Guru of GangStarr fame died today. - General

Terrible news to befall such a great day, but I guess we all must leave here at some point. He'll be terribly missed. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Guru.jpg/220px-Guru.jpg[/img] [quote=Dj Premier's Blog]Guru has passed away yesterday morning (April 19) after a long battle with cancer. According to Solar, Guru suffered from the malicious illness for over a year and after numerous special treatments under the supervision of medical specialists failed, the legendary MC succumbed to the disease. Guru always tried to keep this harrowing diagnosis in private but in early 2010 he had to admit himself to hospital due to serious effects caused by the disease. Since the onset of illness, Guru tried to live a “normal” life as an influential and outstanding musician, loving father, family man, and best friend. Doctors encouraged Guru to think positive that the cancer can be arrested and that a full recovery is possible but several special treatments including hard hitting chemotherapies failed. While in hospital with terminal cancer, Guru wrote a letter, which was provided by Solar, to his fans addressing his illness, his shining music career, his family and loved ones.[/quote] Read the rest here: [url]http://www.djpremierblog.com/2010/04/20/guru-passed-away-after-hard-battle-r-i-p/[/url] Blast some gangstarr while you're blazing today. If you are anyways. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEAg2EMyOWY[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH3hrtp1T84[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MujkYdnG7yA[/media]

RIP Gangstarr forever You read the bullshit letters that Solar (his new producer) put out? Sad shit.

WHAT !??! noo :( inb4 dan comes to hate on me cause i like guru/gang starr i will smoke a bowl in honor of guru

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Fuck man

He also did the voice of 8-Ball in GTA III.

I'm Sad

I still don't know who Solar is Why couldn't his family go visit Guru QUESTIONSSSSSSSS [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvZ4gL4pNWc[/media] lol

Solar was the other part of Gangstarr.

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY *drops on knees and screams* FUCK YOU GOD! FUCK YOU!

[QUOTE=SilverHammer;21476562]Solar was the other part of Gangstarr.[/QUOTE] No? Gangstarr=Duo=Guru and Premier Solar=Complete stranger

Damn, this guy was pretty good. RIP :frown:

[QUOTE=Deweze;21477490]No? Gangstarr=Duo=Guru and Premier Solar=Complete stranger[/QUOTE] Wait a minute you're right Who the fuck is solar?

uhh, he produced one or some of his solo albums

That's the stupidest band name ever, so I'm gonna pass looking this up [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Why reply" - TH89))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=mynames2long;21487025]That's the stupidest band name ever, so I'm gonna pass looking this up[/QUOTE] I wish I had 16 palms so I could facepalm into each of them.

[QUOTE=Deweze;21477490]No? Gangstarr=Duo=Guru and Premier Solar=Complete stranger[/QUOTE] Solar was his new producer for his solo albums. Solar released a letter in which "Guru" wrote [quote]"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," the letter reads in part. "I had nothing to do with him in life for over seven 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. ... "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."[/quote]No one believes Guru actually wrote it, IMO if you replace "Solar" with "Primo" in the second paragraph, you get a more accurate death bed letter. Primo made a public response to the death: [quote]It was a sad day for me to get confirmation on the death of a man who I will continue to call my brother, Keith Elam, better known as Guru of the legendary Gang Starr," the statement reads. "From 1988-2004, we experienced so much success together that we were able to expand our businesses independently and give each other what Guru called 'creative space,' before planning to reunite for our seventh LP when the time was right. Tragically, we will never reach that day. "I've been asked to comment on a letter speaking ill of me which was supposedly written by Guru in his dying days. All I will say about it is that our time together was beautiful, we built a hip-hop legacy together, and no one can re-write history or take away my love for him. One thing I would never do is play around with the truth about his life. "I will celebrate Guru's life ... I will honor his memory ... I will grieve with the [URL="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637512/20100421/gang_starr.jhtml"]Elam family[/URL] over his untimely death ... I will remember the Gang Starr foundation and all of the original members of Gang Starr who came before me — we all know each other ... mostly, I will cherish everything we created together as Gang Starr, forever. I'm gonna miss hearing his signature monotone voice when he walks in the room, but the songs will always bring it back to me ... His rhyme flows were insane, and I will never remove him from my heart and soul. Rest in peace to the man who felt 'satisfaction from the street crowd reaction.' I love you Goo ... DJ Premier."[/quote]

Yeah I find it really hard to believe that Guru would say that shit about Primo.