22 years ago today, Hip-Hop icon Jam Master Jay was murdered in his Queens, New York recording studio on October 30, 2002.

Following the Run-DMC member’s death, multiple artists expressed their grief for the loss in the Hip-Hop community and remembered him for his influence on music and the genre.

“Walk This Way,” the trio’s 1986 mashup with Aerosmith, is often cited as its lightning-in-a-bottle moment, which came two years after it released “Rock Box,” another song with head-banging guitar chords.

May he rest in peace and his legacy continue to be remembered!