Jam Master Jay, Happy Birthday
Jay’s like King Midas, as I was told, Everything that he touched, turned to gold.
He’s the greatest of the great, get it straight he’s great. Playing fame cause his name is known in every state. His name is Jay to see him play will make you say, “cotdamn, that DJ made my day!”
Jason William Mizell ( better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-D.M.C. During the 1980s, Run-D.M.C. became one of the biggest hip hop groups and are credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music.
He first started playing at parks and later played at bars. He also began throwing small parties around the area.[7 Once he got a pair of Technics 1200s he improved rapidly since he was able to practice at night with headphones on when he was supposed to be sleeping.[7]
Mizell became a DJ because he “just wanted to be a part of the band”.[7][8] Prior to joining Run-D.M.C., he played bass and drums in several garage bands. In 1982, he joined Joseph “Run” Simmons and Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels just after they graduated from high school and agreed to DJ for them because he wanted to be part of the band.[3][8] On Run-D.M.C’s album Raising Hell, Mizell played keyboards, bass, and live drums in addition to his turntable work.[3] Mizell remained in his childhood neighborhood in Hollis, Queens his entire life.
In 1989, Mizell established Jam Master Jay Records. The label is most known for signing 50 Cent and Onyx. Jam Master Jay Records folded after Jason Mizell was murdered on October 30, 2002. As of 2018, the crime was still unsolved.[9]
Mizell’s legacy includes the Scratch DJ Academy in Manhattan. Founded in 2002, the year of his death, the academy was created to “provide unparalleled education and access to the art form of the DJ and producer
