On what would have been Jam Master Jay’s 54th birthday, his son TJ Mizell and A-Trak have collaborated for a tribute video to the late Run-DMC legend.
Simply titled, “Happy Birthday Jam Master Jay Tribute,” the visual finds both DJs remixing and sampling the pioneering Hip Hop trio’s music.
“I have looked up to A-Trak since I started my DJ Career and have built a dope relationship through the years,” Mizell said in a press release. “When I asked him to do this, he was more than happy to be a part of it.”
“Right now I’m with my younger brother in Japan on a snowboarding trip,” Mizell tells HipHopDX. “Usually on this day, we like to spend time with our friends and family and reflect on his life.”
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JMJ was killed on October 30, 2002 inside his Jamaica, Queens studio at the age of 37. Netflix premiered the ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? documentary last month, which explored the details of the case.
In archival footage of the night it happened, Public Enemy’s Chuck D and many of JMJ’s peers arrive at the scene in disbelief. It remains one of Hip Hop’s biggest unsolved murders, alongside the murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.
