Jam Master Jay

Born on January 21, 1965.
Died at the age of 37 on October 30, 2002.
Cause of Death: Fatally shot in a recording studio by an unknown assailant.

He has been dead for 21 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 59 years old.

People who died in 2002.
Famous people who were murdered.
Rappers who died young.

Which generation did Jam Master Jay belong to?

Jam Master Jay was a part of the Generation X demographic cohort.

Jam Master Jay was not a boomer. The boomer generation ended in 1964, whereas he was born 1 year later in 1965.

His real name was Jason Mizell.

He was the DJ for the Hip Hop group "Run-D.M.C".

His nicknames / aliases were: "DJ Jazzy Jase" and "Jam Master Funk"

He had the star sign Aquarius.

Jam Master Jay was around 6 foot tall. In centimeters, his height was 182 cm.

This means that he was noticeably taller than the average American male.

See also: Celebrities who are 6 foot.

If he were still alive today, he would be 59 years old.

That means that he'd be roughly the same age as the following people:

Musician
Born on December 23, 1964
Star Sign: Capricorn

Actress
Born on January 11, 1965
Star Sign: Capricorn

Hip Hop DJ
Born on January 22, 1965
Star Sign: Aquarius

Comedian
Born on February 7, 1965
Star Sign: Aquarius

He died 21 years, 5 months, and 27 days ago.

He was born on a Thursday.

He died on a Wednesday.

He died in October 2002, which was over 21 years ago. Two decades have passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

A child who was born on the same day that he died would be in college by now.
Since Jam Master Jay's death in 2002, roughly five FIFA World Cups and six US presidential elections have taken place.
He died just before cameras on cell phones became the norm.
Since his death, the United States has had three new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had six new prime ministers.
Because he died in 2002, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Rihanna, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, LeBron James, and Mark Zuckerberg.
He did not live long enough to see the film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.