Full letter can be viewed after the jump.
The Elam family wishes to thank the fans of our son/brother/father uncle/nephew/cousin Keith aka GURU for the outpouring of love, concern and support.
Our hearts are broken by the loss of someone we loved so much. GURU was devoted to his young son, who will most keenly feel his absence.
GURU suffered from multiple myeloma for over a year. Accrued complications from this illness led to respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. As a result, GURU was in a coma from mid February until his death and never regained consciousness. Early on the morning of April 19th, he became hypertensive due to low blood pressure. He again went into cardiac arrest and slipped away from us.
GURU died far too young but he was, and we are, proud of all his many legendary musical contributions.
The family is not aware of any foundations established by GURU. We know and understand that countless fans want to express their condolences and love and, to that end, we are planning a memorial event in the near future that will be all-inclusive. Please look for further details from the family as they become available.
from The Elam Family
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rip
R.I.P. GURU You will surely be missed.
This Statement > Guru’s (Solar’s) Statement
This is done the right way, Solar’s was in bad taste.
rip :(
more reason to not believe that note that was posted yesterday where the letter spoke of Solar very highly and bashed Premier. #fuckouttahere.
RIP GURU
“The family is not aware of any foundations established by GURU. ” Nuff said!
Whoa….
Plan back fired Solar??
Word At Nah Right is that Solar is was his gay lover since he died of a cancer common among AIDS patients, which would explain why he had power of Attorney over him…
Whatever the truth is, let’s hope it doesn’t bismerch his name.
so wait wasnt there a report that he came out of the coma? there are still some shady things going on with this.
RIP Guru
Wait, what? So he never regained consciousness? the fuck?
thanks nore.
this letter bascially goes against solars 1. but anyway its sad theres contention over his name and wishes. im sure the family will sort it all out in the end.
rip. guru.
Word At Nah Right is that Solar is was his gay lover since he died of a cancer common among AIDS patients, which would explain why he had power of Attorney over him…
Whatever the truth is, let’s hope it doesn’t bismerch his name.
Antonym said this on April 21st, 2010 at 11:35 am
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ehh it wouldn’t bother me if he was gay he still was one of the dopest mc’s ever
R.I.P. GURU
Somethin fishy’s going on…… Some Shutter Island type shit.
some shady ass business
solar’s a fuckhead
I’m glad the family put this out. That “Solar” statement was fishy and was being read with the highest caliber side-eye.
He never regained consciousness and the family is unaware of a foundation?
Yeah…its a shame that Solar tried to pull a stunt like that. Some strait up b.s. The family always holds the last word.
R.I.P. Guru..
never regained consciousness?? so how did he write that garbage ass letter?? smh
“ehh it wouldn’t bother me if he was gay he still was one of the dopest mc’s ever
R.I.P. GURU” pause…
Power of Attorney can’t stop the power of them bullys and bullets from destroying that faggot, snake ass coward solar!
RIP GURU!
damn near cried in 2nd period today when i found this out.
R.I.P GURU
R.I.P. Guru, Give us back Guru and we’ll give you Soulja Boy
damn this is a blower… i was blasting ‘Medicine’ yesterday too
So Solar did right the motherfucking letter!
Guru Never came out of the coma!
R.I.P A true legend
cosign what nick said ^^^^
co-co-sign what nick said!
This must be the start of suspect, How low can one go to do stuff like this. Dayum I been thought it was messed up how Malcolm X was murdered, How Oprah disrespected Ludacris but this tops both of those HANDS DOWN. Solar when you have to stand before God on judgement day I will be praying for you.
This must be the start of suspect season, How low can one go to do stuff like this. Dayum I been thought it was messed up how Malcolm X was murdered, How Oprah disrespected Ludacris but this tops both of those HANDS DOWN. Solar when you have to stand before God on judgement day I will be praying for you.
dj daz-one this is a huge loss to hip-hop and the disrespect solar has shown to guru’s family, fans and guru himself is worse than shameful, but it doesnt top of what was done to malcolm x, i wont be preaying for solar though, i wish we could sitch guru for solar, and if solar died and guru was in solar’s position guru would never have did what solar did to guru, solar is a fuckin cold dude
“he became hypertensive due to low blood pressure”
This doesn’t make sense!
yea that first letter was fake, Guru was 47 not 43
@shience never regained consciousness?? so how did he write that garbage ass letter?? smh
he didn’t. Solar’s bitch-ass wrote a fake letter. if anyone sees Solar on the street, knock his bitch-ass out, you don’t pull that shit on a so-called “brother” of his. #fucksolar
R.I.P. Guru
R.I.P.