Jam Master Jay
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| Born | Jason William Mizell January 21, 1965 New York City, U.S. |
| Origin | Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 2002 (aged 37) Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Murder (gunshot) |
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| Years active | 1983–2002 |
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| Formerly of | Run-DMC |
| Website | jasonmizell |
Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician, record producer and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC became one of the biggest hip hop groups, credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music. Mizell was murdered in his Queens recording studio in 2002 and his case was left unsolved until February 2024, when two men named Ronald Washington and his godson Karl Jordan Jr., were convicted for the 2002 drug-related murder, with a third man, Jay Bryant, facing a separate trial in 2026.