[6][7] Known for his quirky lyrics and trash talk style of rapping, Jay Mumford as "J-Zone" released a string of idiosyncratic and critically acclaimed albums in the late 1990s and early 2000s that acquired a cult following.

[6][9] 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.

It's a love letter to rap laced with sulfur, the flip side of Dan Charnas' similarly excellent The Big Payback.

"[4] The Washington Post Going Out Gurus blog called it "a must for every curmudgeonly grown-up hip-hop head",[9] while Nathan Rabin writing for The A.V.

[17] In 2022, Jay Mumford was the drummer for live shows and select recordings for The Black Pumas guitarist Adrian Quesada's Boleros Psicodelicos album.