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Posted by DJ Dingel on Oct-31-2002 06:46:

Jam Master Jay

http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Mus...lain/index.html

so the DJ from Run DMC is dead. People at college here keep coming up to me cuz they know I'm a DJ... and act like I'm supposed to care that a rap DJ is dead. Are there TAs affected by this?

Posted by IronDragon on Oct-31-2002 06:59:

Wether or not you care depends on how you feel about rap. Personally, I care because Run DMC was extremely influential in creating the rap scene as we know it today.

Posted by Walter Mindz on Oct-31-2002 06:59:

As someone who was once very into that scene... i do find it a little disturbing that a legend in that music would be killed in a recording studio of all places... All these young ppl in that scene today seem to have little to no respect for old school artists and what they did for that music it seems. But if this issue happend over money or some sort of shadyness on his part, then it was his own stupidity for doing that.

Posted by speedracer_mec on Oct-31-2002 08:23:

one of the true pioneers of hip hop is GONE..

hate todays rap..it sux..commercial crap with no meaning

but the old skool...run dmc@BBOY SUMMIT...ahh i remember...im sad and hurt.

ughhh im disgusted at the world at this moment.
damn criminals...why do u want to take a precious life...one that grew up truly wanting to influence the world and put impact in front of money.

today its money infront of influence....rap back in the days was truly beautiful.

up to wu tangs demise....i left it alone.

run dmc...i remember breakdancing to them when they were featured on MTVs AMP. cd.

im hurt.....i will now go hide in my cave until i grow a 10ft long beard...depression is looming.

Posted by kurai on Oct-31-2002 14:49:

quote:
Originally posted by Malice
As someone who was once very into that scene... i do find it a little disturbing that a legend in that music would be killed in a recording studio of all places... All these young ppl in that scene today seem to have little to no respect for old school artists and what they did for that music it seems. But if this issue happend over money or some sort of shadyness on his part, then it was his own stupidity for doing that.

That's something which also happens in "our" scene.

Posted by torontotrance on Oct-31-2002 14:54:

It's always sad when a person that was a legend in any scene is killed. Sad day because you never like to see people murdered, you want people to live very long lives.

Posted by Tranz on Oct-31-2002 15:14:

I grew up with breakdancing, and old school hip hop in the 80's... it's a sad day for hip hop. Jay always seemed down to earth.

"The turntables might wobble, but they don't fall down."

Jay Master Jay R.I.P.

Posted by benfica88 on Nov-01-2002 02:54:

Actually I forgot with who they were collabarating with but they were supposed to be making a trance remix.

Posted by Rakoon on Nov-01-2002 03:02:

quote:
Originally posted by benfica88
Actually I forgot with who they were collabarating with but they were supposed to be making a trance remix.

I think you mean DJ Sakin & Friends feat. Reverend Run - Thunderbird

Posted by dJohn on Nov-01-2002 03:12:

quote:
so the DJ from Run DMC is dead. People at college here keep coming up to me cuz they know I'm a DJ... and act like I'm supposed to care that a rap DJ is dead. Are there TAs affected by this?

I'm sure hip hop turntablists....REAL turntablists who laugh at trance 'DJs' would feel the same if Tiesto or PvD passed away.

Again, here I go. He's not a rap DJ...but a hip hop DJ. Get your shit straight. Even if you don't like hip hop or rap, pay your respects that are properly due,homie.

Jam Master Jay R.I.P

Posted by nyczliquid on Nov-01-2002 05:20:

quote:
Originally posted by IronDragon
Wether or not you care depends on how you feel about rap. Personally, I care because Run DMC was extremely influential in creating the rap scene as we know it today.

dam man..how can you say something like that...

but anyways...
jam master jay will always be remembered...pioneer..legend in music...he's one of the first people to actually make the public aware that a DJ actually is important and has a big role.
Respects.

Posted by beema on Nov-01-2002 05:39:

I heard about his death this morning, I was greatly saddened.
I don't care if you don't give a crap about hip-hop or rap, give some respect!

personal, I love hip-hop (not that commercial rap shit, TRUE hip-hop, underground and oldskool), and Run-DMC was a great group and heavily influental.
And as well all know, the DJ is the backbone, especially in hip-hop, without the DJ, there would have been nothing.
Jam Master Jay is no exception, he was a great DJ and I have huge respect for him.
He will be greatly missed.

Posted by Strike on Nov-01-2002 05:55:

i was in total disgust when i first heard this
i didn't grow up listening to run dmc, but i started listening to hip hop in 1995 and i realize without them, hip hop may not even be around
it's sad how the world can just take a legend like that...
although this is a trance board, we shouldn't ignore this because it's sad anytime a life is taken!!
this just shows that something unfortunate can happen to anyone at anytime

RIP
Jam Master Jay

Posted by Nadi on Nov-01-2002 05:58:

It really is a sad day, he was a great dj, he was a huge influence on the hip hop scene. He will be missed, and remembered.

Posted by TigerClaw on Nov-01-2002 06:05:

This is truly sad, One thing to remember is that many of us here who were kids used to listen to there music cause it was new back then, Something we never heard before, While growing up, We were listening to music thats never been heard before that was revolutionary at the time, Now today's world, All that music you hear only talks about the negatives instead of the positive, Run DMC's music was always on the possitive side, Everything right now is all negative with all this gansta rap and stuff, Even eminem, Sll the current hiphop music always talks about violents and such.

Posted by musicaddict on Nov-01-2002 06:45:

RIP JAM MASTER JAY.

"Thank You For Representing Us In The Right Way."

Posted by DJDigDug on Nov-01-2002 06:46:

When i got home today my dad told me about it and i couldnt remember the name of Jam Master Jay, for a sec i thought it was DJ assault i was all worried cuz that guy is amazing. Regardless Run DMC gave me some good times in my youth and a DJ is a DJ be it any style it is extremely saddening and Disheartening. I really dont like rap but for the old school guys who were there for the spirit of it its just sad to hear news such as this

Posted by Critical7 on Nov-01-2002 06:59:

Yeah, I agree...sad to see this type of news. Sad to see anyone that has died like that but somebody that is integral to anything in music (or anything else) is often worse.

Posted by DJPrototypeX on Nov-01-2002 12:34:

i was shocked when i heard this...its weird...y him u kno?...Run DMC were pioneers, and to have one of them gone is not right...i heard they wanted to do some kind of Run DMC anniversary LP...now who know...i love these guys...true hip hop...what really pissed me off is that them medical guys just dragged his body down them stairs

Posted by XxremedyxX on Nov-01-2002 14:08:

Re: Jam Master Jay

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Dingel

so the DJ from Run DMC is dead. People at college here keep coming up to me cuz they know I'm a DJ... and act like I'm supposed to care that a rap DJ is dead. Are there TAs affected by this?

Jam Master Jay was a pioneer dj. Even though he was a hip-hop dj.. it doesn't matter. Jam Master and Flash were the two pioneer dj's. They invented scratching and turned the turntable into an instrument. The fact that he djed hip-hop shouldnt matter to you even though i'm not a huge fan of hip-hop i still care because we have lost a very talented man.

Posted by netw3rkd on Nov-01-2002 14:14:

He will only be missed by some of the true hip hop fans out there.

Today, the majority of the people who listen to rap or hip hop would say "Who is Jam Master Jay?"

Posted by jp on Nov-01-2002 14:25:

We don't see such things in the trance scene: Notorious BIG, Tupac and now JMJ.

I must be a drug related thing, although I don't see JMJ running around in some gang.

Run DMC make hip hop mainstream, his death is a great loss

Posted by Linx_da_cat on Nov-01-2002 14:26:

wurd...heard this from opti the night it happened. i was so fucking pissed off...*sigh* blessings him and his family.