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ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?

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  • 20182018
  • 58m
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ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? (2018)
Run D.M.C legend Jam Master Jay made a huge impact on music and the hip-hop community. Over a decade after his unsolved murder, family and friends investigate to seek out the truth. Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
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Run DMC's Jam Master Jay was shot and killed in a Jamaica, Queens recording studio in 2002. Despite six witnesses present at the murder, no one has ever been convicted.Run DMC's Jam Master Jay was shot and killed in a Jamaica, Queens recording studio in 2002. Despite six witnesses present at the murder, no one has ever been convicted.Run DMC's Jam Master Jay was shot and killed in a Jamaica, Queens recording studio in 2002. Despite six witnesses present at the murder, no one has ever been convicted.

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  • Director
    • Brian Oakes
  • Writers
    • Jeff Zimbalist
    • Michael Zimbalist
  • Stars
    • Jam Master Jay(archive footage)
    • DJ Hurricane
    • Rahman Dukes
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  • Director
    • Brian Oakes
  • Writers
    • Jeff Zimbalist
    • Michael Zimbalist
  • Stars
    • Jam Master Jay(archive footage)
    • DJ Hurricane
    • Rahman Dukes
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    Darryl McDaniels
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    Russell Simmons
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    DJ Scratch
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    Paul Shaffer
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    Tupac Shakur
    Tupac Shakur
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    Run DMC's Jam Master Jay was shot and killed in a Jamaica, Queens recording studio in 2002. Despite six witnesses present at the murder, no one has ever been convicted.
    • run dmc
    • hip hop
    • assassination
    • music documentary
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      Two years after the documentary was released, Ronald "Tinard" Washington and Karl "Lil D" Jordan Jr. were indicted on federal charges for Jam Master Jay's murder. Jordan is the accused shooter. Washington is accused of orchestrating the killing after allegedly being cut out of a cocaine deal by Jam Master Jay. As of January 2022, a trial date had not been set.

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    This was an interesting documentary. How does a murder go unsolved with the amount of witnesses at the scene? Sad to see someone who helped his community life end at a young age, by people he possibly knew.
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    • lukyboy1
    • Dec 31, 2018

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      • October 12, 2018 (United States)
    • Also known as
      • Tái Hiện: Ai Giết Jam Master Jay?
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      • All Rise Films
      • Triage Entertainment
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