cookiegirl Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 Run-DMC Member KilledDisc Jockey Jam Master Jay Shot to Death at Recording StudioN E W Y O R K, Oct. 31 — Jam Master Jay, a founding member of the pioneering rap trio Run-DMC, was shot and killed at his recording studio near the New York neighborhood where he grew up, police said. Two men were buzzed into the second-floor studio shortly before shots were fired inside its lounge at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police said. As of early today, police had made no arrests.The 37-year-old disc jockey, whose real name was Jason Mizell, was shot once in the head in the studio's lounge and died at the scene, said Detective Robert Price, a police spokesman.Urieco Rincon, 25, who was not a member of Run-DMC, was shot in the leg, police said. About five other people in the studio at the time were not hurt."Rest In Peace Jam Master," Run-DMC's official Web site read early today, underneath a picture of Mizell.Mizell served as the platinum-selling group's disc jockey, providing background for singers Joseph Simmons, better known as Run, and Darryl McDaniels, better known as DMC.The group is widely credited with helping bring hip-hop into music's mainstream, including the group's smash collaboration with Aerosmith on the 1980s standard "Walk This Way" and hits like "My Adidas" and "It's Tricky.""We always knew rap was for everyone," Mizell said in a 2001 interview with MTV. "Anyone could rap over all kinds of music." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 So, its true the rap and hip-hop industry is full of violence (and I mean professional, not club-goers)? Or is it just a gross generalization? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinsaikel Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 i was just going to post this cookiesquirrel. you beat me to it. let me guess, you have aol too. the wording on there is the exact same on aol news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiegirl Posted October 31 Author Report Share Posted October 31 I'm not sure where I got it from (one of the Google News stories), but it wasn't AOL -- the only AOL product I have is IM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgiddy Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 Damn that sucks, 37, successful and shot in the head and no motive. They were positive, original, and I would even say pioneers.....very sorry to hear that....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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