A pedestrian walks past a mural of rap pioneer Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC in 2020 in Queens. A man accused in the killing of the Run-DMC legend once filmed a brazen rap video in front of a mural, prosecutors said in court papers protesting the defendant’s release on bail.
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A pedestrian walks past a mural of rap pioneer Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC in 2020 in Queens. A man accused in the killing of the Run-DMC legend once filmed a brazen rap video in front of a mural, prosecutors said in court papers protesting the defendant’s release on bail.
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NEW YORK – A man accused in the murder of Jam Master Jay once filmed a brazen rap video in front of a street mural tribute to the beloved Run-DMC member, prosecutors said in the papers. The court objected to the defendant’s release on bail.
The amateur video is one of many instances when Karl Jordan Jr proved himself to be a danger to the community by publicly bragging about his drug dealing and gun possession following Jay’s death in 2002. whether to say. It features Jordan rapping a song titled “Silver Spoon” in front of a mural in Queens.
It contains the lyrics: “I wasn’t born without a silver spoon… I had to grind and grind and take it out of the pot… and get it out of the block… get it out of the stone.” The articles added that in the next sentence, Jordan rapped that he was “husting hard, like a crowd, a dealer serving the hands like they play cards.”
The papers were filed Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn. Messages were left with Jordan’s attorneys on Wednesday seeking comment.
Jason “Jay” Mizell, known professionally as Jam Master Jay, founded Run-DMC with Joseph “Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniel in the early 1980s. Together, they helped bring hip-hop went mainstream with hits like “It’s Tricky” and Aerosmith’s remake of “Walk This Way”.
In 2020, authorities announced that they had solved the murder of Jay, one of New York City’s most enduring mysteries, alleging that Jordan and another man, Ronald Washington, had recovered. hit him for a cocaine deal that went awry. They say Washington waved a shotgun and ordered another person at a recording studio to lie on the ground while Jordan shot Jay in the head on October 30, 2002.
Defense attorneys argued for Jordan’s release of the $1 million bond by claiming that there were “credible witnesses who would testify that he was at their home at the same time as the case.” alleged murder.” They also stated Jordan was at high risk of contracting COVID-19 because of health problems.
Prosecutors countered that alibi witnesses would be unreliable. They also described Jordan as “a healthy 39-year-old man … still unvaccinated, despite widely available vaccines” at a federal prison.
If convicted, Jordan faces a minimum sentence of 25 years behind bars.
