Jason William Mizell Jr. (born April 14, 1986), better known by his stage name DJ Jam Master J'Son, is an American musician,

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, and

Disc Jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music fes ...

(DJ). He is the oldest son of deceased

Run DMC Run-DMC (also formatted Run-D.M.C., RUN DMC, or some combination thereof) was an American hip-hop group formed in Hollis, Queens, New York City in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay, Jason Mizell. Run-DMC is regarded as ...

Jam Master Jay Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician, record producer and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC becam ...

. He is currently the official DJ of his father's

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group Run–D.M.C.

Early life

Mizell Jr. was born in

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. He and his family relocated to the Atlanta metropolitan area in the years following the murder of his father in 2002. Mizell Jr. graduated from Norcross High School. He attended

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Career

DJ Jam Master J'Son began his career in entertainment DJing in local nightclubs in the town he attended college. Originally he went by the name DJ E.Z. Bread, but an acquaintance convinced him to switch his professional name to DJ Jam Master J'Son. The name pays homage to his shared professional and birth name with his legendary father. In 2011, DJ Jam Master J'Son went on his first international tour with American hip hop artist

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-born singer

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. The tour included stops in

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, and

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. In 2012, DJ Jam Master J'Son and his younger brother T.J. Mizell made their debuts as the official DJs of Run–D.M.C at the

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. DJ Jam Master J'Son and T.J. Mizell were greeted by an ecstatic Beyonce after their historic performance in place of their late father. It was Run–D.M.C's first performance together in over ten years. DJ Jam Master J'Son continues to tour with Run–D.M.C as their official DJ. In 2015, DJ Jam Master J'Son performed with

as a part of the Bangkok Music Festival in

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Filmography

DJ Jam Master J'Son performed live on

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with Naughty by Nature as a part of the

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Salute to the Legends series. They performed a Run–D.M.C medley.

Personal life

DJ Jam Master J'Son currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

References

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