Family ties: From Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay to Tragic End – A Tale of Betrayal and Loss
New York City, New York – In the late 1980s, Carlis Thompson found himself in his cousin’s New York City apartment. His cousin happened to be the well-known DJ Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC. However, that evening, the group he encountered was not the Run-DMC he was familiar with. Thompson sensed something was off about the strangers hanging out in the apartment. Despite the discomfort, Thompson caught up with his cousin, born Jason Mizell, before …