J.R. Writer

• Name — J.R. Writer • Alias — Rusty Brito • Birth Name — Juan Rusty Brito • Born — 28 May 1985 • Origin — Harlem, New York City, U.S. • Genre — East coast hip hop, hip hop, freestyle rap • Occupation — Rapper, songwriter • Years Active — 2003–present • Label — * Diplomat • Koch • Asylum • Atlantic • Babygrande • Past Member Of — The Diplomats

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.

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

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

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, New Era, Writer's Block, Duke * Format: Download • Writer's Block 5 — *Released: November 20, 2007 *Label: Babygrande, Writer's Block *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

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