Rusty Brito (born May 28, 1985) better known by his stage name J.R. Writer, is a Dominican American

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and freestyle champion. He was also a member of

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group

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Career

Writer is from

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, 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. He released his debut album '' History in the Making'' in 2006, through Koch and

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. The album peaked at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 2 on both the

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and

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, held from the top spot of both charts by

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's ''

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''. 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

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aimed at

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called "Head Shot". One month later, he released another titled "Run Tory Run".

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Guest appearances

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Writer, J.R. 1984 births Living people 21st-century American rappers American rappers of Dominican Republic descent East Coast hip hop musicians MNRK Music Group artists Hispanic and Latino American rappers People from Harlem Rappers from Manhattan The Diplomats members