James Victor Heinz (born February 6, 1983 in Long Island, United States), professionally known by his stage name J57, is an American rapper and record producer. He recorded his first recordings with his crew in 2007. In 2012, he released two solo EPs titled 2057 and The Ports EP which did well to gain him grounds and further led him to being ranked #20 in AllHipHop's list of "Top 50 in Underground Hip-Hop". He is a member of the Brown Bag AllStars, a group of emcees he joined while working at Fat Beats in 2004, as well as Jamo Gang, a hip-hop group which consists of Ras Kass and El Gant. J57 is also part of DJ Eclipse's SIRIUS/XM Radio Show Rap is Outta Control.