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Emcee T is an Chinese American
Chinese American
Chinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...

 entrepreneur, journalist, hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 rapper, music and video producer, and television programming host. The self-proclaimed "Chinese King of the Bay (C.K.O.T.B.)", Emcee T is gaining popularity in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...

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History

Musically, Emcee T has worked with rappers Rappin' 4-Tay
Rappin' 4-Tay
Anthony Forté , better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay, is an American rapper from the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California.-Music career:...

 and Ray Luv
Ray Luv
Ray Tyson, better known by his stage name Ray Luv, is an American rapper from Santa Rosa, California.-Career:Ray Luv performed with Tupac Shakur in the group Strictly Dope. Early in his career, Luv was signed to the independent labels Strictly Business and Young Black Brotha...

. In 2007, T worked with Calvin Miller, the producer of Baby Huey
Baby Huey
Baby Huey is a gigantic and naïve duckling cartoon character. He was created by Martin Taras for Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios, and became a Paramount cartoon star during the 1950s. Although created by Famous for its animated cartoons, Huey first appeared in comic-book form in an original...

's chart-topping "Pop, Lock & Drop It
Pop, Lock & Drop It
"Pop, Lock & Drop It" is the debut single by Huey produced by Calvin Miller from his debut album titled Notebook Paper. The song was released on September 19, 2006. In early March 2007, "Pop, Lock, and Drop It" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 98. The single peaked at number 6.. This...

" (which received 50,000+ BDS
BDS
- Companies and organizations :* Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, a Norwegian shipping service* Black Dragon Society, a Japanese paramilitary organization* Blessed Damien Society, a leprosy charity organization...

 radio spins) on a song called "We Shine".

Emcee T's television show Pushin' The Bay airs every first and third Friday, monthly from 12-12:30am on Channel 26
Channel 26
Channel 26 refers to several television stations:...

 and 28. The program is co-hosted by Ray Luv
Ray Luv
Ray Tyson, better known by his stage name Ray Luv, is an American rapper from Santa Rosa, California.-Career:Ray Luv performed with Tupac Shakur in the group Strictly Dope. Early in his career, Luv was signed to the independent labels Strictly Business and Young Black Brotha...

. With over 15-million collective video views, Pushin' The Bay is also broadcasted via YouTube.

Emcee T's debut album that will be released under ZTY MEDIA (ASCAP), UNDERESTIMATED has been delayed due to the overwhelming response from his television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 show. As of January 18, 2010, T is the "#1 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Musicians - Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

" (YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....

 "EmceeTStaff", 2009) with nearly 15-million video views.

In August 2009, Emcee T conducted an interview with Anthony Randolph
Anthony Randolph
Anthony Erwin Randolph, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who plays power forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association . Born in Germany to two parents who served in the military there, Randolph's family eventually relocated to the United States,...

, who at the time was a small forward / power forward for the Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

. In the exclusive 1-on-1 interview titled titled "The Last Hope", Randolph stated that the Warriors will make the NBA Playoffs in the 2009-2010 campaign and that Randolph sees himself on the Warriors until the end of his professional career. Many fans saw the interview as the 'birth' of Randolph as a team leader, but he was traded away the following year.

Shortly after the interview, Emcee T & business partner Ray Luv started Pushin' The Bay Radio, an Urban Contemporary-formatted internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...

 station located in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...

, and broadcast online.

Education

Emcee T holds three educational degrees: a BA in Graphic Design from California State University East Bay, and a BS in Advertising and an MA in Architectural and Urban Design from San Jose State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...

.

Discography

To date, Emcee T has been involved with fifteen projects, the majority are independent releases.
  • Emcee T - UNDERESTIMATED (2011) - To Be Determined.
  • Ray Luv & Emcee T - BOSS BALLA (Import) (2011) - February 2011.
  • Emcee T - YAY AREA SLAPZ VOL. 1 & 2: Bay Area Hip-Hop Beats (2010) - December 2010.
  • Emcee T presents PUSH VOL. 1 CD [Various Artists] (2009) - Internet, free download.
  • Chamillionaire
    Chamillionaire
    Hakeem Seriki , better known by his stage name Chamillionaire, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. Chamillionaire is also the founder and an original member of The Color Changin' Click...

     - Mixtape Messiah 4
    Mixtape Messiah 4
    Mixtape Messiah 4 is a 2008 mixtape by Chamillionaire, the fourth in his Mixtape Messiah series. It is a two-disc set that was released on 27 August 2008....

    (2008) - Disc 1, Bay Area Skit (Feat. Guce & Emcee T).
  • Emcee T - The C.K.O.T.B., T'z Early Yearz 1998-2006 (2007) - Internet.
  • Emcee T - THE FACE SHOP Promo Mixtape (2007) - Limited, 200 copies only (Promotional).
  • Various Artists - Vishus Entertainment Mixtape Vol. 2 (2007) - Limited, 500 copies only.
  • Various Artists - Vishus Entertainment Mixtape Vol. 1 (2006) - Limited, 1,000 copies only.
  • Emcee T - Hard Headed The Mixtape (2005) - Limited, 2,500 copies only. Released in October 2005. It had the sole purpose of promoting Emcee T and his entourage of Bay Area talent. With no promotion whatsoever, a single run of 2,500 units sold out with an additional 18,000 free downloads online.
  • Emcee T - The Street Tape (2004) - Limited, 250 copies only.
  • Emcee T - Hard Headed (2003) - Limited, 500 copies only.
  • CB - North Bound (2002) - Limited, 250 copies only.
  • CB - Ready 2 Pound (2001) - Limited, 250 copies only.
  • CB - CB Freestyle Sessions (1998) - Limited, 100 copies only.

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