J57 (rapper)

J57
J57 performing during a tour in 2014
Background information
Birth name James Victor Heinz
Born (1983-02-06) February 6, 1983
Long Island, New York, United States
Origin Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer
Instruments Vocals, piano, sampler
Years active 2003–present
Labels
  • FiveSe7en
  • Soulspazm
  • Balanced
Associated acts
Website j57music.com

James Victor Heinz (born February 6, 1983 in Long Island, United States), professionally known by his stage name J57, is an American rapper and record producer.[1] He recorded his first recordings with his crew in 2007. In 2012, he released two solo EPs titled 2057 and The Ports EP[2] which did well to gain him grounds and further led him to being ranked #20 in AllHipHop's list of "Top 50 in Underground Hip-Hop".[3] He is a member of the Brown Bag AllStars, a group of emcees he joined while working at Fat Beats in 2004,[4] as well as Jamo Gang, a hip-hop group which consists of Ras Kass and El Gant.[5] J57 is also part of DJ Eclipse's SIRIUS/XM Radio Show Rap is Outta Control.[6]

Career

2003–2007: Early beginnings and Brown Bag AllStars

Born and raised in Long Island, New York, J57 started his music career freestyling, battle rapping and beatboxing in high school under the stage name JLOG1C with a group of friends.[7] In 2003, he started producing and went on to record his first recording with his crew. In 2004, JLOG1C started working at Fat Beats, a popular record store in New York where he met the Brown Bag AllStars and went on to record songs with the group at Jesse Shatkin's record studio. He cites DJ Eclipse and DJ Premier as his music influences.[8]

2008–13: 2057, The Ports and The J57 Collection

In 2008, JLOG1C changed his name to J57 before Brown Bag AllStars released their first mixtape titled The Brown Tape which was exclusively released at Fat Beats.[9] On 14 May 2010, he released a mixtape titled Digital Society through Balanced Records. The mixtape featured vocals from Homeboy Sandman, the Brown Bag AllStars, Soul Khan, Andrew Reid, DJ Brace and many notable acts.[10][11] After overseeing projects for Koncept, Soul Khan, Sene and other artistes including Homeboy Sandman's fourth studio album titled First of a Living Breed,[12] J57 released two 10-track solo EPs on 22 May 2012 titled 2057 and The Ports EP and his DJ Concept-promoted mixtape titled The J57 Collection before he went on to release Walk In The Sun, a collaborative album he did with Blame One which was released in 2013.[13][14]

2014–present: The Fuel and I'm the J57

In 2014, J57 was featured in DJ Rhettmatic's single titled "Louis Vuitton Wallets" and made vocal appearance and record production credits in the 2014 release of the annual Brown Bag AllStars A Year In Review mixtapes.[15] In mid-2015, he produced "Purple Tape", one of the lead singles from Method Man's fifth studio album The Meth Lab which went on to peak at #57 on the US Billboard 200 and was received to positive reviews.[16] [17] On 20 November 2015, J57 teamed up with Koncept to release a joint EP titled The Fuel which was positively received among music critics.[18][19]

On January 19, 2016, J57 released his first solo album titled I'm the J57 to positive reviews.[20][21] before he went on to produce the entirety of Elixir, a 7-track gritty hip-hop studio album by Aaron Rose which gained multiple media attention. In an interview with HipHopDX, J57 revealed that 5 hip-hop albums including Moment of Truth, Madvillainy, Be, Below the Heavens and Ironman inspired him in creating the beats for the album.[22] The beginning of 2017 saw J57 become a member of hip-hop group Jamo Gang which DJ Premier formally announced in January.[23][24] In June, he released the music video for "Legacy" as a promotional tool to mark the release of the deluxe version of I'm the J57 and further decided to donate all proceeds earned from the album to people who were affected by the Flint water crisis.[25] As part of the group Jamo Gang, J57 produced the entirety of their debut project Jamo Gang EP, an 8-track hip-hop, boom bap EP HipHopDX described as "intoxicating".[26]

Upcoming projects

J57 is currently working on his solo projects which includes a collaborative EP with Homeboy Sandman and a solo rap album titled We Can Be Kings which he first started working on while in Australia where he linked up with Joey Bada$$[27][8]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Digital Society (2010)
  • The Analog Tape (2011)
  • The Analogue Tape 2 (2013)
  • Walk In The Sun (with Blame One) (2013)
  • I'm the J57 (2016)
  • I'm the J57 Deluxe Edition (2017)

EPs

  • Eye Don't Dream...But I Do (with Sene) (2010)
  • 2057 (EP) (2012)
  • The Ports (2012)
  • Malt Disney (J57 Remixes) (with Koncept) (2013)
  • Trill Cunningham (with F. Virtue) (2013)
  • Wax Aesthetic (2014)
  • Mute Dialogue (2014)
  • Instrumentals Vol. 1 (2014)
  • The Sample-Free Remix (2015)
  • Instrumentals Vol. 2 (2015)
  • The Fuel (with Koncept) (2015)
  • Sock Money (with Juan Deuce) (2015)
  • There’s No I in Antcs (with Jesse Mechanic) (2016)[28]
  • Landmines (2016)
  • Element 4 President (with DeeJay Element) (2016)
  • Elixir (with Aaron Rose) (2016)
  • The Aware Wolves (as member of The Aware Wolves) (2017)
  • Sonic Boom Bap (2017)

References

  1. ↑ Solo, Dread (20 November 2015). "Koncept & J57 "The Fuel EP" + Interview". Respect Magazine. Philadelphia. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Drasims, Sean (7 June 2012). "Double The Pleasure Double The Fun: Brown Bag Allstars J57 Releases Duo EPs". AllHipHop. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Drasims, Sean (1 January 2013). "2012: AllHipHop's Top 50 In Underground Hip-Hop! EPs". AllHipHop. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Mainland, Alex (27 August 2010). "Chronicle of a Changing City". New York Times. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Hahn, Bryan (9 January 2017). "PREMIERE: JAMO GANG (RAS KASS, EL GANT, J57) AND BIG TWINS AREN'T PLAYING ON "HERE WE GO AGAIN"". Mass Appeal. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "DJ Eclipse:Rap Is Outta Control Radio Show". Frolab. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Kujundzic, Petar (12 October 2015). "Gimme That Fire, Stand Back And Watch Me Burn: A Conversation With Koncept & J57". Hypetrak. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  8. 1 2 Riley (15 January 2015). "Interview With Rapper/Producer J57". Above Average Hiphop. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Brown Bag AllStars - The Brown Tape". HipHopDX. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Digital Society". Balanced Records. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "J57- Digital Society". Underground Hiphop. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Reviews for First of A Living Breed". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "J57 EPs 'The Ports EP' and '2057 EP'". Birthplace Magazine. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Blame One & J57 "Walk In The Sun" feat. Soul Khan". Okay Player. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  15. ↑ Orcutt, KC (5 January 2015). "Brown Bag AllStars Release Year In Review Compilation Full of Featured Guests: 50 Cent, Young Buck and More". Music Times. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Method Man: The Meth Lab Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Method Man & Son Rap Along With Raekwon and Inspectah Deck in 'The Purple Tape' Video". The Boombox. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  18. ↑ Hunte, Justin (24 September 2015). "Koncept & J57 "The Fuel" EP Release Date, Cover Art, Tracklist & EP Stream". HipHopDX. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  19. ↑ Orcutt, KC (20 November 2015). "Review: Koncept and J57 Release "The Fuel EP"". The Source. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  20. ↑ "Weekly Mixtape Round-Up: J57, Nef The Pharaoh, and Migos". Mass Appeal. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  21. ↑ Solo, Dread (14 January 2016). "Premiere: J57 ft. DeeJay Element, Tenacity, Sean Boog & Mean Joe Scheme – "Burn The Empires"". RESPECT. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  22. ↑ http://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX -. "J57 Shares 5 Albums That Inspired His Work On Aaron Rose's "Elixir" EP". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  23. ↑ "DJ PREMIER FORMALLY INTRODUCES THE JAMO GANG (RAS KASS, EL GANT & J57) [VIDEO] - Premier Wuz Here". premierwuzhere.com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "Jamo Gang enjoys hard drinks and beats on "Straight, No Chase"". artisticmanifesto.com. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  25. ↑ http://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX -. "#DXclusive: J57, Katiah & MAK3RS' Matt Stamm Link Up For "Legacy"". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  26. ↑ Scott, Dana (10 February 2018). "Review: Jamo Gang's Intoxicating EP Nearly Drinks Itself Under The Table". HipHopDX. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  27. ↑ Kearse, Stephen (10 December 2010). "INTERVIEW: KONCEPT AND J57 PREPARE FOR DEPARTURE". Respect Magazine. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  28. ↑ JES7 (11 March 2016). "Antcs (Jesse Mechanic & J57) – There's No I in Antcs (EP Stream)". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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