Jay, born Jason Mizell, formed Run-DMC in the early 1980s with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Joseph Simmons, known as DJ Run and Rev. Run. In 2002, Jay was killed in his Hollis recording studio over an alleged drug dispute.
One of the hip-hop world's most infamous and elusive crimes is finally going to trial in Brooklyn federal court and testing Run-DMC's anti-drug image. More
January 29, 2024
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January 17, 2024
Two other men were previously indicted in the hip-hop trailblazer's death, and have pleaded not guilty in the case. More
May 30, 2023
Karl Jordan Jr., charged in the slaying of Jam Master Jay once filmed a rap video in front of a mural commemorating the beloved Run-DMC... More
February 23, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — A man eyed for years as a possible suspect in the 2002 fatal shooting of hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay pleaded... More
August 18, 2020
By JIM MUSTIAN, MICHAEL BALSAMO and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two decades after the slaying of Run-DMC star Jam Master... More
August 17, 2020
