Edd’s MANtra: Goodbye, Guru
Hip-hop has lost another trailblazer. From sohh.com:
Gang Starr’s Guru has passed away at the age of 43 after being hospitalized for nearly two months and a fight with cancer.
Reports suggested he died sometime Monday (April 19) morning.
Guru was one half of Gang Starr, the influential group that included DJ Premier – arguably one of the top 3 greatest producers in the history of the game. But like all great groups, the pair had a nasty breakup.
There’s a farewell letter, supposedly from Guru, floating online praising his new partnership with MC/producer Solar and ripping into Premo, but I don’t know how credible that is.
Forget all the bickering, let’s remember the good times. For those of you haven’t experienced Gang Starr, I implore you to go online and check out some of their classics.
Here’s one to get you started.
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