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It’s
been
less
than
a
month
since
the
long-overdue
trial
of
Jam
Master
Jay’s
alleged
killers
began
in
a
court
of
law
in
New
York
City.
And
it
seems
like
a
verdict
will
soon
come
as
closing
arguments
in
the
case
were
heard
Tuesday
(Feb.
20).
According
to
Raw
Story,
prosecutors
told
an
anonymous
jury
that
the
iconic
Hip-Hop
legend
(born
Jason
William
Mizel)
was
murdered
by
the
defendants
as
part
of
a
drug
deal
that
went
awry,
which
led
to
Ronald
Washington
and
the
alleged
shooter,
Karl
Jordan
Jr.,
gunning
down
Jam
Master
Jay
in
his
music
studio
in
Queens
on
Oct.
30,
2002.
While
no
one
knew
who
or
why
anyone
would
murder
a
Hip-Hop
icon
like
Jay
in
cold
blood,
in
the
end
it
seems
to
have
been
tied
to
a
drug
deal
that
went
left
after
Jay
tried
to
cut
both
men
out
of
a
deal
he
was
completing.
Raw
Story
reports:
“This
case
is
not
complicated,”
said
assistant
US
attorney
Artie
McConnell
in
delivering
the
government’s
final
arguments,
which
followed
some
three
weeks
of
witness
testimony,
including
from
alleged
eyewitnesses,
friends
and
law
enforcement.
“It’s
about
greed,
it’s
about
money,
it’s
about
jealousy,”
the
prosecutor
said
before
spending
approximately
two
hours
reiterating
the
timeline
of
events
and
web
of
alleged
actors
and
witnesses
for
the
jury.
The
prosecution
alleges
that
as
part
of
a
drug
deal
dispute,
Jordan
—
the
slain
musician’s
godson
—
shot
a
40-caliber
bullet
into
Mizell’s
head,
as
Washington
held
others
in
the
room
back
at
gunpoint.
Jam
Master
Jay
was
only
37
years
old.
As
to
why
Jay
got
involved
in
the
drug
game,
prosecutors
said
that
the
music
icon
got
in
the
street
game
to
not
only
support
the
lifestyle
that
he
built
for
himself,
but
to
also
maintain
lives
of
those
close
to
him
as
the
royalties
he
was
earning
from
his
career
had
began
to
dry
up.
Now
that
prosecutors
have
had
their
say
in
the
case,
defense
lawyers
for
Jordan
and
Washington
will
deliver
their
rebuttal
to
the
accusation
Wednesday
(Feb.
21),
and
do
what
they
can
to
help
their
clients
avoid
a
lengthy
prison
term.
What
do
y’all
think
of
the
situation?
Let
us
know
in
the
comments
section
below.
