The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York will hold a 2:30 p.m. press conference on Monday to announce a criminal charge that accused two men of his murder in a drug trafficking case.
The men were identified as Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, according to the prosecution’s press office. Jordan Jr. will be appointed by teleconference this afternoon, and Washington will be arrained later this week.
In the early 1980s, Jam Master Jay teamed up with Run (Joseph Simmons) and DMC (Darryl McDaniels) to form the hip-hop trio Run-DMC. With Jam Master Jay at the turntables as DJ, they became the first hip hop group to achieve mainstream popular music success, solidified by the rap-rock crossover “Walk This Way” with Aerosmith in 1986.
Run-DMC was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009 for her groundbreaking legacy.
Jam Master Jay was assassinated shortly after the group released his 2001 album ‘Crown Royal’ and disbanded the group after his death.
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