On October 30, 2002, Jason William Mizell died. Known as Jam Master Jay, he was an American musician, record producer and DJ, born on January 21, 1965.

Jam Master Jay was the DJ of Run-DMC, a group that became one of the biggest in hip hop in the 1980s and is credited with breaking the genre into mainstream music. The trio changed how rap was presented on record and on stage.

In 2009, he was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Run-DMC, a recognition that sealed his role in the genre's history.