†R.I.P Jam Master Jay R.I.P†

My (instrumental) tribute to my favorite and best DJ ever
JAM MASTER JAY!!!
REST IN PEACE JAY

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON"T KNOW THESE LEGEND:

Born, Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 October 30, 2002), also known as Jam-Master Jay and Jay Gambulos, was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-D.M.C..
Mizell was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Hollis, Queens at age 10 with his family. He played bass and drums in several garage bands prior to joining Run-D.M.C.
Mizell played keyboards, bass, and live drums on all of Run-D.M.C's albums in addition to his turntable work.[citation needed] Mizell remained in his childhood neighborhood his entire life. He founded the 'Scratch DJ Academy' in Manhattan for children interested in DJing.

In 1989, Mizell established the label Jam Master Jay Records, which scored a success in 1993 with the band Onyx. He also connected Chuck D with Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin. (Def Jam's other founder, Russell Simmons, is the brother of Rev Run.) After achieving relative prominence, Mizell was known to use the alias Jay Gambulos so as to avoid unwanted public attention. He is also related to the Mizell Brothers, a popular production team for Gary Bartz, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, and others.

In the 1990s, Mizell survived a car accident and two gunshot wounds.

On April 4, 2009, Run-D.M.C. was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Eminem presented and Mizell's mother accepted the honor on her son's behalf.

On October 30, 2002, Mizell was shot and killed in a Merrick Boulevard recording studio in Jamaica, Queens. The other person in the room, 23-year-old Urieco Rincon, was shot in the ankle and survived.[1]

The New York Daily News reported that authorities investigated whether Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, a convicted drug dealer and longtime friend of Murder Inc. heads Irv and Chris Gotti, targeted 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. A 2003 affidavit says: "Law enforcement agents are investigating the possibility that [Jason] Mizell was murdered for defying the blacklist of 50 Cent."

In April 2007, federal prosecutors named Ronald "Tenad" Washington as an accomplice in the murder. Washington also is a suspect in the 1995 murder of Randy "Stretch" Walker, a close associate of the late rapper Tupac Shakur. 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."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_Master_Jay

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[Bak6r123]

RIP JAY :'(

[wiiboy555]

@Bak6r123

word

r.i.p jay

[BangTheParty]

respect..rip

[wiiboy555]

R.I.P JMJ

[johnpayne21]

Supreme did have somethin to do with the murder cause remember 50 cent was once signed to JMJ label and supreme also was responsible for the hit of 50 cent gettin shot 9 times. Supreme was a affiliated with murder inc. Case closed.

[THEMASSACREY]

why did he hav 2 die i mean run dmc were good ppl. they always had goo d lyrics and said drugs were bad i mean they didnt do anything bad at all why him why not drake he sucks

[hollisprophet]

@onemin1986 ppl in queenz know who did it, but they remain quiet about it...its fucked up....he was clearly set up by the ppl in the studio with him that night tho....its alright though...karma comes back! live on jay!!!!

[hollisprophet]

MY MENTOR!!!!!! live on jay, we love you brother...

nice tribute bra!

[minhasc]

@onemin1986 50 cent aka the ghetto snitch revealed ghetto secrets in his song ghetto qu'ran > the guys whose names he'd revealed put a hit out on him after blacklisting his name in music, but J took him in under his wing against the blacklist principle. Result = death.

[TheXxxMABRAxxx]

its a greek song that says rest in peace for jam master jay and give the respect to every djs

[onemin1986]

someone please explain.. why was he shot?? what does it mean: defied an industry blacklist of rapper 50 Cent that was imposed because of "Ghetto Qu'ran",

[Divineaziatic9]

RIP JAY