5 Years Later And Still No Justice...

It seems out of all the murders in Hip-Hop, this was the most unexpected and unpredicable. Run, D, and Jay were not ones known "promote" life in the streets. Unlike many MCs today, there jobs is not to "promote" street life, there job is promote Hip-Hop culture. This is what Run-DMC did. After all, These were the same dudes who wrote records like "It's Like That" and "Hard Times," which painted honest and realistic picures of the world around us, and the postitive attitude to have to rise above the most difficult of situations. These were the same dudes who were the first group in Hip-Hop to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone.


These were the first dudes who help break down the walls and show the mainstream that Hip-Hop was not only a form of music, but as form of art.


From observation, to many, Run-DMC was the superheros of Hip-Hop; the Dream Team if you want to put it in basketball terms. These were the dudes that would be in their 70s, old and grey, collecting their lifetime achievement awards, in their unlaced Addias, still claming they were the "Kings Of Rock."


But on October 30, 2004, that idea was cold heartly taken away.


It's been nearly 2 years since Proof, 8 years since Big L, 11 years since Pac, 10 years since Biggie, and 20 years since Scott La Rock, and it seems we still keep losing soldiers to violence. When are we as people, as a community, as a culture (Hip-Hop not is not just a genre a music, it is a CULTURE!), are going to stand up and say "enough is enough?" How many more do we have to lose?


Jam Master Jam was a trendsetter when in came to DJing a group. Many DJs would just put on the record and let the beat play while the MCs spit. Jay, on the other hand, interact with the MCs and the crowd by cutting and scratching records, while being a unoffical hype man. Real DJs entertain and involve the crowd, Jam Master Jam was a perfect example of that. The Hip-Hop world will never forget the contributions Jam Master Jay. Not just as an artist, but as a person who embodied the true essence of the culture, and spread it worldwide with love, respect, and passion.

"And like all fairy tales end/ You'll see Jay again my friend."


And On That Note... I'm Out.