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2 men are found guilty for the 2002 killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay

A Brooklyn federal jury delivered guilty verdicts in the trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington in the killing of Run-D.M.C.'s Jason Mizell, Jam-Master Jay, who is shown here in 1986. G. Paul Burnett/AP hide caption

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2 men are found guilty for the 2002 killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay

Jam Master Jay, one-third of the iconic hip-hop group Run-DMC, was killed in 2002 over a cocaine deal gone bad. A jury found two men guilty of the murder, including his godson.

Kings and queens gathered for 'Hip Hop 50 Live' at Yankee Stadium

Darryl McDaniels (L) and Joseph Simmons (R) of Run-DMC, closing the Hip Hop 50 Live concert at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y. early Saturday morning. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Kings and queens gathered for 'Hip Hop 50 Live' at Yankee Stadium

An eight-hour concert Friday night was a procession of generations of hip-hop royalty, from the Sugar Hill Gang to current stars like Lil Wayne. Run-DMC gave what was billed as their last performance.

Kings and queens gathered for 'Hip Hop 50 Live' at Yankee Stadium

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Oddest Musical Pairings
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Oddest Musical Pairings

If you've ever seen the infamous video of David Bowie's Christmastime duet with Bing Crosby, then you know musicians are capable of the most imaginative (and baffling) collaborations. On this edition of All Songs Considered we look at odd pairings, some brilliant, and some just so very, very wrong.

Oddest Musical Pairings

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RUN DMC Crashes Rock's Hall Of Fame, Again

When it's inducted on Saturday, RUN DMC will not be the first rap group to make it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — that was Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. But RUN DMC did achieve a number of historic firsts during its heyday in the 1980s.

RUN DMC Crashes Rock's Hall Of Fame, Again

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Music Interviews

Run-D.M.C.'s Reverend Run Goes Solo

Farai Chideya talks with Reverend Run aka Rev Run, formerly of the rap trio Run-D.M.C. He's back with his first solo CD, Distortion, and his own reality show on MTV, Run's House.

Run-D.M.C.'s Reverend Run Goes Solo

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Rapper Darryl McDaniels of Run-D.M.C.

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The History of Hip-Hop

Rapper Darryl McDaniels of Run-D.M.C.

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Darryl McDaniels is the "D.M.C" of the seminal rap group Run-D.M.C, which brought new fashion and language to popular culture. Their self-titled first album — the first rap record to go gold — was the first of a string of successful releases. (This interview originally aired May 19, 1997.)

Rapper Darryl McDaniels of Run-D.M.C.

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