According to the New York Times police are hoping to question a man from "the South" who had been feuding with Jam Master Jay in connection with the murder of the Run DMC star. New York attorney Marvyn Kornberg has subsequently told reporters a man who believes he is the person police have referred to has acquired his services. Word is the man will only answer police questions if he is arrested and charged.
Meanwhile friends, family, colleagues and fans of Jay amassed on Queens yesterday for the star’s funeral. A fleet of white stretch limousines was parked outside the Allen A.M.E. Cathedral where the funeral took place. Jay’s band mate Darryl DMC McDaniels paid tribute: "Jam Master Jay was not a thug. Jam Master Jay was not a gangster. Jam Master Jay was a unique individual. He was the embodiment of hip-hop." He then did a rap from the band's song ‘Jam Master Jay’.
Prior to the funeral hip hop mogul Russell Simmons, brother of Run DMC’s Joseph ‘Run’ Simmons, confirmed he had joined forces with Jay’s bandmates, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, the New York City Police Department, Jay-Z, Aerosmith, Kid Rock, Island / Def Jam Records chairman Lyor Cohen and Def Jam Records president Kevin Liles to help aid the Mizell family.
"This broad-based coalition was formed to provide immediate financial help to Jay's family," Simmons told reporters. "The coalition is seeking to raise the necessary money to pay off the mortgage for the family's home for Jay's wife, Terry Corley-Mizell. Many of us lost a dear friend and an inspiration when Jay was killed. The work of the coalition is to see to it that his family gets the assistance it needs as they try to overcome this tragedy."