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J.R. Writer
J.R. Writer
Birth name	Rusty Brito
Born	May 28, 1985 (age 39)
Origin	Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, songwriter
Years active	2003–present

Rusty Brito (born May 28, 1985) better known by his stage name J.R. Writer, is an American rapper and freestyle champion. He was also a member of East Coast hip hop group The Diplomats.

Career

Writer is from Harlem, New York. He has released one studio album and 15 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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

List of studio albums with album details and selected chart positions
Album	Peak chart positions
Album	US	US R&B	US Rap
History in the Making Released: July 11, 2006 Label: Diplomat, Koch	25	2	2

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes and album details
Title	Album details
Writer's Block	Released: 2004 Label: Self-released Format: Download
Writer's Block 2	Released: 2005 Label: Self-released Format: Download
Writer's Block 3	Released: 2006 Label: Self-released Format: Download
Writer's Block 4	Released: February 13, 2007 Label: Diplomat, Asylum, Atlantic Format: Download
Writer's Block 5	Released: November 20, 2007 Label: Babygrande Format: Download
Cinecrack 1.5	Released: March 31, 2009 Label: Self-released Format: Download
Still Standing	Released: April 29, 2010 Label: Self-released Format: Download
Still Standing 2: Kill 'Em Dead	Released: May 24, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: Download
Still Standing 3	Released: December 7, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: Download
E.T.: Extra-Terrestrial Musik	Released: October 4, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: Download
The Return Of Greatness	Released: February 23, 2014 Label: Self-released Format: Download
Writer's Block 6: Extended Clip	Released: March 18, 2014 Label: Self-released Format: Download
Meet Zeus	Released: September 11, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Download
#IREALLYRAP	Released: November 30, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Download
The Upstage (with Hell Rell and 40 Cal)	Released: November 22, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Download

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"Crazy"^[6]	2007	DJ Absolut, Papoose, Styles P, Hell Rell, Rick Ross	A Case of Supply & Demand
"Back to Back"^[7]	2014	DJ Kay Slay, Hell Rell, Oun P, William Young, L	The Rise of a City
"MMM (Remix)"^[8]	2015	Cassidy, Fred Money, Vado, Red Café, Papoose, Maino, Uncle Murda, Fat Trel, Fred the Godson, Chubby Jag, Drag-On, Dave East, Compton Menace	—

References

^ "JR Writer". Hotnewhiphop.com. May 28, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ "Histort in the Making chart history at Billboard.com". Billboard.com. July 10, 2011.
^ Baker, Soren (February 23, 2014). "J.R. Writer "The Return Of Greatness" Release Date, Cover Art, Tracklist, Download & Mixtape Stream". HipHop DX. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ Augustin, Camille (March 18, 2014). "Hot 97 Interviews JR Writer Before He Turns Himself Into Jail". Vibe.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
^ Cole, Sally. "Exclusive: JR Writer's Last Interview Before Going To Prison". Thesource.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
^ "A Case Of Supply & Demand - DJ Absolut". Livemixtapes.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
^ Goddard, Kevin (January 23, 2014). "DJ Kay Slay - The Rise Of A City | Download & Listen [New Mixtape]". Hotnewhiphop.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
^ "New Music: Cassidy Ft. Fred Money, Vado, JR Writer, Red Cafe, Papoose, Maino, Uncle Murda, Fat Trel, Fred The Godson, Chubby Jag, Drag-On, Dave East & Compton Menace "MMM (Remix)"". Rap Radar. June 18, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

[1] "JR Writer". Hotnewhiphop.com. May 28, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

[BB-2] "Histort in the Making chart history at Billboard.com". Billboard.com. July 10, 2011.

[3] Baker, Soren (February 23, 2014). "J.R. Writer "The Return Of Greatness" Release Date, Cover Art, Tracklist, Download & Mixtape Stream". HipHop DX. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

[4] Augustin, Camille (March 18, 2014). "Hot 97 Interviews JR Writer Before He Turns Himself Into Jail". Vibe.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

[5] Cole, Sally. "Exclusive: JR Writer's Last Interview Before Going To Prison". Thesource.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

[6] "A Case Of Supply & Demand - DJ Absolut". Livemixtapes.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

[7] Goddard, Kevin (January 23, 2014). "DJ Kay Slay - The Rise Of A City | Download & Listen [New Mixtape]". Hotnewhiphop.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

[8] "New Music: Cassidy Ft. Fred Money, Vado, JR Writer, Red Cafe, Papoose, Maino, Uncle Murda, Fat Trel, Fred The Godson, Chubby Jag, Drag-On, Dave East & Compton Menace "MMM (Remix)"". Rap Radar. June 18, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

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