Jay Bryant Pleads Guilty in Jam Master Jay Murder

0:00It's April 27th. This is Global News Today. AI-powered stories shaping the world. I'm Cory with the story. Nearly 22 years after Run DMC's Jam Master, J got gunned down in his queen studio. A man named J. Bryan just pleaded guilty and federal. Court to helping pull off the hit. Bryan, who's 52, admitted he let the killer slip into the building through a back door. Knowing full well, they'd use a gun on Jason Mazell. The DJ's real name, meanwhile, two other guys, Carl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, got convicted last year, but a judge tossed Jordan's verdict and Washington's fighting his two. This case rocked hip-hop back in 2002, coming right after two-pock and biggie got taken out, and it left fans in the culture searching for. Answers on why one of rap's pioneers had to go like that. Bryan's DNA on a hat at the scene sealed a lot of it for prosecutors, and he's looking at 15 to 20 years when he gets sentenced, plus time.

1:01For separate drug and gun charges, bringing some long overdue light to a dark chapter that still feels tangled.