"Back in the day, if someone said that hip hop and rap was a fad, that was a joke to me because they just didn’t know what they were talking about. In reality, there were so many people who didn’t know what they were talking about it."
- Jam Master JayAs the DJ for Run-DMC, one of the first bands to help create hip-hop culture around the world, Jam Master Jay was a well-known figure in the hip-hop and rap music industries. He was instrumental in establishing the sound and aesthetic of this genre. He was born Jason Mizell. Jam Master Jay's quote a…