Two men accused of killing Hip-Hop icon and Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay were found guilty in a Brooklyn courtroom. A third man, Jay Bryant, is set to go on trial separately in 2026.
Prosecutors said that the music icon felt the need to get in the street game to support the lifestyle that he built for himself and to maintain the lives of those close to him.
A former Baltimore drug dealer testified that Jam Master Jay did sell cocaine "to make ends meet" in a Brooklyn federal court on Monday.
The federal trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, accused of murdering Jam Master Jay in a Queens recording studio, began with opening statements from the prosecution and defense on Monday.
The attorney for Jay Bryant, the third man recently charged in the 2002 murder of Jam Master Jay, has asked for a separate trial for his client. Cesar de Castro made the request due to having a heavy schedule of other hearings, also raising the possibility of the other defendants turning on his client.
Federal authorities announced that they were bringing charges against a third man for the murder of Hip-Hop icon Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC. Jay Bryant was already being held on a separate drug-related indictment, and his lawyer states that he plans to plead not guilty.
Run-D.M.C., one of the most celebrated and innovative Hip-Hop groups of all time, will call it quits after an MGS performance, says D.M.C.
Jam Master Jay’s family has sought answers about his murder for the last 20 years but no luck. They seem to be closer to getting justice as the trial has been set for this fall.
The prosecution in the upcoming trial of two suspects alleged to have murdered Jam Master Jay will not seek the death penalty for them if convicted, according to a letter found in legal filings with a federal court over the weekend.
A new doc that will give more insight on the mysterious murder of Run-DMC's DJ Jam Master Jay is coming this week.
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.
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.
