years_active birth_place label name background instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
2000 -- present new london , connecticut , united states interscope records death row records g-unit records j. math non_performing_personnel drum machine pro tools sampler mpc 2000xl hip hop j. math
 jesse matthews record producer , journalist , educator of at-risk students
j. math

jesse matthews , better known by his stage name j. math , is an american record producer , a&r , hip-hop journalist , and at-risk educator .
raised on the east coast , he started off as a hip-hop journalist for regional college publications and later at 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 through their work with artists like 50 cent , g-unit , bone thugs n harmony , and wu-tang clan .
in the august 2008 issue of vibe -lrb- magazine -rrb- , 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 duo also composes music for television shows like mtv 's true life and cribs .
math has collaborated with artists on full-length albums and is credited as a&r for multiple albums .
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 .
