Two suspects found guilty of hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay’s 2002 murder

A CHILDHOOD friend and the godson of Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay have been convicted of the hip-hop pioneer’s infamous 2002 murder. The trailblazing musician was shot dead in the lounge section of his recording studio in Queens, New York, on October 30, 2002, in what prosecutors said was fueled by a drug deal gone bad. 5 Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay was shot dead in his Queens, New York, recording studio on October 30, 2002Credit: AP 5 Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was a founding member of the hip-hop hitmaking group Run-DMC along with  Joseph “Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDanielsCredit: Michael Ochs Archives – Getty 5 Investigators said Karl Jordan Jr., Jam Master Jay’s godson, was the triggerman who fired the fatal shotCredit: NYPD 5 For more than two decades, Jam Master Jay’s murder went unsolvedCredit: Reuters Jam Master Jay’s murder sent shockwaves throughout the hip-hop world due to his affiliation and status as a member of Run-DMC – one of the most influential groups in hip-hop who are credited with bringing the genre mainstream. For more than two decades, the Run-DMC DJ’s fatal shooting was among the most notorious unsolved murders of a hip-hop artist. On...