J.R. Writer

Juan Rusty Brito (born May 28, 1985) better known by his stage name J.R. Writer, is an American rapper and freestyle champion. He came to prominence in the early 2000s after becoming affiliated with the hip hop group The Diplomats and guest appeared on Juelz Santana's 2003 album From Me To U.

JR signed a joint venture deal with Diplomat and Koch Records to release his debut studio album History in the Making which was released in 2006, which made the top 30 on the Billboard 200.

Early life

Brito was born in the Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City to parents of Dominican descent, alongside his brother Fred Brito, also known as rapper Fred Money.

Career

At some point in his teens, J.R. started rapping in the streets of New York, battling with other MCs which gained him prominence in Harlem's underground rap scene which led him to appear on local cable access television programs and joining every open mic competition he could. He became a well-known lyricist and freestyle champion throughout Harlem and has listed Big Pun, Big L, 2Pac, as his influences, and later on in life, Cam'ron.

At one of his rap battles, het met Cam'ron and Juelz Santana around the time Cam signed to Roc-A-Fella and Juelz was up-and-coming. It was then he went to make his commercial debut on Juelz's studio album From Me To U, appearing on the track "Squalie". This led him to becoming a member of The Diplomats and signing a joint venture deal with Diplomat and Koch Records to release his debut album.

He has released one studio album and fifteen mixtapes since 2003, having collaborated with Cassidy, Fred Money, Lloyd Banks, Tito Green, Ransom, Drag-On, Sen City, Paul Wall, T.W.O., Duke Da God, A-Money, Vado, Jae Millz, AraabMuzik and more. He released his debut album History in the Making in 2006, through Koch and Diplomat Records. The album peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200 and at number 2 on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums, held from the top spot of both charts by Pimp C's Pimpalation.

On February 23, 2014, Writer released a 13-track mixtape titled The Return of Greatness, which includes guest appearances from Styles P, Fat Trel, Vado, Hell Rell and Fred Money as well as production from Track Officialz, SpecX2, Butter Beats DBK, Razah, Myes William, Stat Five Ave, Stoopid On The Beat and Automatik Beatz.

On March 18, 2014, Writer began a prison sentence at Ulster Correctional Facility in New York State.[citation needed]

On January 26, 2019, Writer released a diss track aimed at Tory Lanez called "Head Shot".[citation needed] One month later, he released another titled "Run Tory Run".[citation needed]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Guest appearances