Mural by Kenya D. Lawton of Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives) Two men were convicted in federal court on Tuesday in Brooklyn of murdering Jason “Jam ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal judge says prosecutors cannot cite rap lyrics written by Jam Master Jay's alleged killer during his murder trial, ...

New YorkNew York — The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used against him at trial, a Brooklyn judge decided Tuesday in a ruling that doubled as a ...

Jam Master Jay’s accused killer won’t have his violent rap lyrics used against him, a Brooklyn judge ruled — in a written opinion that referenced 50 years of hip-hop history, spanning genre pioneer DJ ...

The rap group Run-DMC, from left, Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, and Jason Mizell "Jam Master Jay," poses at the 31st annual Grammy Awards in New York on March 2, 1988. (AP Photo/Mark ...

FILE -Run-D.M.C.'s Jason Mizell, Jam-Master Jay, poses with teenagers gathered at New York's Madison Square Garden, Oct. 7, 1986, in New York City. The man accused of killing Jam Master Jay cant have ...

New York — The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used against him at trial, a Brooklyn judge decided Tuesday in a ruling that doubled as a history-filled paean ...