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J-Zone

January 07, 2023

Jay Mumford (born February 26, 1977),[1] better known by his stage name J-Zone,[2] is an American record producer, drummer, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and writer from New York City.[3][4]

J-Zone
J-Zone at Austin City Limits in 2022
Background information
Birth nameJay Mumford
Born (1977-02-26) February 26, 1977 (age 45)[1]
OriginQueens, New York City, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • drummer
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • rapper
  • writer
Years active1993–present
Labels
  • Old Maid Entertainment
  • Fat Beats
  • Redefinition Records
Websitewww.govillaingo.com

Career

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.[5][6] Of these, the 2001 release Pimps Don't Pay Taxes, was particularly noted; it featured rappers Huggy Bear and Al-Shid,[3] for whom he would subsequently produce a number of 12" releases.[7] 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.[8]

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.[3][6] 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."[2] The Washington Post Going Out Gurus blog called it "a must for every curmudgeonly grown-up hip-hop head",[6] 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."[3]

In 2013, J-Zone returned to music with the release of the album, Peter Pan Syndrome,[9] which was listed as the 17th best album of 2013 by Spin.[10] After learning to play drums seriously during his hiatus from music, J-Zone released the drum break album, Lunch Breaks, in 2014.[11]

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.[12]

J-Zone has continued working as a session drummer in recent years, appearing on Lord Finesse's Motown State of Mind album in 2020,[13] in addition to his drums being sampled on the 2020 Madlib single, "Road of The Lonely Ones".[14]

In 2022, J-Zone was the drummer for live shows and select recordings for The Black Pumas[15] guitarist Adrian Quesada[16]’s Boleros Psicodelicos album.[17]

Discography

Albums

  • Music for Tu Madre (1998)
  • Pimps Don't Pay Taxes (2001)
  • $ick of Bein' Rich (2003)
  • A Job Ain't Nuthin but Work (2004)
  • Gimme Dat Beat Fool: The J-Zone Remix Project (2005)
  • Every Hog Has Its Day (2006) (with Celph Titled, as The Boss Hog Barbarians)
  • Experienced! (2006)
  • To Love a Hooker: The Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007)
  • The Analog Catalog: 2001-2007 (2007)
  • Live at the Liqua Sto (2008)
  • Peter Pan Syndrome (2013)
  • Lunch Breaks (2014)
  • Backyard Breaks (2015)
  • Fish N' Grits (2016)
  • J-Zone and Pablo Martin Are The Du-Rites (2016) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • Greasy Listening (2017) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • Guerrilla Drums (2018)
  • Gamma Ray Jones (2018) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • Soundcheck at 6 (2019) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • Break Bonanza (2019)
  • A Funky Bad Time (2020) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • Concussion Percussion (2021)
  • Pressure (2021) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)

EPs

  • A Bottle of Whup Ass (2000)
  • The Hogs Sing the Hits: Pig Parodies (2006) (with Celph Titled, as The Boss Hog Barbarians)
  • The 1993 Demos EP (2013)

Singles

  • "No Consequences" (2000)
  • "Zone for President" (2000)
  • "Q&A" (2002)
  • "5 Star Hooptie" (2003)
  • "Choir Practice" (2003)
  • "A Friendly Game of Basketball" (2004)
  • "Greater Later Remix" (2005)
  • "Steady Smobbin'" b/w "Celph Destruction" (2006) (with Celph Titled, as The Boss Hog Barbarians)
  • "The Drug Song (Remix)" b/w "The Fox Hunt" (2012)
  • "Zonestitution" (2013)
  • "Stick Up" b/w "Mad Rap" (2014)
  • "I Smell Smoke" b/w "Time for a Crime Wave" (2015)
  • "Seoul Power" b/w "I'm Sick of Rap" (2015)
  • "Funky" b/w "Go Back to Sellin' Weed" (2016)
  • "Bug Juice" b/w "Hustle" (2016) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • "Bite It" b/w "Bocho's Groove" (2017) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • "High and Tight" b/w "Standing on Mars" (2017) (with Manzel)
  • "Gamma Ray Funk" b/w "Fish Sammich" (2018) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • "The Mean Machine" b/w "Corinthian Leather" (2018) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • "Zodiac" b/w "Monster" (2019) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • "Neckbones (Live)" b/w "Gittin' Sound" (2019) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • "Mad Dog" b/w "Cheap Cologne" (2019) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)
  • "Jheri Curl" b/w "Du-Vibrations" (2020) (with Pablo Martin, as The Du-Rites)

Guest appearances

Productions

Books

  • Root for the Villain: Rap, Bullshit, and a Celebration of Failure (Old Maid Entertainment, 2011) ISBN 978-0-615-53227-1

References

  1. ^ a b "I turn 41 today but pops turns 70, so it's all about the OG today". Twitter. February 26, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Weiss, Jeff. "Rap & Books: Underground iconoclast J-Zone 'Roots for the Villain'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Rabin, Nathan. "J-Zone lost his Wikipedia page—and his interest in being a rapper". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Breihan, Tom (October 21, 2016). "Stream The Du-Rites J-Zone & Pablo Martin Are The Du-Rites". Stereogum. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  5. ^ Rabin, Nathan (January 3, 2013). . The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c Hahn, Fritz. "Nightlife Agenda: Holiday cocktails, rare beers and Nerd Nite". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "J-Zone * New Music And Songs * MTV". MTV. 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  8. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa. "Pop and Jazz Guide". The New York Times. p. E23. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  9. ^ Soderberg, Brandon (September 11, 2013). "J-Zone's 'Peter Pan Syndrome': The Grumpy-Old-Man Rap You Need in Your Life". Spin. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  10. ^ "J-Zone, Peter Pan Syndrome (Old Maid)". Spin. November 22, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  11. ^ . Wax Poetics. November 10, 2014. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  12. ^ "J-Zone's Wild Ride from Rapper to Funky Drummer". The Village Voice. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "Old Artists are Still Crafty". Passion of the Weiss. August 12, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "The 5 Best Songs Of The Week". Stereogum. December 18, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "Black Pumas", Wikipedia, November 30, 2022, retrieved December 22, 2022
  16. ^ "Adrian Quesada", Wikipedia, November 14, 2022, retrieved December 22, 2022
  17. ^ "Adrian Quesada: "I put tremolo on everything."". Premier Guitar. August 25, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

Further reading

  • Miller, Matthew. "Music: J-Zone – Queens rapper is cheap and nasty...and pretty funny, too". Lansing State Journal. p. 6. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  • Reed, James. "Hip-hop rulers combine kingdoms. Jay-Z and Kanye's 'Throne' album and tour show the power of the genre". The Boston Globe. p. 22, Living Arts section. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  • Mylnar, Phillip (August 16, 2018). "J-Zone's Wild Ride from Rapper to Funky Drummer". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

External links

  • Official website  
  • J-Zone on Twitter  
  • J-Zone discography at Discogs

January 07, 2023
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Jay Mumford born February 26 1977 1 better known by his stage name J Zone 2 is an American record producer drummer multi instrumentalist rapper and writer from New York City 3 4 J ZoneJ Zone at Austin City Limits in 2022Background informationBirth nameJay MumfordBorn 1977 02 26 February 26 1977 age 45 1 OriginQueens New York City U S GenresHip hopOccupation s Record producerdrummermulti instrumentalistrapperwriterYears active1993 presentLabelsOld Maid EntertainmentFat BeatsRedefinition RecordsWebsitewww wbr govillaingo wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 EPs 2 3 Singles 2 4 Guest appearances 2 5 Productions 3 Books 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksCareer EditKnown 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 5 6 Of these the 2001 release Pimps Don t Pay Taxes was particularly noted it featured rappers Huggy Bear and Al Shid 3 for whom he would subsequently produce a number of 12 releases 7 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 8 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 3 6 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 2 The Washington Post Going Out Gurus blog called it a must for every curmudgeonly grown up hip hop head 6 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 3 In 2013 J Zone returned to music with the release of the album Peter Pan Syndrome 9 which was listed as the 17th best album of 2013 by Spin 10 After learning to play drums seriously during his hiatus from music J Zone released the drum break album Lunch Breaks in 2014 11 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 12 J Zone has continued working as a session drummer in recent years appearing on Lord Finesse s Motown State of Mind album in 2020 13 in addition to his drums being sampled on the 2020 Madlib single Road of The Lonely Ones 14 In 2022 J Zone was the drummer for live shows and select recordings for The Black Pumas 15 guitarist Adrian Quesada 16 s Boleros Psicodelicos album 17 Discography EditAlbums Edit Music for Tu Madre 1998 Pimps Don t Pay Taxes 2001 ick of Bein Rich 2003 A Job Ain t Nuthin but Work 2004 Gimme Dat Beat Fool The J Zone Remix Project 2005 Every Hog Has Its Day 2006 with Celph Titled as The Boss Hog Barbarians Experienced 2006 To Love a Hooker The Motion Picture Soundtrack 2007 The Analog Catalog 2001 2007 2007 Live at the Liqua Sto 2008 Peter Pan Syndrome 2013 Lunch Breaks 2014 Backyard Breaks 2015 Fish N Grits 2016 J Zone and Pablo Martin Are The Du Rites 2016 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites Greasy Listening 2017 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites Guerrilla Drums 2018 Gamma Ray Jones 2018 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites Soundcheck at 6 2019 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites Break Bonanza 2019 A Funky Bad Time 2020 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites Concussion Percussion 2021 Pressure 2021 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites EPs Edit A Bottle of Whup Ass 2000 The Hogs Sing the Hits Pig Parodies 2006 with Celph Titled as The Boss Hog Barbarians The 1993 Demos EP 2013 Singles Edit No Consequences 2000 Zone for President 2000 Q amp A 2002 5 Star Hooptie 2003 Choir Practice 2003 A Friendly Game of Basketball 2004 Greater Later Remix 2005 Steady Smobbin b w Celph Destruction 2006 with Celph Titled as The Boss Hog Barbarians The Drug Song Remix b w The Fox Hunt 2012 Zonestitution 2013 Stick Up b w Mad Rap 2014 I Smell Smoke b w Time for a Crime Wave 2015 Seoul Power b w I m Sick of Rap 2015 Funky b w Go Back to Sellin Weed 2016 Bug Juice b w Hustle 2016 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites Bite It b w Bocho s Groove 2017 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites High and Tight b w Standing on Mars 2017 with Manzel Gamma Ray Funk b w Fish Sammich 2018 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites The Mean Machine b w Corinthian Leather 2018 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites Zodiac b w Monster 2019 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites Neckbones Live b w Gittin Sound 2019 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites Mad Dog b w Cheap Cologne 2019 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites Jheri Curl b w Du Vibrations 2020 with Pablo Martin as The Du Rites Guest appearances Edit Princess Superstar I Love You or at Least I Like You from Princess Superstar Is 2001 Jehst Staircase to Stage from The Return of the Drifter 2002 Danger Mouse amp Jemini the Gifted One Take Care of Business from Ghetto Pop Life 2003 Apathy amp Celph Titled Nut Reception from No Place Like Chrome 2006 Productions Edit Cage In Stoney Lodge from Movies for the Blind 2002 Cage Too Much Remix from Weatherproof 2003 Biz Markie Chinese Food from Weekend Warrior 2003 Leak Bros G O D from Waterworld 2004 7L amp Esoteric Neverending Saga from DC2 Bars of Death 2004 MF Grimm Dancin from Digital Tears E mail from Purgatory 2004 R A the Rugged Man Brawl from Die Rugged Man Die 2004 Prince Po It s Goin Down and Meet Me at the Bar from The Slickness 2004 Casual Say That Then and Hieroller from Smash Rockwell 2005 Awol One This Far from The War of Art 2006 Juggaknots Crazy 8 s from Use Your Confusion 2006 Sadat X X Is a Machine from Black October 2006 Apathy amp Celph Titled S M D from No Place Like Chrome 2006 Akrobatik Absolute Value from Absolute Value 2008 Del the Funky Homosapien Funkyhomosapien from Eleventh Hour 2008 The Lonely Island Santana DVX from Incredibad 2009 Mr Lif Gun Fight from I Heard It Today 2009 CunninLynguists Cocaine from Strange Journey Volume Two 2009 Canibus Free Words from C of Tranquility 2010 Books EditRoot for the Villain Rap Bullshit and a Celebration of Failure Old Maid Entertainment 2011 ISBN 978 0 615 53227 1References Edit a b I turn 41 today but pops turns 70 so it s all about the OG today Twitter February 26 2018 Retrieved May 29 2018 a b Weiss Jeff Rap amp Books Underground iconoclast J Zone Roots for the Villain Los Angeles Times Retrieved January 6 2013 a b c d Rabin Nathan J Zone lost his Wikipedia page and his interest in being a rapper The A V Club Retrieved January 6 2013 Breihan Tom October 21 2016 Stream The Du Rites J Zone amp Pablo Martin Are The Du Rites Stereogum Retrieved November 3 2016 Rabin Nathan January 3 2013 J Zone lost his Wikipedia page and his interest in being a rapper The A V Club Archived from the original on March 6 2013 Retrieved February 19 2018 a b c Hahn Fritz Nightlife Agenda Holiday cocktails rare beers and Nerd Nite The Washington Post Retrieved January 6 2013 J Zone New Music And Songs MTV MTV 2012 Retrieved January 6 2013 Sanneh Kelefa Pop and Jazz Guide The New York Times p E23 Retrieved January 6 2013 Soderberg Brandon September 11 2013 J Zone s Peter Pan Syndrome The Grumpy Old Man Rap You Need in Your Life Spin Retrieved March 10 2016 J Zone Peter Pan Syndrome Old Maid Spin November 22 2013 Retrieved March 10 2016 J Zone learns the drums and drops Lunch Breaks Wax Poetics November 10 2014 Archived from the original on March 10 2016 Retrieved March 10 2016 J Zone s Wild Ride from Rapper to Funky Drummer The Village Voice August 16 2018 Retrieved August 8 2019 Old Artists are Still Crafty Passion of the Weiss August 12 2020 Retrieved April 23 2022 The 5 Best Songs Of The Week Stereogum December 18 2020 Retrieved April 23 2022 Black Pumas Wikipedia November 30 2022 retrieved December 22 2022 Adrian Quesada Wikipedia November 14 2022 retrieved December 22 2022 Adrian Quesada I put tremolo on everything Premier Guitar August 25 2022 Retrieved December 22 2022 Further reading EditMiller Matthew Music J Zone Queens rapper is cheap and nasty and pretty funny too Lansing State Journal p 6 Retrieved January 6 2013 Reed James Hip hop rulers combine kingdoms Jay Z and Kanye s Throne album and tour show the power of the genre The Boston Globe p 22 Living Arts section Retrieved January 6 2013 Mylnar Phillip August 16 2018 J Zone s Wild Ride from Rapper to Funky Drummer The Village Voice Retrieved August 8 2019 External links EditOfficial website J Zone on Twitter J Zone discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J Zone amp oldid 1128926367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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