Jam Master Jay R.I.P. — Forum Archive

30 Oct 2002, 23:11

I just saw on the local news where Jam Master Jay was murdered tonight in a studio in Queens, apparently from a gunshot to the head. He was 37.

30 Oct 2002, 23:43

i just heard the news, as well. what a damn waste.

30 Oct 2002, 23:48

Damn,damn,damn. :nonono:

30 Oct 2002, 23:54

i remember when i first heard run DMC's version of 'walk this way' with aerosmith...it was the first time i had ever heard aerosmith, PERIOD! man, they not only introduced me to old school rap, but to a classic rock band as well!

31 Oct 2002, 02:16

Jam Master Jay was truly about music. Horrible news.

31 Oct 2002, 03:19

sad news.

BBC News link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2379709.stm

31 Oct 2002, 04:19

Never heard of him until now. Despite that, it's still a tragic waste. Where will it end ?

31 Oct 2002, 04:41

Was he really a jam master?

31 Oct 2002, 06:05

Truly sad news, the man was a genius! U.S.A and its gun laws.....

31 Oct 2002, 06:15

Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes Never heard of him until now. Despite that, it's still a tragic waste. Where will it end ?

You must've surely heard the line 'Run DMC and Jam Master J from 'It's Like That' If not the original then the global smash hit Jason Nevins remix.

31 Oct 2002, 06:59

Originally posted by OnlyOneKenObe©
> Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes> Never heard of him until now. Despite that, it's still a tragic waste. Where will it end ?

You must've surely heard the line 'Run DMC and Jam Master J from 'It's Like That' If not the original then the global smash hit Jason Nevins remix.

Nope, never listen to that sort of stuff.

31 Oct 2002, 07:22

Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes Nope, never listen to that sort of stuff.

You couldn't really have avoided it.

Plus, Walk This Way, which was broadcast on every news channel at some point this morning. .

31 Oct 2002, 08:07

This is sad news. Went to see Run DMC / Beastie Boys tour back in '86. They released some classic tracks over the years as well.

And who can forget Adidas trainers and big laces which the band kinda made famous and which are now regarded as old skool classics.

31 Oct 2002, 08:44

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes> > > Nope, never listen to that sort of stuff.

You couldn't really have avoided it.

Plus, Walk This Way, which was broadcast on every news channel at some point this morning. .

Heard Walk This Way, but not the other shit.

31 Oct 2002, 10:19

Here's the link to the Run DMC site, that has a memorial, for those who care.

http://thadweb.com/rundmc/

31 Oct 2002, 13:18

RIP Jam

Rap in the Eighties, before it sold out and became commercialized, was my first real love, and I occassionally see Run DMC or other Eighties and early Nineties rappers on the tube and think back to that part of my childhood. What a fucking waste........

1 Nov 2002, 06:29

RIP

1 Nov 2002, 06:47

Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes > Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes> > > Nope, never listen to that sort of stuff.

You couldn't really have avoided it.

Plus, Walk This Way, which was broadcast on every news channel at some point this morning. .

Heard Walk This Way, but not the other shit.

Hey you soft twat, have some respek for the dead bloke,eh eh!

1 Nov 2002, 06:54

Guns should be outlawed, ban all weapons especially the shillelagh!

1 Nov 2002, 07:13

Originally posted by Murv Le Guidon > Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes> > > > Originally posted by Al Jarvis> > Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes> > > Nope, never listen to that sort of stuff.

You couldn't really have avoided it.

Plus, Walk This Way, which was broadcast on every news channel at some point this morning. .

Heard Walk This Way, but not the other shit.

Hey you soft twat, have some respek for the dead bloke,eh eh!

I was using his vernacular out of deference to the man.

1 Nov 2002, 07:29

Oh

2 Nov 2002, 23:43

Kick off shoes, jump on the jock Listen to the Jam Master as he starts to rock His name is Jay and he's on his way To be the best DJ in the US of A

J-a-y are the letters of his name Cutting and scratching are the aspects of his game So check out the Master as he cuts these jams And look at us with the mics in our hands Then take a count, 1 2 3 Jam Master Jay, Run-D.M.C.

He's Jam Master Jay, the big beat blaster He gets better cause he knows he has to In '84 he'll be a little faster And only practice makes a real Jam Master

We're live as can be but we're not singing the blues We got to tell all y'all the good news The good news is that there is a crew Not 5, not 4, not 3, just 2 2 MC's who are claiming the fame And all other things won't be the same Beacause it's about time for a brand new group Run-D.M.C. to put you up on the scoop We make the fly girls scream in ecstacy We rock the freshest rhymes at a party We put all the fellas in a daze It's everyone that we amaze And we got the master of a disco scratch There's not a break that he can't catch Jam Master Jay that is his name And all wild DJ's he will tame Behind the turntables is where he stands Then there is the movement of his hands So when asked who's the best, y'all should say: "Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay"

Jam Master Jay is the one in charge It's up to him to rock beats that are truly large He is the master of the scratch and cut So move your arms, so move your legs So won't you move your butt

We're not talking ground, we're not talking sky We're not talking low, we're not talking high We're not talking big, we're not talking small We want all of the people on off the wall We're not talking night, we're not talking day But we're talking bout Jam Master Jay

3 Nov 2002, 00:37

don't know their music very well...heard a couple of songs. never been a fan...but still i respect them immensely cuz they were the real thing. they were above the shit that hip hop has now degenerated to. no gangsta stuff associatd with them (or at least i assume so' :shrug: ) and no overly pompous shit a la puff daddy.