R.I.P Guru Gang starr

[military-mind]

[military-mind]

Following the announcement of Guru's death, his long time producer Solar released a letter allegedly penned by Guru on his deathbed. In the letter Guru leaves instructions for Solar to manage his posthumous image, likeness, etc. on behalf of himself, and his son KC. The note begins:

"I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world, I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for over a year. I have exhausted all medical options." It continues: "Solar and his family is my family and I love them dearly and I expect my family, friends, and fans to respect that, regardless to anybody's feelings on the matter. It is my wish that counts. This being said I am survived by the love of my life, my sun KC, who I trust will be looked after by Solar and his family as their own. Any awards or tributes should be accepted, organised, approved by Solar on behalf of myself and my son until he is of age to accept on his own."

Writing of DJ Premier in the letter, Guru added:

"I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name likeness, events tributes etc. 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."

Upon hearing the news, DJ Premier paid tribute to Guru on his blog, Djpremierblog.com. "Our warmest condolences to Guru's family and loved ones at this difficult time," he wrote.
Guru's nephew, Justin Nicholas-Elam Ruff posted two tearful YouTube videos, stating that Solar was not allowing any family to see him during his illness.

"Solar has completely cut us off. My family has no way of knowing what is going on with Guru's situation," he said in the second video

[guhad122]

That is very bad situation. While I respect the Guru's wishes, cutting your family off is not a good idea.

Man, this guy was a true legend! The kids here wouldn't understand anything about legends like Guru...He put too many guys on the game. Here is Jeru the Damaja one of the guys Guru helped to get on top. Dem old days man????

[wagardhac]

Yeah, Guru will certainly be missed in the Hip-Hop community, he was one of the socially-conscious rappers. RIP to Dorothy Height as well.

Gang Starr was an awesome rap duo, I do like their "Moment of Truth."



This is a favorite of mine, it's Guru's "State of Clarity", featuring Common: