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\n\"\"<\/a>\u201cThough I am only one person, I have not lost to the pressures of the world, but I\u2019ve WON because of the ONLY one who is Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Only Won (aka Baldwin Chiu) is a speaker, rapper and lyrical engineer who gained recognition for his viral videos, “Cantonese Boy” and “I Wanna Be an Engineer.”His clever music videos have attracted fans and the attention of CNN and the Discovery Channel. \u201cI Wanna Be an Engineer\u201d became a viral hit on YouTube garnering over one million views and spawned cover versions. It also captured the attention of Intel <\/b>and the White House<\/b>. He subsequently became a spokesperson for their national \u201cStay With It\u201d campaign. Only Won stars in several videos promoting careers in engineering for the campaign and is prominently featured on their website\u00a0staywithit.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a pioneering bi-lingual\u00a0Chinese-American Holy Hip-Hop artist, Only Won\u2019s music and rhymes are inspiring diverse audiences everywhere. Only Won has shared the stage with many including KaBUC of K2S, Maximillian, T-Bone,\u00a0 Izreal, One Truth, and E-DOGG Montana. He has performed at Spirit West Coast, Knotts Berry Farm and numerous Holy Hip Hop events. He\u2019s appeared on TV on JCTV and been a guest speaker at conferences and outreaches around the U.S.<\/p>\n

Only Won (aka: Baldwin Chiu), was born in San Francisco and grew up in a conservative, Chinese family with humble beginnings. His parents emigrated from China and his father later joined the Air Force moving his young family to Sacramento, CA. Though he played ball and hung out with different people from the streets, Only Won stayed out of trouble and was an honor student who played the viola in orchestra. Instead of being an \u201cOriginal Gangster,\u201d he was an \u201cOverachieving Geek.\u201d Nothing in his upbringing would lead most people to think a rap artist would emerge.<\/p>\n

Influenced by RUN DMC and Holy Hip Hop pioneers DC Talk, JC Crew, and T-Bone, Only Won began to find a voice of his own in high school. He began rapping\/singing at talent shows, VBS, youth events, and eventually church worship services. Word began to spread about this unconventional talent who would sometimes mix in Chinese with his clever rhymes. Soon, established Holy Hip Hop artists were inviting Only Won to share their mic.<\/p>\n

His unique story has attracted a growing fan base. He attended Sacramento State University and is a professionally licensed mechanical engineer. In addition to being an entertaining performer, Only Won is an inspiring speaker who is unashamed to speak out to youth about ra 30-year old virgin until he was married and serving God through less glamorous, but nonetheless important careers such as being an engineer. Alongside his faith driven songs, tracks like \u201cDim Sum\u201d and \u201cLyrical Engineer\u201d unleash witty lyrics on unconventional subjects.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod has given you to communicate the gospel to today\u2019s youth in the language of rap and hip hop music. It meant so much to me that my friend, whom I\u2019ve been praying for for over a year, received Christ tonight at your concert.\u201d <\/em>–<\/strong> Christine Wong,<\/span><\/em><\/span> New Hope Community Church <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His album, The Lyrical Engineer<\/em> was\u00a0produced by Noel from Grammy nominated group The Dynamic Twins and music veteran Maximillian ( JC Crew, T-Bone, Nitro Praise) among others. In addition to music, Only Won is a professional actor who has appeared in films such as The Pursuit of Happyness, The Hulk, and The Matrix. He is also an advanced level martial artist and champion. Through everything he does, Only Won, desires to promote racial reconciliation and cross cultural understanding that glorifies God.<\/p>\n

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Click here for Only Won Speaker Topics<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cThough I am only one person, I have not lost to the pressures of the world, but I\u2019ve WON because of the ONLY one who is Jesus Christ.\u201d Only Won (aka Baldwin Chiu) is a speaker, rapper and lyrical engineer who gained recognition for his viral videos, “Cantonese Boy” and “I Wanna Be an Engineer.”His […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":262,"parent":46,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/larissalam.com\/onthewayup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/larissalam.com\/onthewayup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/larissalam.com\/onthewayup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larissalam.com\/onthewayup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larissalam.com\/onthewayup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/larissalam.com\/onthewayup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1055,"href":"https:\/\/larissalam.com\/onthewayup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/1055"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larissalam.com\/onthewayup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larissalam.com\/onthewayup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/larissalam.com\/onthewayup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}