Luv Life 'hate' Cancer ! Guru R.I.P

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Dat woman 'cancer' juss took another good friend of mine Keith aka Guru back over the pond but he was one of the most down-earth talanted guys you could ever juss chill back n' kickit with on a east new york block n' wont never be forgotton.

He fused JAZZ n' made it funky !

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO8wNnA4tSw[/youtube]

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Ascend-In-Peace Keith.then R.I.P
4anx 4Da many Do or Die loungin stoop memriez.
Rept BKNY n' da whole game 2da fullest
So truelly blessed were yu many skillz.
Eye'l pour a lil sumthang sumthang 4U n' Miles bro

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The influential rapper Guru has died in hospital aged 43 following a battle with
cancer.

The Boston-born MC, real name Keith Elam, was hospitalised last month after he suffered a heart attack and had been in a coma.

Guru rose to fame in the 80s as one half of Gang Starr, the conscious rap group he founded with Grammy award-winning producer DJ Premier.
Gang Starr was credited with the birth of the Hip-Hop/Jazz genre.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/artic...l#ixzz0lkMRMuxa

A statement issued by his friend and producer Solar said: 'Guru has passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer.

'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.'

Gang Starr released six highly regarded albums in their time together until 2003
until their acrimonious split.

After his successful run with Premier, which included classic songs such as Jazz Thing which featured in Spike Lee film Mo' Better Blues, Guru founded 7Grand Records with producer Solar.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/artic...l#ixzz0lkMdCWGo

Bizarrely Solar released a letter alleged to have been written by Guru to his fans, but the tone of the letter has led fans to doubt its authenticity.

Guru released six albums with DJ Premier

The statement said: 'I write this with tears in my eyes, not of sorrow but of joy for what a wonderful life I have enjoyed and how many great people I have had the pleasure of meeting.'
The letter also contained a pointed reference to former bandmate DJ Premier.
Guru allegedly wrote: '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.
'I had nothing to do with him in life for over 7 years and want nothing to do with him
in death.'
Following the split Guru released a series of Jazzmatazz albums where he teamed up with classic jazz, soul and hip hop artists.
His Best of Jazzmatazz album included collaborations with hip-hop band The Roots, Brand New Heavies singer N’Dea Davenport, Chaka Khan, Branford Marsalis, Donald Byrd, Kelis, Ramsey Lewis, Erykah Badu, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Jamiroquai.
He continued to tour the world with a band and producer Solar.
The rapper is survived by a son, KC.
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Jeez, no idea he was ill - so young too. One of the best rappers there ever was.
RIP.
 
RIP Guru - now residing "Above the Clouds"



Primo's Official Statement

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.

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 7TH 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 ELAM FAMILY 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
 
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