He may not have known it at the time, but at 11-years old, Harlem rapper JR Writer was practicing the law of attraction, made famous by Rhonda Byrne’s critically acclaimed book, The Secret. The law of attraction says that positive energy creates success. “When I was eleven, when I started rapping, I always had that attitude like I’m going make it.” After emerging from Harlem ciphers a battle rap champion, JR Writer was introduced to CEO of Diplomat Records, Cam’ron, and became a member of the flamboyant Dipset crew. As a Diplomat, Writer released five volumes of his street-acclaimed, Writer’s Block, mix-tapes and one studio album, 2006’s History In The Making. The abrupt breakup of the Diplomats didn’t stop Writer though. He released 2008’s Politics and Bullshit on the independent Babygrande label and a host of mix-tapes such as Cinacrack (Vol. 1 and 1.5), Stillstanding ( Vol 1, 2 and 3), 2012’s Extra-Terrestrial, 2017's I Really Rap, 2018's The Upstage, and 2020's I Really Rap Too.