What Jam Master Jay taught 50 Cent about music

Previous to his explosion onto the mainstream in 2002, 50 Cent was a prevalent determine on the New York underground. Particularly in his neighbourhood of Queens. Within the late Nineties, Jackson was underneath the wing of the long-lasting DJ Jam Master Jay. As the previous DJ of Run-DMC, he had a wealth of connections within the enterprise and made it his mission to assist Jackson purchase business contacts. 

By the use of networking, in 1999, attributable to his indeniable prominence and recognition in New York, 50 Cent ended up signing a take care of the famend Columbia Data, the place he recorded his mixtape Energy Of The Greenback. Nonetheless, whereas he was with Jam Master Jay, the artist (actual identify Curtis Jackson) learnt some vital classes.

The late Jason Mizell, also referred to as Jam Master Jay, was a recording artist, producer and DJ, most recognized for being a part of the legendary Queens-based hip-hop group Run-DMC. As a part of Run-DMC, alongside together with his crew members Joseph ‘Run’ Simmons and Darryl ‘D.M.C.’ McDaniels, Mizell helped pioneer hip hop through the Eighties and produced a few of their greatest hits.

Nonetheless, through the late-90s, Mizell was functioning as a producer for up-and-coming East Coast acts. With his studio based in the Jamaica neighbourhood of Queens, it’s unsurprising that he bumped into 50 Cent through the early levels of his profession, as that is the place Jackson lived together with his grandmother.

JMJ Data was Mizell’s self-established document label on the time, and he had already helped the epic duo Onyx land a document deal. In a 2015 interview with The Large Concern, 50 Cent defined the set-up of JMJ, unveiling, “I met Jam-Master Jay from Run-D.M.C., and he had his label, which would take people on and develop them until they were ready to go to a major.”

He continued, “Jay taught me how to count bars – and when the chorus should start and stop. And I kept practising. Sometimes, hard work beats talent. I wrote all the time, and so I got better and better.”

Nonetheless, this wasn’t the one factor Jackson discovered. Chatting with the hosts of Energy 107.5 FM, Fifty additionally revealed,  “The biggest lesson I learned from Jam Master Jay when I was working with him was to not fall in love with the music. If it’s what you think it is, great — we need another one. You gotta appreciate it, like it, and then move to the next one.” You possibly can hear 50 Cent talking about his relationship with Mizell within the video under.