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Feds Claim Jam Master Jay Was Murdered Over Drug Dealing Dispute
Source: Icon and Image / Getty After damn near 20 years, two men have finally been indicted in the murder of the late, great Jam Master Jay. However, the details surrounding the rap pioneer’s death are only opening old wounds instead of offering complete closure. According to the Feds, the motive behind the shooting and death of Run-DMC’s DJ, born Jason Mizell, was due to a drug dealing dispute. Per the prosecutors in the case, JMJ had been allegedly dealing cocaine for six years, and squeezing an old partner out of a deal is what lead to his death on October 30, 2002. Ronald “Tinard” Washington, 56, and Karl Jordan Jr., 36, were hit with murder charges for rushing into Jay’s Queens studio and gunning him down. Washington, long ago fingered as an accomplice, was already in prison for an un...
2 Men Indicted For Murder Of Jam Master Jay
Source: Icon and Image / Getty It has been almost 18 years since the murder of Jam Master Jay. On Monday (August 17), federal prosecutors are set to announce that two men have been indicted for the murder of the member of Run-DMC and Hip-Hop pioneer. Born Jason Mizell, Jay was murdered on the evening of Wednesday, October 30, 2002 in a recording studio that he owned in Queens. The gunman was buzzed into the studio, leading to speculation that Jay was at the least familiar with his killer. So far, the New York Times reports that Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan, Jr. have been indicted on charges of murder while engaged in drug trafficking. The news comes from a pair of law enforcement officials who spoke anonymously since it is an ongoing investigation. Washington, 56, is already in prison...
Two Suspects Arrested in 2002 Jam Master Jay Murder
Two suspects have been arrested in the murder 2002 Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay. SPIN confirmed that federal prosecutors in New York will announce the indictment of two men long been suspected of participating in the killing. The suspects in the killing of Jam Master Jay (born Jason Mizell) are Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan, Jr. According to the indictment, which was obtained by SPIN, two of the 10 felony counts against the suspects are for Mizell’s murder, the other eight are solely related to the distribution of cocaine. Count one is for the “Murder of Jason Mizell While Engaged in Narcotics Trafficking”; count two states that “…the defendants, together with others, with malice aforethought, did unlawfully kill Jason Mizell, also known as “Jam Master Jay.” Washingt...
Anthrax’s Charlie Benante and DMC Team Up on New Charity Collab
Over the past few months, artists have been getting creative with bringing live performances to their fans. Anthrax’s Charlie Benante has been doing just that and has recently collaborated with DMC of Run DMC, Suicidal Tendencies bassist Ra Diaz and former Anthrax / current Volbeat guitarist Rob Caggiano on a new track. Benante revealed that he’s always wanted to play a Run-DMC medley. So he arranged it back in March, and “CB’S RUNDMC JAM” was born. Charlie explains more about how this music came together on the song’s Bandcamp page, which can read below. “I always wanted to do a medley of RUN DMC songs, so back in March I decided to put an arrangement together and asked these amazing people to be a part of it. How can you do a RUN DMC medley without the KING of ROCK- Darryl McDaniels DMC....
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