Jam Master Jay Murder: Jay Bryant Pleads Guilty

0:00On April 28th, nearly 22 years after Run DMC's Jam Master J got gunned down in his Queen studio, J. Bryan just pleaded guilty to playing, a key role in the murder. The 52-year-old admitted in federal court that he helped others sneak in through a backdoor for the ambush on Jason Meisel, knowing a gun, would be involved. I'm gotta pay, Bryan didn't drop names of his accomplices, but two other guys, Carl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington got convicted last year on murder charges. A judge later cleared Jordan, and Washington's team is fighting his verdict hard, pointing to Bryan's DNA on a hat at the scene. This hit shook hip-hop to its core back in October 2002, coming right after Tupac and Viggy. Run DMC broke barriers with hits like It's Tricky, and walked this way, going gold and platinum, landing on MTV, and even hitting the Rock Hall in 2009. IZEL men tore cats like 50-sand-two. Prosecutors say Bryan linked up with folks in a cocaine beef with Mozel, using his

1:02access to let the shooter slip in quietly. Witnesses even heard him brag about pulling the trigger once, though the main theory pins Jordan as the gunman with Washington blocking the door. Bryan's looking at 15-20 years on the murder rap, plus time for separate drug and gun charges, with no sentencing day yet. This plea brings partial closure to a cold case that twisted for decades, but those appeals keep the full story hanging.