Kanye West up for Jam Master Jay award

Hip-Hop/Rapper Kanye West is among the stars nominated at the first J.A.M awards, set up to honour murdered Run DMC star Jam Master Jay. Reports say that Kanye, Nelly and Wyclef Jean are nominated for the Music award at the ceremony which is set to take place on November 29 on New York. As a recall, the J.A.M awards recognise outstanding efforts in promoting social justice, arts and music. Meanwhile, Kanye and his family is going through a hard time as his mother, Dr. Donda West, 58, died in Los Angeles recently following possible complications arising from cosmetic surgery. The rapper Kanye West has cancelled a performance at the 2007 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.