La Lutta NMC pays its respect to Jam Master Jay

October 30, 2002
Brooklyn, USA

Chuck D called Run DMC the Beatles of hip-hop. So, now Run DMC has even more in common with their English brethren. They have tragically and horrifically lost a member of their group in an inexplicable shooting. Jam Master Jay, shot in the head at a recording studio in Jamaica Queens, was the pioneering DJ of a pioneering group. Jay's beats and skills on the ones and twos were always creative, strictly innovative and above all else, definitive.

La Lutta NMC pays its respect to the man and the artist who will live on with his beats that laid the foundation for the clever and original rhymes of mc's Run and DMC. An inspiration to both Kevin and myself, Jam Master Jay's senseless death will not overshadow his ground-breaking work. We refuse to allow that to happen.

Jam Master Jay was our generation's DJ, a hero in a leather fedora and armed with stax of wax. Run DMC's work will now live on as a tribute, a moving testimonial underscored by the hands on the wheels of steel that helped move a generation.

We shed many tears in solidarity with Jam Master Jay's family and millions of fans. Peace, love and respect from the La Lutta NMC crew.

-Antonino D'Ambrosio, La Lutta NMC

Jam Master Jay
Words and Music by Run DMC

Kick off shoes, jump on the jock
Listen to the Jam Master as he starts to rock
His name is Jay and he's on his way
To be the best DJ in the US of A
J-A-Y are the letters of his name
Cutting and scratching are the aspects of his game
So check out the master as he cuts these jams
And look at us with the mics in our hands
Then take a count, 1-2-3
Jam Master Jay, Run-D.M.C
He's Jam Master Jay, the big beat blaster
He gets better cause he know he has to
In '84 he'll be a little faster
And only practice makes a real Jam Master
We're live as can be, not singing the blues
We got to tell you all the good news
The good news is there is a crew
Not 5, not 4, not 3, just 2
Two MC's who are claim the fame
And all other things won't be the same
Because it's about time for a brand new group
Run-D.M.C to put you up on the scoop
We make the fly girls scream in ecstasy
We rock the freshest rhymes at a party
We put all the fellas in a daze
It's everyone that we amaze
And we got the master of a disco scratch
There's not a break that he can't catch
Jam Master Jay that is his name
And all wild DJ's he will tame
Behind the turntables is where he stands
Then there is the movement of his hands
So when asked who's the best, y'all should say:
Run-D.M.C and Jam Master Jay
Jam Master Jay is the one in charge
It's up to him to rock beats that are truly large
He is the master of the scratch and cut
So move your arms, so move your legs
So won't you move your butt
We're not talking ground, we're not talking sky
We're not talking low, we're not talking high
We're not talking big, we're not talking small
We want all of the people on off the wall
We're not talking night, we're not talking day
But we're talking 'bout Jam Master Jay


(c) Copyright 2002 La Lutta NMC