Hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay was executed in an ambush motivated by “greed and revenge” over drugs, federal prosecutor said Monday as the trial of the Run-DMC DJ’s alleged assassins got underway.

Two men accused of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay were both close to the trailblazing DJ, but were driven by “greed and revenge” over a failed drug deal when they ambushed him at his recording ...

For almost two decades, the 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay stood as one of the hip-hop world’s most infamous and elusive crimes, one of three long-unsolved slayings of major rap stars. Now ...

NEW YORK — Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend’s studio. An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury found Karl Jordan ...

Nearly 20 years after Jam Master Jay was slain, his alleged killers will face trial. The two men could potentially spend a minimum of 20 years in prison and a maximum life sentence. Ronald Washington, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A third man has been charged in the 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, prosecutors said Tuesday, marking the latest movement in a case that languished for years.

Although Run-DMC has long since ended, we are still learning new things about some of its legendary members, most notably Jam Master Jay, who was murdered more than two decades ago in 2002. On Tuesday ...

Over 20 years after Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was shot to death in his Queens recording studio, two men have been convicted for the murder. On Tuesday, jurors at the U.S. District ...

NEW YORK — Two men accused of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay were both close to the trailblazing DJ, but were driven by “greed and revenge” over a failed drug deal when they ambushed him at his ...