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| - Jesse Matthews, better known by his stage name J. Math, is an American record producer, songwriter, A&R, hip-hop journalist, and at-risk educator. Raised on the east coast, he started off as an A&R for Universal, Motown, and Rawkus Records and as a hip-hop journalist for XXL, Scratch, and Smooth. He also works as an at-risk educator. He spent 10 years working with adolescents in East New York, Brooklyn and currently works with youth in East Harlem.
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| - Jesse Matthews, better known by his stage name J. Math, is an American record producer, songwriter, A&R, hip-hop journalist, and at-risk educator. Raised on the east coast, he started off as an A&R for Universal, Motown, and Rawkus Records and as a hip-hop journalist for XXL, Scratch, and Smooth. J. Math and Jimi Kendrix teamed up in 2005 to create the production company Street Radio. They gained recognition in the hip-hop industry as individual songwriters and as a production team called Street Radio, working with artists like 50 Cent, G-Unit, Bone Thugs N Harmony, and Wu-Tang Clan. In the August 2008 issue of Vibe (magazine), Street Radio was featured in the article "VRap" with the author stating "Hip Hop is definitely not dead because these producers are making some serious noise." The article also names Jimi Kendrix and J. Math as the members of Street Radio. The duo also composes music for television shows like MTV’s True Life and Cribs. While his production company Street Radio has produced many tracks for major label and reputable independent label artists, J. Math is also credited as a composer/songwriter for many of those tracks as well. For example, he is a songwriter for G-Unit's single "I Like The Way She Do It", which peaked at #95 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's "9mm" from the "Strength and Loyalty" album, which peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 Chart, and for three tracks on AZ's "Undeniable" album which peaked #141 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 Chart. J. Math has collaborated with artists on full-length albums and is credited as A&R for multiple albums. He is listed as "A&R [Project A&R]" and "Recorded by, Mixed by" on the liner notes for Styles P "Ghost Sessions" album. He is listed as "A&R" for 2Pac's Nu Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2. J. Math is listed as "Main Personnel, Mixing" in the liner notes of the Wu-Tang Clan album "Legendary Weapons." as well as "A&R" in the liner notes for AZ's "Undeniable" album. He also works as an at-risk educator. He spent 10 years working with adolescents in East New York, Brooklyn and currently works with youth in East Harlem.
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