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ENTERTAINMENT
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER1, 2002
WEATHER
The Associated Press
"There's no reason." said the victim's teenage son, Jason Mizell Jr. "He didn't really do anything wrong."
NEW YORK — While police investigated whether a feud led to the fatal shooting of hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay, skeptical friends and family mourned him yesterday and puzzled over the slaying.
Witnesses said two men in dark clothing were buzzed into the rap star's second-floor Queens recording studio on Wednesday night, police said. A single bullet was fired into the head of the Run DMC co-founder as he played a video game with another man. Jam Master Jay, whose real name was Jason Mizell, was 37.
The other man, Uriel Rincon, 25, was shot in the leg and was released from the hospital yesterday. He was among five witnesses being questioned by police, said a law enforcement source who spoke on condition of anonymity.
"They're checking out varying
Police investigate rapper's death
theories, including, 'Was it the result of a personal feud? Was it linked to this East Coast-West Coast rappers?' and other possible motives," the law enforcement source said.
Another source, also speaking anonymously, said: "They're looking at some sort of dispute, anything from a personal dispute to some kind of rap rivalry."
Bereaved fans outside the crime scene laid flowers, candles, personal notes and an Adidas sneaker — a reference to the group's hit song "My Adidas" —
Many in the rap industry questioned whether Mizell, known as a family man and social activist, would ever be caught in a violent flare-up — especially a coastal feud that seemed to have little to do with him.
"Before the media rushes to attribute this to East Coast-West Coast violence, they should examine Run DMC's two decades of contributions and Jam Master Jay's personal character," said hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, whose brother Joseph founded the group with Mizell.
with "R.I.P JMJ" handwritten in marker.
"Whoever did this, they should know that they really just took a piece of history away," said Nassau Community College student JaCmine Mitchell, 20. "When I was a kid, my mother never sang me lullabies. She sang me Run DMC."
Police investigating the shooting discovered what one source described as a "credible threat" against rapper 50 Cent, whose show yesterday planned for a midtown nightclub was cancelled on their recommendation.
He said he had no idea who would want to harm Mizell.
Chris Lighty, 50 Cent's manager, said he doubted the killing and the reported threat were linked.
"There's a threat against anyone in this business every day," he said.
"This is the worst thing that could happen to a guy that has nothing but kindness to spread," Lighty said. "He's an icon in our business. It's a disaster in our community."
Crossword
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1 Declare not guilty
7 Tooth display
11 Butter portion
14 Supplier
15 Was a passenger
16 Reverence
17 Developmental steps
18 Swear
19 Faucet
20 Bureaucratic obstructions
22 African nation
24 Trail grooves
26 __ of roses
27 Succumb to time and tide
28 Opposite of WSW
29 Claims
31 Ford or Dodge
32 Courtyards
34 Quandary
38 Mayflower passenger
39 Subterfuge
40 Fox trait
41 Year of origin
42 Uncertain possibilities
43 Cover with gold
44 Merriment
45 Snapshot
48 Pose
49 NaCl
50 Cowpoke contest
51 Thrive
54 Also
55 Informed
57 Gruesome
60 Unknown Jane
61 Diabolical
62 Call up
63 Bobby of the Bruins
64 Assignation
65 Half-pint
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1 Pack animal
2 Blivouac bed
3 Every three months
4 Encourages
5 Type of tea?
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45 Madrid museum
46 Peer recognition
47 More unusual
48 Separate
49 Make oneself useful
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6 Sample
7 "The ___ of Wrath"
8 Wandered about
9 Altar words
10 Wellington's country
11 Outdoor dining spot
12 Oscar or Emmy
13 Home on the plains
21 Bottomless pits
23 Type of warrant
24 Harvests
25 Up to
29 Not likely to stumble
30 Out of order
31 Courteous
33 Light
34 Danny of "Twins"
35 "Rosemary's Baby" star
36 Ski-slope mound
37 Concerning
43 Elasticized undergarment
Solutions to yesterday's puzzle.
52 Transport
53 Corn bread
54 Latin eggs
58 Mamie's husband
59 Sandra of Hollywood
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