Jay Mumford drummer after his rap career goes south. What do you do when your rap career dries up? Become a drummer. Mumford was closing in on 40 when he reached the last in a long line of final straws with hip-hop. Pivoting from hip-hop, Jay Mumford became a successful funk drummer. He was on stage at South by Southwest, wearing a ski mask while playing drums and rapping for Super Black, a new group playing its first show. He was performing as his alter-ego, J-Zone. “We were getting booed,” he said. A wet tissue was thrown on stage, landing in a most sensitive spot: Mumford’s rap career. Read the article…

Drumming News Source: Gothamist