Two men convicted of killing Run-DMC rap star, nearly 22 years after his death [Video]

Two men have been convicted of murder in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend’s studio.

An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury found Karl Jordan Jr and Ronald Washington guilty of killing the pioneering DJ over what prosecutors characterised as revenge for a failed drug deal.

Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, worked the turntables in Run-DMC as it helped hip-hop break into the pop music mainstream in the 1980s with such hits as It’s Tricky and a fresh take on Aerosmith’s Walk This Way.

Like the slayings of rap icons Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. in the late 1990s, the October 30, 2002, shooting remained unsolved for years.

Authorities were deluged with tips, rumours and theories but struggled to get witnesses to open up.

“It’s no mystery why it took years to indict and arrest the defendants,” …