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Events on Wednesday 30 October 2002 1
1965 – 2002Jam Master Jay (1965-2002)Died 30 October 2002, aged 37Jason Mizell, known as Jam Master Jay, was the DJ of Run-DMC, the group from Queens that carried hip-hop into the mainstream in the 1980s with hits such as 'Walk This Way' and a landmark Adidas endorsement. He was shot dead in his recording studio in Queens, a crime that went unsolved for many years. Two men were convicted of the killing in 2024.