Kings from Queens [ RUN DMC doc. on Peacock ] /* two men convicted for JMJ murder
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Gotta bring back the old school Bart Scott...
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Run-D.M.C.’s Rev Run talks new docuseries ‘Kings from Queens’
TODAY
Jan 25, 2024
Run-D.M.C. founding member Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons joins TODAY to talk about “Kings from Queens: The Run-D.M.C. Story,” a new series that chronicles the legendary group's 40-year rap journey. Rev also opens up about the tragic murder of Jam Master Jay, performing in Yankee Stadium’s Hip-Hop 50 Concert and more
Mike the Executioner
What went on up there? Poppers and weird sex!
I like hearing Run speak more. I had the feeling he wasn't interested in interviews because DMC always does them.
krazykid18
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So far well done documentary..has everything in doc historical footage inside people
Does it touch on JMJ?
I still think Netflix did one of the better documentary jobs on that story
krazykid18
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No it is a santized cleaned up doc, they touch on his death but not any reason or why
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Decent documentary from a reminiscing standpoint but was annoying that they never addressed internal problems within Run DMC. Even seemed like on that last performance they showed that they weren't really interacting with each other. Feels incomplete with them not addressing the elephant in the room.
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2 Men Are Convicted in 2002 Killing of Run-DMC D.J. Jam Master Jay
Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington were convicted of fatally shooting the D.J., born Jason Mizell, in his Queens recording studio.
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Plea talks ongoing for 3rd man charged in killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay
April 4, 2024
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are exploring the possibility of a plea deal for the last of three men charged in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, both sides said Thursday, less than six weeks after two co-defendants were convicted.
The talks just began, and it’s unclear what federal prosecutors might be willing to offer Jay Bryant, or what he might be willing to accept. Federal prosecutors and Bryant’s lawyer, César de Castro, declined to comment after court.
Both sides are due to file a written status update Aug. 5.
For now, Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall set Bryant’s trial for late next January.
Bryant, 50, has pleaded not guilty to murder in the shooting of Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell.
Mizell was shot in his Queens, New York, recording studio on Oct. 30, 2002, in front of witnesses who worked for him. Despite rewards and a plethora of tips, it took decades for investigators to elicit the information that finally led to the arrests of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington in 2020 and Bryant in 2023.
Bryant had little if any connection to the rap star. He knew someone in common with Jordan and Washington, according to testimony at their trial, but it was unclear whether Bryant had any acquaintance with Mizell.
Bryant became part of the case after his DNA was found on a hat in the studio, according to authorities. The hat also bore material from other people — but not Washington or Jordan, according to court papers.
Bryant’s uncle testified that his nephew told him he shot Mizell after the DJ reached for a gun. No other testimony echoed that scenario, however, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Artie McConnell said Bryant was “involved, but he’s not the killer.”
Indeed, prosecutors don’t allege that Bryant even was in the studio, which was in a building with other businesses. Rather, prosecutors say Bryant slipped into the building and opened its back fire door so Washington and Jordan could get in without buzzing the studio.
