The Murder of Jam Master Jay - A Hip-Hop Cold Case

Housewives of True Crime

Tabitha Kane

True Crime, Comedy, History

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

When Jam Master Jay, the legendary DJ of Run-DMC, was gunned down in his Queens recording studio, the hip-hop world was shaken.

🔹 Who would kill a peaceful, old-school DJ?

🔹 What really happened that night in 2002?

🔹 Why did it take nearly 20 years to solve?

Over the next two decades, the case became one of hip-hop’s greatest mysteries.

There were leads—rumors—whispers in the streets… but no arrests—until now.

🎧 Tune in as we unravel the truth behind the murder of Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay—the beats, the betrayal, and the shocking revelations.

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Case Sources:

📌 Department of Justice - Murder Charges Announced

📌 The Things - Where is Jam Master Jay’s Family Now?

📌 Billboard - Run-DMC Announces Retirement

📌 CBS Detroit - The Case Finally Solved

📌 Netflix & Jam Master Jay

📌 Amazon - Two Turntables and a Microphone Documentary

📌 Wikipedia - Jam Master Jay

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0:55.0	secure. Hi and welcome to Housewives of True Crime. Welcome, welcome. I am Tabitha. Give me Dateline,
1:06.7	white wine, and I'll pick up your kids in the car pole line the next day right?
1:11.2	Yeah, the next day. Okay. And I am Gretchen. I like white wine, true crime, and in bed by nine
1:18.4	because I have a lot of stuff to do in the morning. We are housewives of true crime.
1:26.5	Yes, we are. Yes, we are.
1:28.6	Welcome. And you are not of True Crabb.
1:44.4	Good morning.
1:45.8	And you are not on time.
1:47.7	I am not on.
1:48.7	It's kind of your fault, though.
1:50.2	Maybe I wasn't on time.
1:52.0	You weren't on time last night, so I left the computer out and ready to go.
1:56.9	Oh, yeah.
1:57.6	You guys, I, like, really stood you up last night.
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