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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 recording studio in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Jam Master Jay is the 2,350th most popular singer (down from 2,065th in 2024), the 12,809th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,065th in 2019) and the 663rd most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Jam Master Jay ranks 2,350 out of 4,381. Before him are Maria Ewing, Jeremy Zucker, Hwang Min-hyun, Yanka Dyagileva, Stacey Kent, and Roddy Ricch. After him are Marcus Mumford, Yvonne Catterfeld, Kishori Amonkar, Mike Phiromphon, Bobby Rydell, and Jake Wesley Rogers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Jam Master Jay ranks 571. Before him are Huang Zhihong, Diego Aguirre, Helle Helle, Voula Patoulidou, Vladimir Luxuria, and Stacey Kent. After him are Pata, Todd Bridges, Andrea Gardini, Mark Woodforde, Peter O'Neill, and Pedro Chaves. Among people deceased in 2002, Jam Master Jay ranks 337. Before him are Walter Lord, Ted Demme, Harry Hay, Tom Dowd, Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, and Jerry Heidenreich. After him are Nasir Hussain, Rusty Wailes, Shirley Scott, Audrey Mestre, Kaifi Azmi, and Alex Hannum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jam Master Jay ranks 12,813 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Denning (1914), Shi Zhiyong (null), Peter Mueller (1954), Jimmy Chamberlin (1964), Guy Gardner (1948), and Roddy Ricch (1998). After him are Caitlin FitzGerald (1983), Al Pitrelli (1962), Steve Coleman (1956), Arnie Oliver (1907), Gertrude Atherton (1857), and Nancy Kyes (1949).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jam Master Jay ranks 663. Before him are Eddie Kendricks (1939), Mitch Miller (1911), Maria Ewing (1950), Jeremy Zucker (1996), Stacey Kent (1965), and Roddy Ricch (1998). After him are Marcus Mumford (1987), Bobby Rydell (1942), Jake Wesley Rogers (1996), Jimmy Dean (1928), Chuck D (1960), and Clyde McPhatter (1932).

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