April 05, 2005 @ 4:04 pm

VIBE Cover Story: Jam Master Jay - Hip Hop Murders

by: Keith Murphy

Connie Mizell-Perry will tell anyone who’ll listen that her son deserved better. She will tell you that Jason Mizell’s life, which was cut short at age 37 on the night of October 30, 2002, should not only be mourned because of his storied public

Unfortunately, even a mother's love isn't enough to bring Jay's killer to justice or to reveal the truth about who killed the father of three. As we go to press, no one has been charged with the crime, though there have been unsubstantiated reports that Mizell was involved in drug deals and shady business dealings. Ms. Mizell-Perry, however, spends her days trying to keep Jay's good name alive. Later this year, the Jam Master Jay Foundation for Youth Inc. will be auctioning off the J-WHIP, a customized 2003 GMC van boasting about 340 celebrity autographs, from P. Diddy and Mos Def to Kanye West and Al Sharpton, that will raise money for a college fund dedicated to low-income high school seniors. According to his mother, that's the way Jay would have wanted it. VIBE: The investigation into your son's murder seems to have produced very few clues. Have the detectives working the case given you any indication of new leads? Connie Mizell-Perry: I really can't discuss it because it's still an ongoing investigation. I don't want to interfere. I just have to wait and be faithful to God. But Jam Master Jay was such a beloved figure in his Hollis, Queens, neighborhood. You'd think that someone would step up to the plate. If people who have information are treating the police the same way they are treating us, then I couldn't say. I don't know who killed my son. But I have faith that justice will be done, now or at the killer's own death. Did your family ever fear for their own safety, especially since Jay's murderer has yet to be found? I was never afraid. Yes, my daughter came out to stay with me in North Carolina, but she was never afraid. She came to get herself together, and she stayed two months, but she's been in the city ever since. My son Marvin still lives in the city. If we were hiding out from fright, we wouldn't be back in New York. To Read The Rest of This Story, Get This Issue At Your Local Newsstand Now! Click Here! To Receive a Full Year of VIBE for $11.95!

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