Posted on 10/30/2002 8:15:13 PM PST by BurbankKarl
Kind of shocked to hear this one...Run DMC kept their music relatively clean when all the Gangsta Rap hit in the last 80s...
NEW YORK — Legendary hip-hop DJ Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot and killed in Queens on Wednesday (October 30), according to the group's camp.
Police have confirmed that two men were shot inside a studio on Merrick Boulevard at 7:30 p.m. local time and say the victims have not been identified.
According to police, one man was dead on arrival after being rushed to a local hospital. Representatives for Run-DMC claim the victim was Jam Master Jay, a.k.a. Jason Mizell.
Police did not disclose the condition of the other victim.
Right before the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards in August, Darryl McDaniels, a.k.a. Jay's longtime musical compatriot DMC, said that the Queens group was going to hit the studio and road for an album and tour in commemoration of their 20th anniversary (see "Run-DMC Plan Return To B-Boyism On Anniversary LP").
Run-DMC, who recently wrapped a tour with Kid Rock and Aerosmith, were scheduled to perform Thursday (October 31) as part of the half-time festivities at a Washington Wizards home game.
In a camisoleOr something like that.
She's six feet tall
She'll knock you to your knees
You maybe too young for that, but didn't he co-write "What the World Needs Now (Is Love Sweet Love!)"?
Or, until he dies the gansta way, with a bullet in the cranium.
I sort of liked Run-DMC, but I refuse to elevate any rap artist to the level of groups that can actually play musical instruments. There simply is no comparison between rhyming words and playing a guitar or piano (or any instrument) well; or, for that matter, actually writing a song that has more to it than just a beat.
(climbs into flame-proof suit to repel flames being tossed his way by angry Gen-Xers)
They have a camp? Where is it? Sleeping bags? Toasting marshmellows.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
May he rest in peace.
Whatcha Gonna Do by Run DMC
Never let a punk get away with murder
Gun shots, gun shots, all you heard-a
What's up? What's up? What's the word up?
Press your luck or buck another sucker just ducked
Ooh, whatcha gonna do (4X)
A vain from my brain means I'm causin em pain
Comin rough with the stuff that's just a part of the game
The rhymes have been hard since the start of the jam
So I'ma pull my jammy out and I'ma murder the man
Bust a rap like a cap, put a hole in your soul
Take the trigger then you figured that I'm losin control
I go loco with the vocals, yo goes the chokehold
And I broke those pros with the dope flows
I slow rolls, NO I don't smoke those
Leave the blunts for the punks in front rows
I said mine, headline or deadline
You see redline, here comes your bedtime
I lay it down, lay it low
Now I'm off and runnin on some new rhyme flow
I flex break necks bust tecs mic checks son
fill you full of lead and now get ready for the next one
Never let a punk get away with murder
Gun shots, gun shots, all you heard-a
What's up? What's up? What's the word up?
Press your luck or buck another sucker just ducked
Ooh, whatcha gonna do (4X)
He was the DJ, he never "rapped" on anything I don't think.
Yes they were, in their last few albums. They were on drugs, drinking, and generally outta hand. Recently they had cleaned up again though.
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