Juan Rusty Brito, better known by his stage name J.R. Writer, is a Dominican-American hip hop recording artist from Harlem, New York City, New York. As a member of East Coast hip hop group The Diplomats, J.R. Writer released his debut album History in the Making, in 2006, through Koch and Diplomat Records. The album peaked at #25 on the Billboard 200 and at #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.