This has got to be some of the saddest shit to wake up to.
Just over a month since undergoing surgery following a heart attack, Gang Starr MC Guru (born Keith Elam) has died at age 43. According to a statement, Guru died of cancer-related causes on Monday after a long fight with the disease.
Guru’s longtime collaborator and partner Solar mourns his loss in the statement and explains that Guru had written a letter to his fans that was to be released upon his death.
“The world has lost one of the best MCs and hip-hop icons of all-time — my loyal best friend, partner, and brother, Guru,” Solar said. “Guru has been battling cancer for well over a year and has lost his battle! This is a matter that Guru wanted private until he could beat it, but tragically, this did not happen. The cancer took him. Now the world has lost a great man and a true genius.”
Born on July 17, 1966, near Boston, Guru rose to fame in the late 1980s as part of the duo Gang Starr with partner DJ Premier. The pair helped define the New York underground rap sound in the 1990s. Their unique sound combined Premier’s production palette, which leaned heavily on sampled jazz records and scratched vocals on the choruses, with Guru’s uncompromising rhymes. Although the pair would work separately as often as they did together — Guru’s Jazzmatazzseries of albums and Premier’s work with Nas, Jay-Z, and underground act Group Home — Gang Starr continued to release critically acclaimed material throughout the late ’90s and early 2000s.
Their 1998 album Moment of Truth was among their most critically lauded collections and Gang Starr’s biggest selling project to date. Gang Starr’s last group project, The Ownerz, was released in 2003.
Guru found solo fame in 1993 when he released the first volume of his Jazzmatazz series, an all-star project that featured a number of collaborations with jazz icons such as Branford Marsalis, Donald Byrd, Roy Ayers and Ronny Jordan, as well as vocals from French producer Solaar and N’Dea Davenport of the Brand New Heavies. The album’s mixture of jazz and rap was considered pioneering at the time, and the record spawned the hit “Trust Me.” Guru would go on to make four volumes in the series.
Guru wrote his farewell letter while in the hospital, according to Solar. “I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world,” it begins. “I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for over a year. I have exhausted all medical options.
“I have a non-profit organization called Each One Counts dedicated to carrying on my charitable work on behalf of abused and disadvantaged children from around the world and also to educate and research a cure for this terrible disease that took my life. I write this with tears in my eyes, not of sorrow but of joy for what a wonderful life I have enjoyed and how many great people I have had the pleasure of meeting.
“My loyal best friend, partner and brother, Solar, has been at my side through it all and has been made my health proxy by myself on all matters relating to myself. He has been with me by my side on my many hospital stays, operations, doctors visits and stayed with me at my home and cared for me when I could not care for myself. Solar and his family is my family and I love them dearly and I expect my family, friends, and fans to respect that, regardless to anybody’s feelings on the matter. It is my wish that counts. This being said I am survived by the love of my life, my sun KC, who I trust will be looked after by Solar and his family as their own. Any awards or tributes should be accepted, organized approved by Solar on behalf [of] myself and my son until he is of age to except on his own.”
Guru very pointedly distanced himself from Premier in the letter, saying he didn’t want his former musical collaborator to be able to participate in any tributes or events surrounding his death.
“I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name likeness, events, tributes etc. connected in anyway to my situation including any use of my name or circumstance for any reason and I have instructed my lawyers to enforce this,” wrote Guru. “I had nothing to do with him in life for over 7 years and want nothing to do with him in death. Solar has my life story and is well informed on my family situation, as well as the real reason for separating from my ex-DJ.
“As the sole founder of Gang Starr, I am very proud of what Gang Starr has meant to the music world and fans. I equally am proud of my Jazzmatazz series and as the father of Hip-Hop/Jazz. I am most proud of my leadership and pioneering efforts on Jazzmatazz 4 for reinvigorating the Hip-Hop/Jazz genre in a time when music quality has reached an all time low. Solar and I have toured in places that I have never been before with Gang Starr or Jazzmatazz and we gained a reputation for being the best on the planet at Hip-Hop/Jazz, as well as the biggest and most influential Hip-Hop/Jazz record with Jazzmatazz 4 of the decade to now.
“The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time. And we as a team were not afraid to push the envelope. To me this is what true artists do! As men of honor we stood tall in the face of small-mindedness, greed, and ignorance. As we fought for music and integrity at the cost of not earning millions and for this I will always be happy and proud, and would like to thank the million fans who have seen us perform over the years from all over the world. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time and is my most creative and experimental to date. I hope that our music will receive the attention it deserves as it is some of the best work I have done and represents some of the best years of my life.” – MTV
Rest in Peace.
Daaaamn… I heard about this a few minutes ago and I couldn’t even take it in. Still, one of the best to do it, R.I.P. Guru.
First things first
FUCK SOLAR
RIP to the GURU
Who’s the real criminals, take a look behind the scenes. Corruption and greed is commonplace routine.
R.I.P. Guru. A true rap legend.
First things first
FUCK SOLAR
RIP to the GURU
Who’s the real criminals, take a look behind the scenes. Corruption and greed is commonplace routine?
Jesus. Farewell, sweet prince.
RIP Guru
Above the crowds, above the clouds where the sounds are original
Infinite skills create miracles
R.I.P.
Damn man real bad news to wake up too…fuck the month of april. r.i.p. guru
cues up Gangstarr discography…
shame him and Premo didnt work things out in time, that has to be heavy on Premo as well.
M.H.S.R.I.P
R.I.P Guru
RIP GURU.
Solar’s legal part in this seems shady as hell. Something doesnt smell right with that.
damn….on 4/20…..im deff smoken a blunt in guru’s name……R.I.P…GANG STARR!!!!!!
The DJ’s name is Premier, and I’m the Guru…
RIP Guru. mass appeal forever.
R.I.P.
FUCK SOLAR
LIKE PREMO SAYS.. .BIG L REST IN PEACE
but now
GURU REST IN PEACE
I DONT kwon whats happen.. .baatin,dilla,static major,guru.. .
R.I.P. GURU
RIP Guru… moment of truth on repeat
R.i.P Guru!, great influence
R.I.P GURU THANK YOU FOR YOUR MUSIC!
R.I.P. Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal
RIP Guru. Really sad news this.
RIP guru. one more rap legend gone
condolences go to his family
*gangstarr music playing all day today*
R.I.P
*listens back to guru’s nephews video statement for clarification.*
sorry guru,in this days i’m always sayin,clipse is the best duo ever,but,now i know,clipse is the best duo,but gang starr the best duo ever,sorry guru,sorry,sorry premier
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
just heard about this a minute ago
Daily Operation and Hard To Earn gonna be on repeat all day today
worst 4/20 ever. i haven’t been this hurt since mike died. damn r.i.p. guru, we always love you
R.I.P. Guru
Damn another fallen Hip Hop Soldier.
I dunno about this “letter” though. Why would guru send lawyers on Premier if he’d do a tribute for him?
My stomach hurts from this hit! And Solaar with his antics? Just down right sad. Then Little Brother releasing their final album together?….What a day for Hip Hop.
RIP Guru
He died on the 19th though.
RIP. Hope you restin Above The Clouds..
Fuck Solar, fake ass, I bet solar was the one that wrote that letter.
R.I.P. Guru
I don’t trust that letter…..
I was just listening to Full Clip… Holy shit, man… My prayers are with the family and we just lost another great…
FUCK SOLAR, CUEING UP GANG STARR DISCOGRAPHY LIKE ALL OF HIP HOP SHOULD DOING RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
you know i flip yes i flip the script you know i flip yes i flip check it out
That letter is fake as hell that Solar dude wrote that shit himself! The whole is letter is about Solar and how he will control everything. Also a while back while Guru was dying in the hospital Solar was tweeting his email and other contacts from Guru’s account for show bookings. All he is trying to do is capitalize off of Guru’s death. Solar also wouldn’t allow Guru’s own family including his mother to visit him in the hospital. Anybody that can’t see that letter is fake as hell and what Solar is trying to do is plain stupid. This Solar dude is a grimey ass nigga and he will get his.
R.I.P Guru a true hip hop legend
RIP
:(
Best gangstarr songs
you know my steez*
above the clouds*
full clip*
im sorry i dont wanna mar the c-section today but Solar seems real dodgy rite now just watched the vid by gurus nephew. all the best to guru’s family and freinds.
Guru rest in peace
Ya know maybe we will get a Gangstarr album of unreleased material or maybe a Premier album dedicated to him…
Above the Clouds is one of the most underrated songs of all time.
“But if I have to I go all out with no mic
Yeah that’s right cause I survived mad fights
And for my peeps I truly care
Cause without some of them I wouldn’t be here
And they all know how I feel
Cause suckers be like playin themselves to have mass appeal “-GURU
RIP to another HIP HOP ICON….Guru you will be celebrated. The OWNERZ 4 EVER
Rest in Peace Keith Elam. You deserve to be up there with the rest of our fallen heroes and soldier Emcees. Have a great concert for all of Hip Hop !! You will be missed. I haven’t felt this sad since the Death of Jam Master Jay. Heaven has it all up there now !!
FUCK YOU SOLAR!
just a heads up, Meka- if Guru died on Monday, his date of death would be the 19th, not the 20th.
R.I.P.
We are four months into 2010 and already we have lost a ton of people who impacted(family, friends, mentors, musicians, actors, thinkers, shakers, world leaders) our lives growing up… So far quite a tragic year…
Gangstarr was my shit in high school. a friend turned me on to them in 1996 and it was on! Guru was one of favorites for the picture he could paint and the story he could tell of some of the heaviest beats ever chopped up (PREMO IS THE BEST EVER!) Im not ashamed to admite that I started crying when I got the news this morning. from 1996-2004 I heard Gu’s voice every day at some point (as you know, “Its mostly the voice”) and could always recite the lines enphaticlly, I can still remember talkin shit to the asshole BestBuy who said “Who Is This? Im from NY and I KNOW hip hop and have NEVER heard of Gang Starr in my life!” Man was it fun to put him in his place. Everyone should go all Gang Starr today, its 4/20, could be an epic one with nothing but killer beats provided my the best to do it, killer weed & plenty of fluid, and some of the dopest stories ever crafted to rhyme.
Didn’t even know he was sick, but Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr got some spins in the whip as recent as 2 weeks ago.
RIP to another great legendary emcee, the letter’s fraudulent as fuck and all together a shady situation. Sad to know we’ll never get another Gang Starr album..
rip guru. one of the greatest to do it ever. solar deserves gurus fate. that fucking prick will get whats coming to him.
i don’t know the truth behind the matter of his departure from the physical or his situation with premo or solar, but i do know that guru helped me get through tough times in my life…i had to chance to talk to him when he was doing the promo tour for full clip in 1999, they did a stop on power 99 fm in philly and he took the time out to talk to a nervous kid unsure of his life and help me see the bigger scheme of things…as much as people celebrate premo, they do not even mention guru, and that may sting, but it’s the truth, it’s sad that with hip hop all we do is focus on one thing and not the whole, which is why so many people fail to take not only what we create seriously, but also the people who create it, music touches so many people and i wish him peace in his next journey through life and hope that everyone not only uses this day to reflect on the impact that his words had, but also reach out to other artists that we have forgotten and take time to appreciate them before they’re gone…GURU you are loved and remembered
R.I.P. Guru, you were a legend and an influence to us all. I smoke in your honor today on 420.
“See when you’re shinin, some chumps’ll wanna dull ya
Always selfish jealous punks, will wanna pull ya” -Guru
R.I.P. Guru
Reading through again, something doesn’t look right. The truth will come out tho. This Solar character gon’ get tossed up if he’s messing stuff up/
And tell this dude BOSS to take his garbage youtube clip off. This ain’t the time or place for that trash.
R.I.P. Guru, you were a legend and an influence to us all. I smoke in your honor today on 420.
“See when you’re shinin, some chumps’ll wanna dull ya
Always selfish jealous punks, will wanna pull ya
down, just like some shellfish in a bucket
cause they love it, to see your ass squirm like a worm
But just as you’ll receive what is comin to you
Everybody else is gonna get theirs too
I ain’t no saint, therefore I cannot dispute
That everyone must meet their moment of truth”
-Guru
R.I.P Guru you will always be remembered as the legend you where…
If he died Monday, the headline should read 4/19, not 4/20.
R.I.P. Guru.
yo fuck solar everybody know you wrote that shit who you foolin RIP Guru
Above the crowds, above the clouds where the sounds are original
Infinite skills create miracles
RIP GURU. you were the one that got me into hip-hop, so i sincerely thank you. you will be missed, but forever loved.
RIP Guru. You may have been a little bit of an asshole in your later years as an MC but we’ll never forget the path you paved with Primo. This 4:20′s for you man!
Guru rest in peace!
I have no right to speculate on anything. But it’s really frustrating and sad that Guru had to single out Premier in his statement. I mean really he wants his lawyers to go after him if he makes a tribute mixtape or something? It’s sad and hard to believe that a person I have had so much respect for based on his music and public persona is unable to come to terms with his old partner on his deathbed.
R.I.P. GURU
rip guru
weird to hear been listenin to this dude
since i was a lil guy
I remember I used to see him driving around the Bronx (Grand Concourse)when he lived on 183rd in the late 80s, and then watching Video Music Box and seeing the videos for “Manifest” & “Positivity” thinkin’ I know that dude!
Guru was a solid MC and he should be honored by ALL hiphop sites, blogs, outlets, etc.
Rest In Power Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal.
Damn…..
…rest in peace…
I really hope the media doesn’t fuck up and start sayin “Gangsta” rapper or some nonsense trying to shit on his name.
Damn its really sad to see this, cause theres no way that this Solar/Premo bullshit should be a dark cloud over the death of another hip-hop legend. But the letter is awkwardly Solar-ish.
RIP GURU
Yo this one hurt – RIP Guru – a true pioneer in the game! All y’all youngins need to study that math yo.
Bless
R.I.P.
RIP big man
regarding the letter it feels like it’s written by Solar him self. There’s definitely something shady going on here
solar definitely wrote the shit. its a lot of the same wording he’s used in the past in his own writings. dude needs a driveby sent his way pronto.
And i’m sure Premo is gonna release some of the best tributes ever. I don’t care how much beef y’all have, death should be a celebration of the mans life and career. There’s no place for personal BS.
RIP GURU
Wow…
R.I.P. Guru
Actually reading it again… it really doesn’t seem like Guru wrote this himself at all.
Fuck Solar.
R.I.P. Guru
Gang Starr forever.
Stuff like “As the sole founder of Gang Starr, I am very proud of what Gang Starr has meant to the music world and fans” doesn’t sit right with me. Just means that Solar has control of the name and will milk it for money. I find it hard to imagine that Guru would write something like this
R.I.P. Guru
FUCK SOLAR BITCH MADE SUCKA
Gangstarr Forever!!!
r.i.p. guru. your music lives on.
R.I.P Thank you for all the great moments.
RIP to Guru, 1/2 of Gangstarr, one of the best duos to do it. That letter is so obviously written by Solar.
i highly doubt Guru on his deathbed would be holding bitterness to Preemo. not allowing one of the primary contributors to gurus legendary status to properly honor u is childish.
RIP Guru and hope this reaches a proper conclusion cuz if they do a Guru tribute without Preemo spinning Skills… *sigh*
straight up fuck solar
Sometimes you gotta dig deep, when problems come near
Don’t fear things get severe for everybody everywhere
Why do bad things happen, to good people?
Seems that life is just a constant war between good and evil
The situation that I’m facin, is mad amazin
To think such problems can arise from minor confrontations
Now I’m contemplatin in my bedroom pacin
Dark clouds over my head, my heart’s racin
Suicide? nah, I’m not a foolish guy
Don’t even feel like drinking, or even gettin high
Cause all that’s gonna do really, is accelerate
The anxieties that I wish I could alleviate
But wait, I’ve been through a whole lot of other shit, before
So I oughta be able, to withstand some more
But I’m sweatin though, my eyes are turnin red and yo
I’m ready to lose my mind but instead I use my mind
I put down the knife, and take the bullets out my nine
My only crime, was that I’m too damn kind
And now some scandalizin motherfuckers wanna take what’s mine
But they can’t take the respect, that I’ve earned in my lifetime
And you know they’ll never stop the furious force of my rhymes
So like they say, every dog has it’s day
And like they say, God works in a mysterious way
So I pray, remembering the days of my you
RIP Guru :(
So I pray, remembering the days of my youth
As I prepare to meet my moment of truth
GURU, you ant dead til you are forgotten. One of the illest ever. GangStarr will always shine.
Solar needs to stop. you ant shit homie. ya beats sound like straight copycat style. There is no Guru/Solar legacy. GTFOOHWTBS
RIP, Guru.
r.i.p guru
what im here for was 1 of my jams.
i would like to see the actaull letter scanned if guru wrote that letter. i dont think he 100%wrote that. y wud guru not want premo to play even a free tribute gig to him , or lawyers? i dont belive that.
solar we dont belive u.
RIP GURU.
FUCK SOLAR
. Solar has my life story and is well informed on my family situation, as well as the real reason for separating from my ex-DJ.
FUCK SOLAR ,FUCK SOLAR ,is a thief
Need proof that Solar wrote this? I KNOW that Guru understood the difference between “accept” and “except”. “…approved by Solar on behalf [of] myself and my son until he is of age to EXCEPT on his own.”
REST IN PEACE GURU
damn i remember when i first heard GANGSTARR i just couldn’t stop listening to their music i was hooked. ONE OF THE ILLEST MC’S OF ALL TIME. IN MEMORY OF GURU.
Solar is a two-faced bitch
RIP GURU! And like all the others I do believe that Solar wrote this shit…. So fuck hi!
R I P Guru
Thank you for making some great music.
He is at peace now. Chillin with 2Pac, Biggie, Big L, Freaky Tah, JMJ, Eazy E, Pimp C, J Dilla, Big Pun, Dj Screw, etc, in the after life.
Y’all shouldn’t be so quick to dismis Guru as the original writer of the letter. In his recent allhip-hop interview he was mad and came off as really bitter against Premier and defended Solar pretty heavily.
Anyways, it doesn’t matter if Premier & Guru were beefing at his death. He’s dead. REST IN PEACE. May your legacy carry on.
R.I.P. Guru…definately one of the artists that’s changed not only my life but alot of others as well..May your journey be as fulfilling as this life was to you…My wishes go out to his family and friends (Fuck a Solar) that letter up top seems real shady. Guru has always been a humble cat, and for him to write a letter like that just doesnt seem right to me..The damn thing was ALL about Solar, very weird.
The Truth will come out eventually
Above the Clouds
Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universial Forever
I’m not so sure about this letter either. I don’t know too much about the Guru-Premier-Solar issue, but it seems a bit off that he has that much hate for Premier.
all bullshit aside r.i.p. guru
RIP Guru..
RIP Guru. You will be missed.
Guru will always be the man. First time I heard Gangstarr I was sold. Jazzmatazz as well. King of the monotone style.
james@ im doubtful of the letter cos guru’s nephew already come out n said they were suspicious of solar,solar was controlling his affairs n was basically in a bubble with sloar, solar wud not respond to the family but wud talk to the media etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqVsdULXSTI
once again. rip guru.
R.I.P. Guru…but solar needs to follow suit like yesterday…dude’s a shady motherfucker.
RIP Guru :(
RIP Guru…a legend is gone
God bless Guru…
R.I.P.
Guru….Legendary, you will always be missed bro no duo in the history of hip-hop can top GANGSTARR. period
A legend without question.
RIP Guru
one of the best mc’s to ever touch the mic! you will not be forgotten!! RIP GURU
Yo Solar, go die faggot you mad you can’t be half the producer Premo is you dam faggot
RIP Guru, legendary MC
R.I.P. GURU
Rip guru… Moment of truth is one of my favorite albums of all time. Its sad to read something like this but we are blessed to have such a talented artist to contribute to the rap genre.ill always remember.
“The rhyme style is elevated, the style of beats is elevated but its still GURU and Premier. And there’s always a message involved” – Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal – RIP
man that letter has Solar’s name written ALL over it!!! What a bitch! Long live Guru! R.I.P to a hip hop legend
RIP GURU, glad that I was able to see Gangstarr live at least once in my lifetime.
I thought Solar was MC Solaar the MC from France, but looking at some google pics, it ain’t the same guy. I only heard the name Solar once before in a Bumpy Knuckles trak, 81 bars of murder If I recall. Who the fawk is this guy ?
*Gang Starr – Code Of The Streets* atm
R.I.P. Guru, you will be missed by your fans but my condolences go out to his family, the limited access to see him in his final days must have made this an even harder time for them, guru may not have been close to premo the past years but he isn’t dark enough to say that about him, he’d have the decency to let premo know by himself
By the way has anyone got a permanent link (or an updated link atleast) for the timebomb: back to the future mixtape by guru?
RIP Guru…
Wow….I bet Premo is trippin right now….whoa….thats enough to end a career….man..
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9v5ifz
2dopeboyz link still work
R.I.P. GURU
Y’ALL KNOW DAMN WELL GURU DID NOT WRITE THAT SHIT ABOUT PREMO
this nigga still holding a grudge even while he knows hes ready to move on to the next world. either solar wrote it or solar was sucking guru dick mean & lovely cause this shit got a faggot vibe all over it. wheres max b?
I Remember Listening To Enter The Arena In My Big Ass Tape Player Walkmen.When I Was Younger.Sad Day.
R.I.P. to one of the GOATs
“Maybe a soul you’d sell to have mass appeal” is the motto towards Solar today. RIP Guru.
RIP Guru.
FUCK A SOLAR.
RIP Guru
Here’s what I get from the letter; Solar is in control. Buy Jazzamatazz 4. I have a real hard time believing GURU wrote that. & I have to agree (respectfully) with Pssssst. This whole situation reeks of “gay rapper”. Just sayin….
Say it ain’t so…..
RIP GURU.
Note the use of the word “partner”.
FUCK SOLAR
RIP GURU
A HIP-HOP PIONEER AND LEGEND
RIP Guru.
The first time I heard of Gang Starr was on this Dave Mirra BMX Game on Gamecube. Not until this year, have I listened to the Moment Of Truth Album. Greatness. Legendary. True Music.
Sad to hear this, but he is in a better place
This is the worst thing I could have woken up to. I basically have Guru and Premier to thank for getting me into the realest hip hop ever.
R.I.P. Guru
If we’re not schooling the youth with wisdom
Then the sins of the father will visit the children
And that’s not keepin it real
That’s keeping it wrong
that premo stuff sounds iffy man. i hope guru passed with more peace in his heart than this. cause this is just angry and hate filled.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4VD8IhHmX4
RIP
Gang Starr – Who Got Gunz ft. Fat Joe n M.O.P:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4VD8IhHmX4
RIP
R.I.P.
RIP Guru :(
damnn. r.i.p.
R.I.P. Guru
I never listened to many tracks but the one’s I have heard a fire, and your one of the few well-known rappers outta Mass, which is my homestate so I got love for that. Im’a go thru some Gangstarr music today.
Rest in peace.
rip legend!
REST IN PEACE.
To say I’m devastated would be an understatement. RIP Guru
I’m playing ‘War Tactics’ right now
RIP Guru – it’s sad that while we should be celebrating his life, we’re hit with all this shady business and talk of not wanting his ‘ex-dj’ to have anything to do with his legacy, and sending the legal begals after him…
i’d really like to know what went down with Premo & Guru, and Guru & Solar for that matter, but i feel this is gonna be another Biggie/Tupac situations where we’ll never know the truth.
Rest in Peace, Guru.
You know, I don’t know what I’m more upset with…the fact that we lost a true pioneer in hip hop, or the fact that he was rolling with some shady fake a$$ DJ Premier. I know this Solar dude was probably doing some sheisty sh** while Guru was battling for his life. I believe that he tried to prevent his family from seeing Guru; f*** whatever Guru’s supposed wishes were, they wanted to see him.
A big R.I.P. to Guru. I’m bumping all things Gang Starr in honor of him. And a big f*** you to Solar.
RIP the one and only GURU, one of the best will live on in rhyme above the clouds.
Rest in Peace Guru
REST IN PEACE…..
GURU Forever DWYCK!!!!
GIFTED UNLIMITED RHYMES UNIVERSAL
I thought he died yesterday tho.
R.i.P Guru one of the best to ever do it
just sad you and primo didnt patch things up in time
hold your head primo
R.I.Paradise, Guru!
FUCK SOLAR!
Solar knows what it is. Fuck that nigga.
RIP Guru. I feel so bad for Primo and the fam..
He left a lasting impression on rap culture and everyone who knew about him. A certified legend; Mr. Gang Starr. He easily makes it into the top 25 best rappers ever, if not top 10. Rest in peace, Guru, and thanks for the lesson.
R.I.P
Guru your verses shaped my consciousness growing up. I have your “Moment of Truth” album memorized by heart. I listened to it on what seemed like a thousand different long ass bus rides home from school. Even though your group was called Gangstarr, your words often kept me out of trouble and on the straight and narrow. I am indebted to your life’s work…it made mine better. RIP.
R.I.P. Guru, you will be missed but never forgotton
No disrespect, I SWEAR, but should that letter be legit, it saddens me that he couldn’t find it in his heart to let go of whatever problems/issues he had w/ Premier…
RIP Guru…may you find the peace you couldn’t have here…
*moment of silence & then proceeds to play Hard To Earn*
I can remember buying Jazzmatazz solely off of too reasons. Vibe said it was hot and Guru from Gangstarr was on it. And when i first listened to it, honestly i was like WTF?!? But yo, no lie i listened to it again, and again, so on and so on until it became on of my personal favs of all time. I will be bumping that and a gang of GangStarr all day. [In Preemo's Voice] BIG GURU REST IN PEACE!!!!!
Guru, a true emcee.
RIP GURU
It is a sad day in hip hop .I’m shocked. I don’t go a day without listening to his work .always on the ipod
Condolences to his fam
RIP GURU
fuck i got a fwd text at 7am in the morning…(cali time)
HIPHOP JUST LOST A LEGEND
the letter did sound a lil suspect but R.I.P. to Guru. thanks for blessing my ears with all the dope music…
R.I.P.
Damn that nigga was dope.
RIP Guru.
Solar, I hope you get stabbed in the ass with a broken glass-covered dildo for your bullshit.
RIP Grand Master Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal Thiz iz a Sad 4/20 No Celebrate’n foe Me Juz GangStarr Hitz!
Btw, FUCK SOLAR!
Oh, forgot to mention Solar can suck a dick.
Damn, I remember as a shorty who just started to listen to hip-hop when a friend told me to listen to a group called Gang Starr. I immidiately felt that when I heard them for the first time how real and pure their shit was. Actually I initially had no idea that they were I group until an older dude schooled me that it was Guru and Premier. After I had heard Gang Starr I knew that hip-hop was something serious that I would follow seriously.
RIP Guru.
Rest in peace to one of the greatest MCs of all time. Always remembered, never forgotten.
RIP Guru, one of my favorite MC’s of all-time.
I declare shenanigans on the Solar guy.
damn man… no lie, i was listening to “Betrayal” on my way to school THIS morning… R.I.P. Guru
i’ve been a fan of gang starr since “words i manifest.” i remember how everybody was saying he looked like malcolm x in that video. anyway this is definitely a sad day in hip hop. R.I.P. Guru.
R.I.P!!!
Yeah to co-sign Pssst and clap!!!
The whole situation from before this date was shady as fuck. All the tension between Guru and Primo, the constant defending of Solar. I mean, if he was such a sheisty dude, why was Guru bangin with him for all this time? I don’t know these celebrities are weird and there be some weird shit happening around them and some weird shit they be into that we’ll never know of.
All in all tho, RIP Guru.
this really really bad…rip to one of the best mc ever
Can’t believe I’m saying this but I gotta co-sign Pssst.
Something is very suspect with that letter.
Regardless R.I.P. Guru.
hip hop took anotha L.dammm RIPGURU
Now everyone will say Guru is one of the best. But when he was alive no on gave a fuck.
On some real shit, I wasn’t a fan of Guru but he had this one joint I was jamming to around 01 or 02? But I never said he was garbage because I never listened to him enough to like or dislike his shit.
Nonetheless, RIP Guru.
R.I.P Guru, you were a pioneer of hip hop and will be sorely missed.
As for the letter, Guru did not write that shit and SOLAR IS GOING TO HELL for disrespecting Guru by making him look as if he was bitter and angry towards DJ Premier on his death bed. THE LETTER IS BULLSHIT AND SOLAR IS A JOKE.
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF SOLAR.
R.I.P. …..
“I’m just a little bit older, plus a whole lot wiser
I might advise ya, or I might pulverize ya”
damn my favorite verse from battle….
R.I.P.
but you didnt post anything about Nujabes because you are bitches shake and meka. Fuck 2dopeboyz im out this bitch motherfuckers
*deletes 420 playlist*
*puts gang starr on repeat for the rest of the week*
R.I.P. Guru… Gangstarr forever
Yeah, this one hurts.
R.I.P. Gifted Unlimited
ugh… r.i.p.
“No way you’ll never make it. Come with that weak shit, I break Kids.”-’Mass Appeal’ Dopest MC, R.I.P. Much respect & Love. Word is Bomb
Fuck that punk ass bith Solar, shit lookin real shady about this.
Anyway, Guru is one of the greatest emcees ever and will definitely missed by many.
R.I.P
“why do bad things happen to good people? seems that life is just a constant war between good and evil…”
moment of truth
gang starr
rest in peace to one of the realest MCs of all time
R.I.P. GURU! I can’t believe he is gone! To me, his passing is way worse than MJ’s! Moment of Truth always gave me strength in difficult times – Guru just met his! Above the Clouds is where he rests now!
Solar will get shot this year – real talk!
shit… Solar man, that shit’s disgusting… what the hell is wrong with you anyways? ugh, godammit it’s fucking shameless…
R.I.P. Guru, it feels like the end of an era.
R.I.P GURU
May he rest above the clouds
Top 3 MC’s of all time. R.I.P. Guru!
R.I.P. GURU
In Cali it was a rainy day now I know why it rained
You will be missed
I wonder what Premier is thinking right now?
R.I.P. Guru, thanks for all of your hard work and deciation brother
R.I.P. Guru
You will definitely be missed.
Legends Never Die….R.I.P. Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal
RIP Guru, thank you for blessing us with the dope flows.
“You Know My Steez”
RIP Guru…
Gang Starr forevaaaaaaaaa
damn… rest in peace
Guru R.I.P. … Peace to his family. Cherish his memory, appreciate & honor his contributions & celebrate his life & legacy… Guru Forever!
wow 2dopeboyz is a disgrace…the date of death is the 19th u fuckin clowns..smh @ the blatant disrespect to guru
We lost an icon. A TRUE icon. As I write this with tears in my eyes, RIP Guru, you will NEVER be forgotten.
R.I.P
u hav no idea how close i am to tears at this moment
and sad thing is this won’t even touch the news because its not about fuckin’ michael jackson\
R.I.P Guru…..damn
Yoo Listen To Real Mcs Give Tribute To Guru
Its Dope To The Highest Extent:Ill Valley Hi- Gang Starr Tibute
:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shgt4Ck2Psw
I met him in a club in NYC in 2003 via a friend. I gave him big props for what he accomplished, we exchanged more than a few words, When we separated , he had sent a big shout out to Montreal. He was one of the real Hip-Hop icon that was left.
I’ll say a prayer for you Guru.
Thank you and R.I.P.
Keith Elam-the journey (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB7DoLkhFAg
RIP GURU
Still bumpin Gang Starr music