The trial for 2 men charged with murdering hip hop legend Jam Master Jay of the trailblazing group Run-DMC is all set to begin … more than 20 years after the pioneering DJ was killed.
Jury selection began last week from a pool of more than 500 prospective candidates — the process is scheduled to be completed by January 22, and the trial will begin one week later.
Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington are the defendants who were indicted back in August 2020.
Prosecutors charged a third defendant, Jay Bryant, in July 2023 and his trial will commence sometime in 2025.
Jay was shot and killed in October 2002 inside a Queens recording studio he owned and operated.
Run-DMC and Jay are credited for being one of the biggest influences on hip hop’s progression, and they’re the first rap group to go platinum
