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Early Life
Jonathan "J.R." Rotem was born in South Africa to Jewish parents. From a young age he wanted to be a musician and started playing the piano at a very young age. Jonathan's parents quickly saw that he was talented and supported him in his dream of becoming a musician. He played classical music until junior high school when he became fascinated by Hip-Hop music.
He has produced tracks for artists and groups such as 50 Cent, Destiny's Child, Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg among others. He has also sold a beat to none other than Dr. Dre who is also a producer. He currently resides in Los Angeles where he creates most of his music.
He currently has 3 singles in heavy radio rotation including: "S.O.S. (Rescue Me)" by Rihanna (#1 on the Billboard Hot 100 as of May 4th, 2006), "Best Friend" by 50 Cent and "Whoa" by Lil' Kim. He also produced Kevin Federline's new song "America's Most Hated", and he is now producing a track for Paris Hilton for her debut album 'Paris'.
Discography
50 Cent - The Massacre
- 17. Position of Power
- 20. So Amazing (Feat. Olivia)
Britney Spears - Untitled
- 00. Everybody
- 00. Who Can She Trust
Destiny's Child - Survivor
- 05. Fancy
Dr. Dre - Detox
- 00. Untitled
Fabolous - Real Talk
Jin - Rest Is History
- 10. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
- 14. C'mon
Lil Eazy - Prince Of Compton
- 00. That Fire
Lil Flip - Undaground Legend
- 04. I Shoulda Listened (Feat. Seville)
Mobb Deep - Blood Money
- 13. In Love With The Moula
Lil Kim - The Naked Truth
- 06. Whoa
Obie Trice - Unitled
- 00. 24's
- 00. Ghetto
- 00. My Mama
Olivia - Behind Closed Doors
- 00. My Daddy
- 00. Best Friend (With 50 Cent)
Paris Hilton - Paris
- Stars Are Blind
Rihanna - A Girl Like Me
- 00. S.O.S. (Rescue Me)
Snoop Dogg - R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
- 02. Bang Out
Stat Quo - Untitled
- 00. Just Called
Talib Kweli - Beautiful Struggle
- 09. Work It Out
Trey Songz - I Gotta Make It
- 12. Just Wanna Cut
External links
- http://www.jonathanrotem.com
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