A 3rd man has been charged in relation to the 2002 homicide of hip hop pioneer Jam Master Jay.

The DJ, who was a member of the highly-influential trio Run DMC, was shot within the head at his recording studio in Queens, New York.

More than 20 years later, federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment on Tuesday charging Jay Bryant, 49, in relation to the loss of life.

Two different males, Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr, had beforehand been indicted in August 2020 over the homicide of the artist, whose actual identify is Jason Mizell.

Cesar Castro, Bryant's lawyer, mentioned: "Securing an indictment in a secret grand jury, applying an extremely low burden of proof, is one thing. Proving it at trial is another matter."

Bryant, from Queens, was in custody already on unrelated federal drug expenses.

At the time the opposite two males had been indicted, authorities mentioned the musician's loss of life concerned a drug deal gone dangerous.

In a letter filed with the courtroom on Tuesday, prosecutors mentioned Bryant and the 2 different males entered the constructing that night, after which fled after the capturing.

They mentioned Bryant was seen going into the constructing, and his DNA was recovered on the scene.

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Jay was in Run DMC with Joseph "Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniel within the early Nineteen Eighties.

The group is commonly credited with serving to to convey hip hop music into the mainstream.

Run DMC's hits embrace King Of Rock, It's Tricky and a remake of Aerosmith's Walk This Way.

For years, the hip hop star's loss of life lingered as a chilly case, with witnesses reluctant to talk up regardless of reward cash being provided.