He was a pioneer of the hip-hop genre, helping to popularize it in the mainstream. Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell on January 21, 1965 in Brooklyn, NY, was a pioneer of the hip-hop genre. He was the DJ and producer of the influential 1980s hip-hop group Run-D.M.C., and helped to popularize hip-hop in the mainstream.
Jam Master Jay is a member of Music Producer