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Jam Master Jay

1965 - 2002

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Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician, record producer and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC became one of the biggest hip hop groups, credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music. Mizell was murdered in his Queens, New York recording studio in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jam Master Jay is the 2,063rd most popular singer, the 11,068th most popular biography from United States and the 538th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jam Master Jay ranks 2,063 out of 4,381. Before him are Jack Jones, Mahendra Kapoor, Campino, Siobhan Fahey, David Ruffin, and Bosson. After him are Annie Haslam, Matthieu Chedid, Soraya, Bebe, Julie Driscoll Tippetts, and Dani Filth.

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Among people born in 1965, Jam Master Jay ranks 437. Before him are Marguerite MacIntyre, Rei Sakuma, Karel Nováček, Brad Armstrong, Wakana Yamazaki, and Gregor Foitek. After him are Henrik Andersen, Terry Richardson, Keiji Inafune, Goldie, Tyler Bates, and Paco Llorente. Among people deceased in 2002, Jam Master Jay ranks 325. Before him are Satish Dhawan, Tadeusz Rut, Pratima Barua Pandey, Tom Dowd, Renato Pirocchi, and Marga Petersen. After him are Krishan Kant, Jürgen Werner, Dave Williams, Robert L. Forward, Pat Flaherty, and Jack Fairman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jam Master Jay ranks 11,068 out of 20,380. Before him are Harvey Pekar (1939), Neil Abercrombie (1938), Raymond Thorne (1887), Burton Jastram (1910), Baby Dodds (1898), and Mike McCready (1966). After him are April Bowlby (1980), Lauren Weisberger (1977), Al Foster (1943), Balthazar Getty (1975), Matt Hardy (1974), and Richard Edson (1954).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jam Master Jay ranks 538. Before him are Sheb Wooley (1921), Bobbie Gentry (1942), Slim Thug (1980), Mary Costa (1930), Jack Jones (1938), and David Ruffin (1941). After him are Soraya (1969), Dave Williams (1972), Rudy Vallée (1901), Johnny Tillotson (1938), David Miller (1973), and Johnny Ace (1929).

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