J.Cardim

Who is J.Cardim?

J. Cardim is a music producer who has lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and currently lives in New York City.

J. Cardim has worked with many artists including: Lil Wayne, Akon, Ludacris, The L.O.X., Shawty Lo, Fat Joe, Joe Budden, Avant, Cassidy, Termanology, Gorilla Zoe, Saigon, Wale and Talib Kweli. He has contributed music to EA Sports’ NBA Hoopz video game series, the soundtrack for the movie The Beauty Shop, and MTV’s Defy the Ordinary commercial campaign. Notable work has been done with Ludacris, Red Café, DJ Envy, Joe Budden, Sheek Louch, French Montana, and Paul Wall on their respective albums, as well as projects by his own Dice Music Group artists Ariez Onasis, TUGE Palermo, G-Eyez, and Certified Gz.

In 2009 J. Cardim contributed production to Dr. Dre’s long-delayed album Detox via a Ludacris penned reference song entitled “OG’s Theme”. J. Cardim also released a mixtape in 2009 entitled Your Favorite Rapper’s Favorite Producer. The album is hosted by DJ Envy, and was released in most major digital music stores including iTunes, Amazon.com, Amalgam Digital, and Rhapsody. The project was well-received, achieving a "Hood" rating from XXL magazine.