Jam Master Jay

Jason Mizell was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Jesse Mizell and Connie Thompson Mizell (later Connie Mizell-Perry){{cite web| url= http://jammasterjay.info/| website= jammasterjay.info| title= Jam Master Jay – Official Foundation| publisher= Jam Master Jay Foundation for Youth, Inc. | date= 2015| access-date= January 25, 2017}} whose other children are Marvin L. Thompson and Bonita Jones.

At age three, Jason began playing trumpet. He learned to play bass, guitar, and drums. He performed at his church and in various bands prior to discovering turntablism. After he and his family moved to Hollis, Queens, New York City, in 1975 at the age of 10, he discovered the turntables and started DJing at the age of 13.{{cite news| url= http://www.villagevoice.com/news/jam-master-jay-19652002-6412061 |title= Jam Master Jay, 1965–2002| work= Village Voice| date= November 5, 2002| first= Harry | last= Allen | access-date= January 25, 2017}} He was high school friends with Wendell "DJ Hurricane" Fite, known for his 13-year collaboration with The Beastie Boys.

As a teenager, Mizell was involved with a group that committed residential burglaries. An encounter with an armed security guard frightened him into stopping the burglaries, and as an adult he was known for discouraging criminal activities among his friends and family.

For a time, he lived in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where turntablism pioneer DJ Def Lou Hauck taught him to crossfade. He caught on quickly because of his musical experience and after a year of DJing he felt that he was good enough to play in front of people. Originally calling himself Jazzy Jase, he attended high school at Andrew Jackson High School in New York City's Queens.

He first started playing at parks and later played at bars. He also began throwing small parties around the area. Once he got a pair of Technics 1200s, he improved rapidly, since he was able to practice at night with headphones on when he was supposed to be sleeping.

Mizell became a DJ because he "just wanted to be a part of the band".{{Cite web |url=http://www.djtimes.com/original/djmag/jun00/JamMasterJay.htm |title=Interview with DJ Times, 2000 |access-date=February 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225094601/http://www.djtimes.com/original/djmag/jun00/JamMasterJay.htm |archive-date=February 25, 2007 }}{{cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/31/obit.jam.master.jay/|title=Run-DMC star, 37, was hip-hop pioneer|website=CNN|date=October 31, 2002|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-date=December 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227135209/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/31/obit.jam.master.jay/|url-status=dead}} Prior to joining Run-D.M.C., he played bass and drums in several garage bands. In 1982, he joined Joseph "Run" Simmons and Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels just after they graduated from high school and agreed to DJ for them because he wanted to be part of the band. On Run-D.M.C's album Raising Hell, Mizell played keyboards, bass, and live drums in addition to his turntable work.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/jam_master_jay/artist.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080108054654/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/jam_master_jay/artist.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 8, 2008|title=Jam Master Jay|website=mtv.com|access-date=March 23, 2018}} Mizell remained in his childhood neighborhood in Hollis, Queens his entire life.

In 1989, Mizell established Jam Master Jay Records. The label is most known for signing 50 Cent and Onyx. Jam Master Jay Records folded after Jason Mizell was murdered on October 30, 2002.

Mizell's legacy includes the Scratch DJ Academy in Manhattan. Founded in 2002, the year of his death, the academy was created to "provide unparalleled education and access to the art form of the DJ and producer."{{cite web|url=http://www.scratch.com/flash/index.html?flaPage=legacy|title=Scratch DJ Academy|website=scratch.com|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323205029/https://scratch.com/flash/index.html?flapage=legacy|archive-date=March 23, 2016}}

File:5 Pointz Jam Master Jay Mural.JPG in Long Island City, Queens, New York.]]

Jam Master Jay was related to the Mizell Brothers, a popular production team for Gary Bartz, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, and others.{{cite web|last1=Rollins|first1=Riz|title=Roots and Branches|url=http://www.cityartsmagazine.com/roots-and-branches/|website=cityartsmagazine.com|date=July 25, 2016|publisher=Encore Media Group|access-date=February 18, 2018}}

On consecutive Christmas holidays, Mizell survived a car accident and a gunshot wound to the leg, respectively. The car accident occurred in the early morning hours of December 26, 1987, in the West Village of Manhattan.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112294686/run-dmc-member-raps-head-in-car-accident/ |title=Run-DMC member raps head in car accident |newspaper=Daily Breeze |location=Torrance, California |page=A2 |date=December 27, 1987 |access-date=October 30, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}}

Jam Master Jay was the father of three sons: Jason Mizell Jr. (who performs as DJ Jam Master J'Son), Jesse Mizell, and TJ Mizell (also a DJ),{{cite web| url= https://www.insomniac.com/media/getting-know-tj-mizell-aap-fergs-tour-dj-and-son-jam-master-jay| website= insomniac.com| title= Getting to Know TJ Mizell, A$AP Ferg's Tour DJ and Son of Jam Master Jay| date= July 15, 2015| first= Camille| last= Cushman| access-date= January 25, 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161231171918/https://www.insomniac.com/media/getting-know-tj-mizell-aap-fergs-tour-dj-and-son-jam-master-jay| archive-date= December 31, 2016}}{{cite news| url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7540942/jam-master-jay-tj-mizell-growing-up-hip-hop-asap-ferg-dj| title= Jam Master Jay's Son TJ Mizell Talks 'Growing Up Hip Hop' Season 2 & Being A$AP Ferg's DJ| date= October 12, 2016| first= Ashley| last= Lyle| access-date= January 25, 2017}} and a daughter, Tyra Myricks (born August 1992).{{cite web| access-date= January 25, 2017| url= http://jammasterjay.info/Tyra-Myricks.asp| publisher= Jam Master Jay Foundation for Youth, Inc.| website= jammasterjay.info| title= Tyra Myricks| date= 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170109033615/http://www.jammasterjay.info/Tyra-Myricks.asp| archive-date= January 9, 2017}}

Though he and other Run DMC members were known for promoting anti-drug messages, including appearing in an anti-drug public service announcement, holding anti-drug shows, and even on their 1987 song "It's Tricky", prosecutors in his murder case alleged Mizell later got involved in dealing high-kilo cocaine in 1996.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/jam-master-jay-run-dmc-murder-trial-74ee5c39cb229d777950451e4b81ec31|title=A trial in Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay's 2002 killing is starting, and testing his anti-drug image|first=Jennifer|last=Peltz|publisher=Associated Press|date=January 27, 2024|accessdate=January 29, 2024}} However, despite revelations of getting involved in drug dealing, Mizell's family still maintained that he did not use drugs.

{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = Murder of Jam Master Jay

| location = New York City, U.S.

| image =

| caption = Mural of Jam Master Jay in New York City

| type = Murder by shooting

| date = {{start date and age|2002|10|30}}

| coordinates = {{coord|40.706917|-73.795139|display=inline}}

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| timezone = EST

| target = Jason William Mizell, {{aka}} Jam Master Jay

| fatalities = 1 (Jason William Mizell, {{aka}} Jam Master Jay)

| injuries = 1 (Urieco Rincon)

| accused = Jay Bryant

| perps = *Karl Jordan Jr. (shooter)

• Ronald Washington

| verdict = Jordan and Washington:
Guilty on all counts

| convictions = *Murder while engaged in narcotics trafficking

• Firearm-related murder{{cite web|title=Jordan and Washington Indictment|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/press-release/file/1305371/download}}

| motive = Allegedly a drug dispute{{Infobox event

| title =

| child = yes

| trial = Jordan and Washington:
January 29 – February 27, 2024

}}

}}

On Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at 7:30 pm,{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/Northeast/10/31/run.dmc.killing/index.html|title=Run-DMC DJ slain in recording studio|date=November 1, 2002|website=CNN|access-date=March 23, 2018}} Mizell was fatally shot in New York City in his recording studio on Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens. Another person in the room, 25-year-old Uriel Rincon, was shot in the ankle and survived.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458435/20021030/run_dmc.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030216065232/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458435/20021030/run_dmc.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2003|title=Jam Master Jay, Run-DMC DJ, Killed In Shooting|website=mtv.com|access-date=March 23, 2018}} Following Mizell's death, several artists expressed their grief for the loss in the hip hop community and remembered him for his influence on music and the genre.{{cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/31/jmj.rappers.react/|title=Terrible loss': Hip-hop reacts to Jam Master Jay slaying|website=CNN|date=October 31, 2002|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-date=December 13, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213203657/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/31/jmj.rappers.react/}} Mizell was buried at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum in Hartsdale, New York.{{cite web |url= http://www.ferncliffcemetery.com/about/celebrities.php?ip=8 |title= Celebrities & Notables – Ferncliff |access-date= April 15, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140415231347/http://www.ferncliffcemetery.com/about/celebrities.php?ip=8 |archive-date= April 15, 2014}}

In 2003, Kenneth McGriff, a convicted drug dealer and longtime friend of Murder Inc. Records founders Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo and his older brother Christopher, was investigated for targeting Mizell because the DJ defied an industry blacklist of rapper 50 Cent that was imposed because of "Ghetto Qu'ran", a song 50 Cent wrote about McGriff's drug history.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-lay-out-alleged-50-cent-plot/|title=Feds Lay Out Alleged 50 Cent Plot|website=CBS News|date=September 7, 2005 |access-date=March 23, 2018}}

In December 2003, Playboy magazine published an article by investigative journalist Frank Owen, "The Last Days of Jam Master Jay", which traced the murder to a drug deal gone bad.Owen, Frank (2003). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130726024814/http://frankowen.net/golden-oldies/ The Last Days of Jam Master Jay], fxowen.com Owen said he uncovered evidence that Mizell, not normally involved in crime as an adult, had turned to cocaine distribution to pay mounting bills. Mizell owed substantial debts to the Internal Revenue Service, among others, after his music career stalled in the late 1990s. According to Owen, several sources indicated Mizell traveled to Washington, D.C. on July 31, 2002 to obtain {{convert|10|kg|lb}} of cocaine valued at about a quarter-million dollars from a trafficker known as "Uncle". Mizell reportedly agreed to pay for the drugs in about a week. However, Mizell failed to repay Uncle, who allegedly arranged to have Mizell murdered.

In April 2007, federal prosecutors named Ronald Washington as an accomplice in the murder.{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/18159877|title=Suspect named in '02 slaying of Jam Master Jay|date=April 17, 2007|website=Today.com|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-date=September 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925123423/http://www.today.com/id/18159877}} Washington also is a suspect in the 1995 murder of Randy "Stretch" Walker, a former close associate of rapper Tupac Shakur, who was also murdered. According to court papers filed by the prosecution, Washington "pointed his gun at those present in the studio, ordered them to get on the ground and provided cover for his associate to shoot and kill Jason Mizell".{{cite web|url=http://newsone.com/1594265/unsolved-hip-hop-murders-rap/|title=The Top 5 Unsolved Hip-Hop Murders|date=October 24, 2011|website=newsone.com|access-date=March 23, 2018}}

In 2018, Netflix released a documentary analyzing the circumstances of his murder.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-remastered-trailer-who-killed-jam-master-jay-760981/|title=Netflix's 'Remastered': Watch Trailer for 'Who Killed Jam Master Jay?'|last=Reed|first=Ryan|date=November 28, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=January 31, 2019}} ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?, the third episode of Netflix's ReMastered music documentary series, interviews several of Mizell's friends, family members and acquaintances who share stories they have heard regarding suspects in his murder.{{Cite web|url=https://decider.com/2018/12/14/remastered-who-killed-jam-master-jay-review/|title='ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?' on Netflix Examines Murder Of Renowned Run-D.M.C. DJ|date=December 14, 2018|website=Decider|language=en|access-date=January 31, 2019}} The documentary does not come to a conclusion about who killed Mizell.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/netflix-remastered-who-killed-jam-master-jay-review/|title='ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?' dives a little too deep into conspiracy|date=December 8, 2018|website=The Daily Dot|language=en|access-date=January 31, 2019}} Also in 2018, former prosecutor Marcia Clark featured Jam Master Jay's murder in an episode of her series Marcia Clark Investigates The First 48 on A&E where she examined several scenarios and suspects for the murder. She spoke to former Run DMC road manager Darren "Big D" Jordan, who denied allegations of involvement made against him by Ronald Washington. Clark further interviewed Owen, who stood by his 2003 article as largely accurate and stated he did not know who shot Mizell but believed the murder was facilitated by Mizell's close friend Ronald Washington.

Both Washington and his accomplice Karl Jordan Jr. are believed to have entered the recording studio while armed with handguns. Jordan Jr. is believed to have been the one who fired the fatal shot into Mizell's head.{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2024 |title=Jury selection begins Monday for two men charged in Jam Master Jay's murder |url=https://abc7ny.com/jam-master-jay-murder-run-dmc-bryant/14348113/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en}} A third man, Jay Bryant, is accused of unlocking the fire escape from which Washington and Jordan Jr. entered the studio.{{cite web | url=https://www.bet.com/article/1c9okj/jury-convicts-two-men-on-all-counts-in-jam-master-jay-murder-trial | title=Jury Convicts Two Men on All Counts in Jam Master Jay Murder Trial | website=BET |author-first1=Rashad|author-last1=Grove|date=28 February 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1234407240/jam-master-jay-run-dmc-death-trial | title=2 men are found guilty for the 2002 killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay | work=NPR | date=February 28, 2024 | last1=Archie | first1=Ayana }}

In 2020, Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr. were indicted for Mizell's murder. The indictment alleged that Mizell had recently acquired {{convert|10|kg|lb}} of cocaine from a distributor based in Maryland. Mizell, Washington, and Jordan had an agreement to sell the cocaine on consignment but Mizell cut the two men out after a dealer objected to Washington's participation.{{Cite news|last1=Southall|first1=Ashley|last2=Rashbaum|first2=William K.|date=August 17, 2020|title=2 Are Arrested in Killing of Jam Master Jay, Hip-Hop Pioneer|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/nyregion/Jam-master-Jay-murder-arrests.html|access-date=August 17, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} Prosecutors asserted that Jordan Jr. admitted to the crime in a conversation.{{cite news |url=https://eurweb.com/2022/10/23/man-charged-with-killing-jam-master-jay-to-face-trial/ |title=Man Charged With Killing Jam Master Jay to Face Trial – He Allegedly Admitted to the Murder |first=Willy |last=Mwanza Mwanza |website=eurweb.com |date=October 22, 2022 |access-date=October 30, 2022}} Washington had been considered a suspect very early in the investigation,{{cite news|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=Jam Master Jay's Murder: A Timeline And The Key Players|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1576088/20071207/jam_master_jay.jhtml|access-date=August 17, 2020|publisher=MTV News|date=December 7, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213002705/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1576088/20071207/jam_master_jay.jhtml|archive-date=December 13, 2007}} and Jordan had been charged in August 2003 with attempted murder after shooting Mizell's nephew, Rodney Jones, in the leg.{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Shaheem |title=Suspect Arrested In Shooting Of Jam Master Jay's Nephew |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1477088/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-of-jam-master-jays-nephew/ |access-date=August 17, 2020 |publisher=MTV News |date=August 20, 2003 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030822050254/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1477088/08202003/run_dmc.jhtml |archive-date=August 22, 2003 }}

Washington and Jordan Jr. pleaded not guilty. In November 2021, it was announced that federal prosecutors would seek life imprisonment without the possibility of parole rather than the death penalty.{{Cite web|date=November 9, 2021|title=Jam Master Jay accused killers will not face death penalty if convicted|url=https://abc7ny.com/11213582/|access-date=November 22, 2021|website=ABC7 New York|language=en}} In October 2022, the trial was scheduled to begin on February 20, 2023. In February 2023, the trial was rescheduled to begin in November 2023 after a key witness died.{{cite web|title=Witness In Jam Master Jay Case Turns Up Dead; Feds Seek To Expedite Trial|date=February 10, 2023 |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/key-witness-in-jam-master-jay-case-turns-up-dead-feds-seek-to-expedite-trial/}} However, after Jay Bryant was also charged in May 2023, the trial was rescheduled to January 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/nyregion/jam-master-jay-murder-charge.html|title=3rd Man Is Charged With Murder in Killing of Jam Master Jay|first=Ed|last=Shanahan|work=New York Times|date=May 30, 2023|access-date=November 28, 2023}} Jury selection for Washington and Jordan Jr.'s trial began on January 22, 2024.{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/trial-over-murder-run-dmcs-202645142.html|title=Trial over murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay starts jury selection|author=Maggy Donaldson, AFP|publisher=Yahoo News|date=January 22, 2024}}{{Cite web |last= |date=January 22, 2024 |title=Jam Master Jay murder trial starts jury selection day after Run-DMC DJ's birthday |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jam-master-jay-murder-trial-starts-jury-selection-day-after-run-dmc-djs-birthday/5060645/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=NBC New York |language=en-US}}{{cite news|url=https://www.fox5ny.com/video/1399295|title=Jury selection begins in Jam Master Jay murder trial|publisher=Fox 5 New York|date=January 22, 2024|access-date=January 22, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Katersky |first=Aaron |date=January 21, 2024 |title=Jury selection begins in trial of 2 men accused in murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/jury-selection-begins-trial-2-men-accused-murder/story?id=106552760 |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=ABC News |language=en}}{{cite news|title=Jury selection begins in trial for 2002 murder of Jam Master Jay in Queenss|publisher=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/jury-selection-today-in-jam-master-jays-murder-decades-ago-in-hollis-queens/}} The trial itself began on January 29, 2024, with Jordan Jr. and Washington entering not guilty pleas and the jury hearing opening statements.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/trial-begins-two-men-accused-rap-pioneer-jam-master-jays-murder-2024-01-29/|title=Rap pioneer Jam Master Jay slain by childhood friend, godson, jury hears|first=Jonathan|last=Allen|publisher=Reuters|date=January 29, 2024|accessdate=January 29, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2024/01/jam-master-jay-murder-trial-opening-statements-execution.html|title=Jam Master Jay's Death Was 'an Execution'|first=Victoria|last=Bekiempis|publisher=Vulture|date=January 29, 2024|accessdate=January 29, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/jam-master-jay-murder-trial-run-dmc-fcaa0360a0c59812b0f8df11a51033f7|title=Trial set to begin for 2 accused of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay over 20 years ago|publisher=Associated Press|date=January 28, 2024|accessdate=January 29, 2024}}

On February 27, 2024, Washington and Jordan were convicted on charges of murder while engaged in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy and firearm-related murder.{{Cite news |last=Zraick |first=Karen |date=February 27, 2024 |title=2 Men Are Convicted in 2002 Killing of Run-DMC D.J. Jam Master Jay |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/nyregion/run-dmc-jam-master-jay-conviction.html |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

On May 30, 2023, federal prosecutors representing the Eastern District of New York charged a third suspect, Jay Bryant, for Mizell's murder.{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/05/30/third-man-charged-in-cold-case-murder-of-hip-hop-icon-jam-master-jay-in-queens/|title=Third man charged in cold-case murder of hip-hop icon Jam Master Jay in Queens|first=John|last=Annese|work=New York Daily News|date=May 30, 2023|access-date=November 7, 2023}} Bryant was already in custody for drug-related charges.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jam-master-jay-run-dmc-third-suspect-charged-2002-fatal-shooting/|title=Third suspect charged in 2002 fatal shooting of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay|publisher=CBS News|date=May 30, 2023|access-date=November 7, 2023}} In October 2023, it was ruled that Bryant would get a separate trial from Mizell's other two accused murderers, Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr with his trial scheduled to begin in January 2026.{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jam-master-jay-run-dmc-murder-trial-rcna139699|title=2 men found guilty of murder in Jam Master Jay killing|first=Dennis|last=Romero|publisher=NBC News|date=February 27, 2024|accessdate=March 5, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/10/15/jam-master-jay-murder-suspect-jay-bryant-separate-trial/|title=Jam Master Jay murder suspect will get separate trial from other two accused killers|first=John|last=Annese|work=New York Daily News|date=October 15, 2023|access-date=November 28, 2023}}

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