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Who killed Jam Master Jay? A new Netflix documentary.

In the last thirty-some years, the number of hip-hop musicians who have been murdered is somewhere close to forty. A shocking number of those murders are still unsolved.

One of those cold cases is that of Jason Mizell, otherwise known as Run-DMC’s DJ, Jam Master Jay. He was shot to death in his own studio by a couple of men who barged in on the night of October 3, 2002.

Netflix has a new documentary on the case. Get more background at Decider.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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