On this date in 1965 Jason William Mizell was born in Brooklyn, New York. He would go on to move to Hollis, Queens at age 10 with his family where he would meet Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels and create the most influential rap group of all time. Run- DMC was at the forefront of rap and the hip-hop scene and laid the ground work during the "Golden Era" of rap for artists of today.

RIP Jam Master Jay...

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