J. Cardim is a Brazilian 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 film 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.