of record deals come from. By Power 96 stepping up and doing what they did for me, it really opened a lot of doors. I want to say big up to Power 96. Teddy T it’s all love. Tony the Tiger, all y’all boys at Power 96, it’s all love. Thanks to the people across the county that supported me and showed me love. I’m coming back, y’all look out. 99 Jamz, I got love for y’all. Jump on the record. It’s time for y’all to jump on the record. Peace. I’m out.