J-Zone | |
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 J-Zone at Austin City Limits in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jarrett A. Mumford [1] |
| Born | February 26, 1977 [2] |
| Origin | Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Website | govillaingo |
Jay Mumford (born Jarrett A. Mumford; February 26, 1977), [2] better known by his stage name J-Zone, [3] is an American record producer, drummer, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and writer from New York City. [4] [5]
Known for his quirky lyrics and trash talk style of rapping, J-Zone released a string of idiosyncratic and critically acclaimed albums in the late 1990s and early 2000s that acquired a cult following. [6] [7] Of these, the 2001 release Pimps Don't Pay Taxes, was particularly noted; it featured rappers Huggy Bear and Al-Shid, [4] for whom he would subsequently produce a number of 12" releases. [8] In 2003, The New York Times cited his J-Zone, S.A. Smash concert in Brooklyn, New York as a noteworthy pop and jazz concert in the New York metropolitan region. [9]
Not finding commercial success, J-Zone eventually walked away from rap, and in 2011 published the book Root for the Villain: Rap, Bullshit and a Celebration of Failure. [4] [7] The book has been well received; the Los Angeles Times Music Blog stated that "Like his albums, it's equal parts hilarious, self-effacing and sharp. He's the sarcastic older brother putting you up on game. It's a love letter to rap laced with sulfur, the flip side of Dan Charnas' similarly excellent The Big Payback." [3] The Washington Post Going Out Gurus blog called it "a must for every curmudgeonly grown-up hip-hop head", [7] while Nathan Rabin writing for The A.V. Club called it "one of the funniest and most honest books ever written about the modern music industry and its luckless casualties." [4]
In 2013, J-Zone returned to music with the release of the album, Peter Pan Syndrome , [10] which was listed as the 17th best album of 2013 by Spin . [11] After learning to play drums seriously during his hiatus from music, J-Zone released the drum break album, Lunch Breaks, in 2014. [12]
In 2016 J-Zone landed a spot playing drums on new tunes from the 1970s funk band Manzel, his band The Du-Rites with Tom Tom Club guitarist Pablo Martin, and for personal drum break kits for Danger Mouse and others. [13]
J-Zone has continued working as a session drummer in recent years, appearing on Lord Finesse's Motown State of Mind album in 2020, [14] in addition to his drums being sampled on the 2020 Madlib single, "Road of The Lonely Ones". [15]
In 2022, J-Zone was the drummer for live shows and select recordings for The Black Pumas guitarist Adrian Quesada's Boleros Psicodelicos album. [16]
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