欧阳靖，1982年6月4日出生于美国佛罗里达州迈阿密市。他的父母早年由香港移民到美国，并在当地经营餐馆。欧阳靖在14岁前在美国还钟情于香港流行音乐，尤其崇拜歌手张学友；当他听到一首饶舌歌曲后，便开始钻研嘻哈音乐（Hip Hop Music）。在创作饶舌歌曲的过程中，欧阳靖发现自己有花式饶舌（Freestyle Rap）的天份。

Jin Au-Yeung (born June 4, 1982), known professionally as MC Jin, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor of Hakka descent. He is the first Asian American rapper to be signed to a major record label in the United States. Born in Miami, Florida, and later living in New York City, he lived in Hong Kong for several years before returning to New York in the summer of 2012.