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The alleged murderers of Jam Master Jay were executioners who ambushed the Run-DMC member as part of a drug dispute, US prosecutors told jurors Tuesday during closing arguments of the long-awaited trial.- Financial lifeline - The trial has revealed a lesser-known side of Mizell, who along with his band Run-DMC had railed against drug culture.

In the years before his death, the Run-DMC D.J. Jam Master Jay secretly turned to the drug trade to keep providing financial support to relatives and friends, according to testimony.

The Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story tells the story of how Run-DMC came from nothing and took over the world with their brand new genre of music: hip-hop.

The pioneering DJ for Run DMC -- whose real name was Jason Mizell -- died in what prosecutors said was a revenge killing after he became tied up in dealing drugs as a way "to make ends meet," witnesses told the jury in the trial of his two alleged killers.

Ralph Mullgrav, a convicted drug dealer, testified Monday that Jam Master Jay got involved in cocaine trafficking to pay his bills.

Hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay was celebrating 50 Cent's new record deal just a day before he was murdered in what prosecutors say was a revenge hit, according to court testimony on Thursday.

DMC discusses the groups new three-part documentary on Peacock that delves into the historical rise of the hip-hop pioneers.

A friend who watched famed Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay get gunned down in his Queens recording studio pointed out the accused killer in court Wednesday as he described the long-unsolved crime.

Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story lets Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels tell their own story.

"Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story" lets Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels tell their own story.