"Justice Served: Conviction in Jam Master Jay's Murder Case After 22 Years"

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"Justice Served: Conviction in Jam Master Jay's Murder Case After 22 Years"
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Jam Master Jay, of the pioneering hip-hop group Run-DMC, was tragically shot dead in 2002, a killing that went unsolved for nearly two decades. Last week, two men from his old neighborhood were convicted in the slaying after a trial that revealed his involvement in drug deals as a means of making ends meet. The convictions were bittersweet for those who knew him, as they reflected on how his life could have been different had he distanced himself from the hustlers and hangers-on from his past.

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