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.