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NEW MUSIC: Big Shug - Spit Six [produced by DJ Premier] (Dirty)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
NEWS: Guru Loses Battle with Cancer, Writes Letter to Supporters & more.
Legendary Gangstarr artist Guru has succumbed to cancer after a lengthy bout with the disease. The artist, born Keith Elam, died on Monday April 19. He was 43 years old.
Solar, Guru's partner, expressed sadness over the loss. "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 in a statement. "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.
Guru, a Boston native, rose to fame in the 80's as one half of Gangstarr, the iconic rap group with DJ Premier.
The group released six highly regarded albums in their tenure until 2003 when they broke up. After his successful run with Premier, Guru founded 7 Grand Records with producer Solar.
Solar went on to tend to the rapper as he fell ill, seemingly controlling the flow of information and access to Guru. Many of his family members complained that they were denied their right to see him.
Solar also said that Guru wrote a letter to fans and sent it out through a press agency.
"For the fans that reached out with love and support, I can't tell you how much that meant to Guru and myself. Guru prepared this letter (read below) while he was in the hospital for the fans," the producer continued. "I hope now that Guru has moved on to a better place."
In the letter, seen below, the rapper explains his illness, expresses gratitude to supporters and offers some parting words for DJ Premier. (!)
Hit the jump to read the letter...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
EXCLUSIVE LISTEN: Guru - Kaos vs. Order [Unreleased] prod. by Beat Kid
After posting the unfortunate news about Guru's current health status, an old friend of his, Kid Beat, got in touch and let us in on this little unreleased gem. In respect of Guru and Kid, we are posting a stream of the recording, which you can listen to, though it will not be available for download as of now. Hopefully Kid Beat unleashes his other unreleased Guru tracks which I'm sure y'all wanna hear. Enjoy and thanks to Kid Beat Productions for allowing us to post this! Pray for Guru who has undergone surgeries today and is now in a medically induced coma.Sunday, February 28, 2010
NEWS: Guru has Heart Attack, falls into Coma, details not known
Earlier today, there were reports of Guru [Gang Starr], real name Keith Elam, going into cardiac arrest and falling into a coma. This was all speculation until DJ Premier called up Sirius/XM and confirmed the story, adding that Guru will undergo surgery tomorrow, though he did not want to discuss any more details. Get well Guru, the community is praying for you.
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