50 Cent Teams Up With Jam Master Jay's Cousin To Release Documentary

Drizzy · 10-28-2008, 08:30 AM

Published: Tuesday - October 28, 2008
Words by Ronnie Gamble

Although he's already got a movie that is scheduled to drop alongside his upcoming album, Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent has signed on for another film project that will come packaged in deluxe editions of the upcoming album, reports MTV.

The film project is a documentary centered around the late Run DMC member, Jam Master Jay. It's titled "Two Turntables and a Microphone," and has been in the making for nearly five years by Jay's cousin, Phonz (real name: Stephon Watford).

"It's intense," 50 told MTV of the documentary.

The film celebrates the life of Jam Master Jay, his time in the music biz with Run DMC and beyond, as well as his untimely passing.

"It's Jam Master Jay's life story man, telling what happened to him," Phonz told BallerStatus.com earlier this year. "I was born and raised with Jam Master Jay and Run DMC, traveled around the world with him, and now we doing this movie. I created the movie to be like a tribute, man, just to tell who Jam Master Jay was."

According to 50 Cent, he came aboard after filming an interview about Jay for the documentary. He is now serving as executive producer for the project. But, it's more than just business for the hip-hop mogul. He learned a lot of Jam Master Jay early in his career, and he hasn't forgotten about it.

"He was somebody who impacted my career -- you can say in the biggest way," 50 explained to MTV. " 'Cause in my career, I was just in the infant stages, developing my song structure around Jay. The first time I was in the studio, [it was] with intentions of recording songs for an album with Jam Master Jay. He taught me how to count bars. I could rap already. I knew what I wanted to say, but he was showing me how I had to get it out around the right time. [He would say,] 'That sounds crazy, you have to say it earlier in this verse.' "

Jay was gunned down six years ago in a Queens recording studio. Much like the murders of other late great rap artists, there are several theories about what happened and who was behind it. However, the case remains unsolved.

50 doesn't believes there's more to the murder as well, and he feels "Two Turntables and a Microphone" helps to make things a little clearer.

"It's not a random act of violence," 50 opined. "People just don't walk in your studio, shoot and kill you with several other people around, and no one knows anything. I believe the documentary sheds light on it -- a little bit. It creates a clearer picture of what actually happened at that point. People just heard, 'Jam Master Jay got shot.' They don't understand the circumstances. [The film] creates some clarity."

The documentary will be available alongside 50's Before I Self Destruct album, via limited copies, when it is released on December 9th.

source:ballerstatus

Majcip · 10-28-2008, 09:51 AM

propz that´s a good news...

Gunit546 · 10-28-2008, 11:14 AM

RIP to jam master jay. I will check the documentary. I think 50 can show a lil bit of respect to jam master jay with this dvd.

10-28-2008, 08:30 AM	#1
Drizzy aKa dRiZz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 3,844 Repped: 609 Repped 1,674 Times in 252 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 7 Times in 5 Posts	50 Cent Teams Up With Jam Master Jay's Cousin To Release Documentary 50 Cent Teams Up With Jam Master Jay's Cousin To Release Documentary Published: Tuesday - October 28, 2008 Words by Ronnie Gamble Although he's already got a movie that is scheduled to drop alongside his upcoming album, Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent has signed on for another film project that will come packaged in deluxe editions of the upcoming album, reports MTV. The film project is a documentary centered around the late Run DMC member, Jam Master Jay. It's titled "Two Turntables and a Microphone," and has been in the making for nearly five years by Jay's cousin, Phonz (real name: Stephon Watford). "It's intense," 50 told MTV of the documentary. The film celebrates the life of Jam Master Jay, his time in the music biz with Run DMC and beyond, as well as his untimely passing. "It's Jam Master Jay's life story man, telling what happened to him," Phonz told BallerStatus.com earlier this year. "I was born and raised with Jam Master Jay and Run DMC, traveled around the world with him, and now we doing this movie. I created the movie to be like a tribute, man, just to tell who Jam Master Jay was." According to 50 Cent, he came aboard after filming an interview about Jay for the documentary. He is now serving as executive producer for the project. But, it's more than just business for the hip-hop mogul. He learned a lot of Jam Master Jay early in his career, and he hasn't forgotten about it. "He was somebody who impacted my career -- you can say in the biggest way," 50 explained to MTV. " 'Cause in my career, I was just in the infant stages, developing my song structure around Jay. The first time I was in the studio, [it was] with intentions of recording songs for an album with Jam Master Jay. He taught me how to count bars. I could rap already. I knew what I wanted to say, but he was showing me how I had to get it out around the right time. [He would say,] 'That sounds crazy, you have to say it earlier in this verse.' " Jay was gunned down six years ago in a Queens recording studio. Much like the murders of other late great rap artists, there are several theories about what happened and who was behind it. However, the case remains unsolved. 50 doesn't believes there's more to the murder as well, and he feels "Two Turntables and a Microphone" helps to make things a little clearer. "It's not a random act of violence," 50 opined. "People just don't walk in your studio, shoot and kill you with several other people around, and no one knows anything. I believe the documentary sheds light on it -- a little bit. It creates a clearer picture of what actually happened at that point. People just heard, 'Jam Master Jay got shot.' They don't understand the circumstances. [The film] creates some clarity." The documentary will be available alongside 50's Before I Self Destruct album, via limited copies, when it is released on December 9th. source:ballerstatus

10-28-2008, 09:51 AM	#2
Majcip Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SK Posts: 3,126 Repped: 1,365 Repped 747 Times in 337 Posts Neg Reps: 33 Neg Repped at 48 Times in 40 Posts	propz that´s a good news... __________________ Rest in peace to Michael Jackson aka Forever King of POP

10-28-2008, 11:14 AM	#3
Gunit546 The Boss Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 422 Repped: 2 Repped 6 Times in 4 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 2 Times in 2 Posts	RIP to jam master jay. I will check the documentary. I think 50 can show a lil bit of respect to jam master jay with this dvd. __________________ Death row was the time for hiphop. Nowadays its only g-unit.

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