Just saw on the news that Jammaster Jay was shot to death tonight in Queens NY.

you mean Barry white ?

oh yeah hes not dead , yet , wait


give it a few days...

Spats said:

check out www.MTV.com it's true.

Just saw Run DMC with Kid Rock and Aerosmith. Before the encore of "Walk this Way" with Run DMC and Kid Rock, Steven Tyler said "You'll never see this again." Sad but true.

oh,no! That's terrible.

that is a Surprise.The Cat was So Young.RIP.

Oh no.

Here's the official news post: (RIP)

Jam Master Jay Dies in NYC Shooting
9 minutes ago
By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK (AP) - Jam Master Jay, part of the pioneering rap trio Run DMC, was shot and killed at a New York City recording studio Wednesday, the group's publicist said.

Publicist Tracy Miller confirmed the death of the 37-year-old rapper, whose real name was Jason Mizell.

He was shot once in the head and was dead at the scene, said Detective Robert Price, a police spokesman. He said the shooter remained at large and police had no information on a motive.

A second man, identified by police as 25-year-old Urieco Rincon, was shot in the leg and was taken to Mary Immaculate Hospital. The hospital did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

Run DMC is widely credited with helping bring hip-hop into music's mainstream, including the group's smash collaboration with Aerosmith (news - web sites) on the 1980s standard "Walk This Way."

"We always knew rap was for everyone," Mizell said in a 2001 interview with MTV. "Anyone could rap over all kinds of music."

"It wasn't the soulful R&B of the '70s and '80s," he said of the group's early work. "So we didn't want to be like the soft R&B. We wanted to go hardcore, so we put the rock-and-roll on our rap."

Mizell served as the group's disc jockey, providing background for singers Joseph Simmons, better known as DJ Run, and Darryl McDaniels, better known as DMC.

Mizell was married and had three children, Miller said.

"He was a great producer, a hard worker," Miller said told The Associated Press. "He's a family man."

Dozens of fans gathered on the outskirts of the crime scene in Queens, where the members of Run DMC grew up.

"They're the best. They're the pioneers in hip-hop," said fan Arlene Clark, 39.

Another fan who lives nearby, Leslie Bell, 33, said the members of Run DMC often let local musicians record for free at their studio.

"That was their decision, to stay here and give back to the community," Bell said. "He is one great man. The good always die young. He's the good guy."

Miller said Mizell and McDaniels had planned to perform in Washington, D.C., on Thursday at a Washington Wizards basketball game. Mizell had performed on Tuesday in Alabama, Miller said.

The trio released a greatest-hits album earlier this year. In 2001, the rappers produced "Crown Royal," breaking an eight-year silence.

In 1986, the trio said they were outraged by the rise of fatal gang violence in the Los Angeles area. They called for a day of peace between warring street gangs.

"This is the first town where you feel the gangs from the minute you step into town to the time you leave," Mizell said at the time.

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FunkyStrange said:

I've noticed you're always so ready and willing with respect and compassion to spread. Even in the most dire of circumstances. Maybe if I get rid of my conscience one day I can be just as foolish as you.

The way I look at it,
God ain't doing so bad up in heaven, with Elvis, Aaliyah, Miles, Hendrix, lennon, and now Jay...
Must B mighty funky up there...
RIP all of you beautifully talented people, each in your own way...
))

Justin said:

Damn, Justin......uR beautiful man...PEACE
'n ONE LOVE

FunkyStrange said:

You are Scum!

My condolences to Jay's family and friends.

FunkyStrange said:

blasphemy!


the rap world has lost an awesome brotha...

RIP Jay.

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[This message was edited Thu Oct 31 6:46:55 PST 2002 by Jagjams]

RIP Jam Master

Justin said:

Don't forget Left Eye!

I saw it at the news and i was shocked.
May he rest in peace.

Why is the hip-hop culture so pathetic now? What happened to that genre that promoted unity and social change. Black people killing themselves, Martin Luther King would be appalled. The extreme right wing groups have another victory, its retarded.

This is some boolshit..R.I.P...damn.

FunkyStrange said:

You need your ass beat--youre such a punk.

Here's some more info on JMJ: http://www.newsday.com/ne...Dheadlines

John Lennon...George Harrision...Stevie Ray Vaughn...John Lee Hooker...The Big Bopper...Mama Cass...Janice Joplin...Jim Morrison...Kurt Cobain...Brian Jones...Sid Vicious...

continue... Biggest Concert in Space

Red said:

Eddie Hazel...Frank Zappa...Wayne Cooper (Cameo)...Minnie Ripperton...Richie Valens...Bob Marley...Nat King Cole...Ella Fitzgerald...Louis Armstrong...Miles Davis...

continue...Biggest Concert in Space, indeed.

dammit jannet...we need drums...Keith Moon...

haha you people are funny.

Well If I hear on the radio that Barry White is almost dead because of Kidney failure and they can't find a compatible donor for transplant and I simply pass on that news therefore = I am scum and need my punk ass beat down.
Hilarious

U gotta love this Love4oneanother stuff

WildheartXXX said:

You mean it was ever any different ?
why NOW ? I always thought it was retarded.
Bunch of guys stick a record and rap some shit,

wow Real music for REAL musicians

right?

Justin said:

what a beautiful post..very very cool..rip Jay

Ok

I didnt know who barry white was
I didnt know who this rap guy was.

I admit that.

so why all the insults ?

Now I DO know who they are
thanks to some peoplewho told me ...

FunkyStrange said:

Then your signature is more apropos than you realize. Why make ignorant comments about this situation even if you did know who they are/were? You have a habit of trumpeting your ignorance rather loudly around here.

FunkyStrange said:

..because basically you're an asshole...I cant believe nobody has ever told you this yet.