Jam Master Jay

Jason Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known as Jam Master Jay, was the founder and DJ of Run-DMC, a highly influential hip-hop group, based in the Queens district of New York. Mizell and the other two members of Run-DMC, the MCs Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, and Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmons, were natives of the middle-class black neighborhood of Hollis, Queens.

References and links

• Jam Master Jay, 1965-2002, Salon, November 1, 2002
• Jam Master Jay Killed in Shooting, SOHH: The Wire, October 31, 2002
• Run-DMC star, 37, was hip-hop pioneer, CNN, October 31, 2002
• 'Terrible loss': Hip-hop reacts to Jam Master Jay slaying, CNN, October 31, 2002
• Run-DMC DJ slain in recording studio, CNN, October 31, 2002
• Remembering Jam Master Jay in the Midst of Chaos, Davey D's Hip-Hop Corner, October 31, 2002
• JMJ's Family Speak Out, Davey D's Hip-Hop Corner, October 31, 2002
• KRS-One Speaks About JMJ, Davey D's Hip-Hop Corner, October 31, 2002
• Time to Talk About Us, Davey D's Hip-Hop Corner, October 31, 2002