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This weekend (April 19) marks five years since the tragic passing of Keith “Guru” Elam. A founding member of Gang Starr, Guru is a Boston, Massachusetts-born MC known for his street-smart rhymes, raspy voice, and 20-plus-year quest to stylishly merge Hip-Hop with Jazz. On April 19, 2010 Hip Hop lost one of the greats. Guru […]
Friday April 19th marked the three-year anniversary of the passing of Guru and this track, “G.U.R.U.” f/ Talib Kweli & DJ Premier is dedicated to his memory and a celebration of his life, legacy and all of the vast accomplishments and great music he and DJ Premier gave us. “G.U.R.U.” also serves as the lead-single from […]
The 2012 Vimeo Festival and Awards are coming up June 7th in NYC. There doesn’t seem to be any Hip Hop films nominated under the Music Video category this year, but this music video from Notes to Self is on the short list for Remix videos. The video, dedicated to Guru is a sick walk […]
Last night I played a tribute to Guru mixed by DJ M-Rock (who also did a Nate Dogg tribute mix that kills it!). Hit the jump to download the mix in its entirety.
It is easy to appreciate something once it is gone but it is a lot tougher to express that appreciation before it is too late. This record was put together at the end of last year by Atlanta emcee Methuzulah and also features some of the ATL Underground’s finest. Remind you… This song was put together months […]
Not much talking last night, I decided to play music excerpts from DJ Premier’s tribute to Guru that he did. If you want to download the whole tribute or the music blocks that I played last night, go here. After the jump I will list the track list of songs that Premo picked to play […]
UPDATE: There are a lot of tributes out there, but I thought that the one from Guru’s Gangstarr partner, Dr Premier, was worth posting. After the jump, you can find a download link to the whole 2 hour segment as well as a few of the music sections broken up for my radio show’s purpose. […]
HipHopDX reported today that Keith Elam, better known as Gang Starr’s Guru, slipped into a coma today after undergoing cardiac arrest. 7 Grand Records has asked for a respect for the Elam family’s privacy in this matter. With that in mind, we should all give his family the space they need right now, but keep […]
April 24, 2015 by Benja
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