CNN(@CNN):Nearly a quarter-century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man admitted in court to a role in a killing that stymied investigators for decades. Jay Bryant, 52, pleaded guilty to a federal murder charge, telling a judge that he helped other people get into a building so they could ambush the DJ, born Jason Mizell, in his recording studio.

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2026.04.27 20:34

Nearly a quarter-century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man admitted in court to a role in a killing that stymied investigators for decades. Jay Bryant, 52, pleaded guilty to a federal murder charge, telling a judge that he helped other people get into a building so they could ambush the DJ, born Jason Mizell, in his recording studio.