Guru R.I.P. (confirmed)

step one · Post by **step one** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:17 pm

M A T L O C K wrote:
HipHoppin wrote:
M A T L O C K wrote:My Official Guru Statement

I think this cements my belief that Guru was the gay rapper and died of AIDS.

Furthermore, I would like to state that Guru had more to do with THIS statement than that shit Solar wrote.

I also believe Lenny Kravitz is somehow involved.

I used to look up. What a way to go out.

Can't wait 'til Premier speaks on this.
you still hand out CD-Rs at "gay rappers" shows and try to intimidate high schoolers that make more money than you? you still a bum
I'm gonna come snatch you out of 5th period algebra and beat that ass.

And you better have my cookies bitch!

take it to the PMs and not this thread ass bandit

the dead poet · Post by **the dead poet** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:31 pm

damn shame. RIP

jamrage · Post by **jamrage** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:38 pm

Shitty news.

I also doubt the authenticity of that letter.

Gang Starr was (and shall remain) one of my favorite groups of all time.

R.I.P.

Prosper · Post by **Prosper** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:41 pm

Sad fuckin news.
R-I-P to another legend.

The Ivy League Nigga · Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:54 pm

Letter has 13-year-old writing a note from their parents to get out of going on the boring field-trip to the science museum type of feel to it.

8ks · Post by **8ks** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:00 pm

Freezy Pazzy wrote:R.I.P. Keith Elam... And suckaz still need bodyguards, Solar betta watch his back.

word!

RIP

Odnet · Post by **Odnet** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:29 pm

Conspiracy wrote:rest in peace Guru
Gangstarr had good songs, some of the time

RIP Guru. He wasn't the most "lyrically lyrical" or whatever the fuck, but there's a reason dude's lyrics are some of the most sampled.

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:31 pm

Okay, I really need to finish that analysis of "Step In The Arena" that I started and never finished for TROY last year. I can't stand to read another comment about how Guru wasn't "lyrical" no matter how well intended...

Blanco · Post by **Blanco** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:41 pm

What's really sad - now that clown even ruined man's death....
Imagine if that final letter was making peace with his former partners and going out in peace - it would have made everything almost cool at the end.
Now it leaves bad taste to everyone's mouth and I can't even feel for Guru as much as I would like to - after all, that clown didn't come to his life without him allowing to...
but IF that Solar clown wrote that letter himself then it's the most disrespectful thing ever - how can you write such a bullshit to man's final statement ?
No one should do such a thing without getting punished - at least at the end

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:45 pm

Thun wrote:Okay, I really need to finish that analysis of "Step In The Arena" that I started and never finished for TROY last year. I can't stand to read another comment about how Guru wasn't "lyrical" no matter how well intended...

His verse on "Above the Clouds" is as "lyrical" and "deep" as most verses that get props on here.

ScholarWenis · Post by **ScholarWenis** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:46 pm

RIP Guru! I hope Solar chokes on some Jizzmatazz

HustleCrowe · Post by **HustleCrowe** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:49 pm

this beyond terrible, Gangstarr is one of my favorite groups of all time.

It also sucks that Guru & Premier weren't on good terms.

R.I.P. to a legend

Dat_Triflin_Ass_Dude · Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:50 pm

fuckin terrible. RIP guru.

thesmogstrangler · Post by **thesmogstrangler** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:51 pm

RIP GURU...

hey wenis... who is that in your sig?

Panama · Post by **Panama** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:59 pm

Another legend gone

R.I.P

sean · Post by **sean** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:01 pm

thesmogstrangler wrote:hey wenis... who is that in your sig?

clarence williams the third.

he was on mod squad.
he played prince's dad in purple rain.

ScholarWenis · Post by **ScholarWenis** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:01 pm

thesmogstrangler wrote:RIP GURU...

hey wenis... who is that in your sig?

Its Clarence Williams III, very underrated actor, he stared in such epics as "Tales From The Hood" & "Deep Cover". I gotta make this post Guru-related so here's my fav Gangstarr tracks of all time!

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Odnet · Post by **Odnet** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:07 pm

Thun wrote:Okay, I really need to finish that analysis of "Step In The Arena" that I started and never finished for TROY last year. I can't stand to read another comment about how Guru wasn't "lyrical" no matter how well intended...

I consider him "lyrical" in the actual real sense of the word. What I mean is when people give props to the "super scientifical" bullshit that hip hop heads think is "lyrical".

Hip_Hop_Head_SF · Post by **Hip_Hop_Head_SF** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:08 pm

This is EXTREMELY sad sad news... REST IN PEACE GURU!!!!!

And here's an 80-minute ALL GangStarr mix I had made last month that most of you probably already have... Rest In Peace Guru, you will forever be missed!! גTake Two And Passג ג GangStarr, 1992

GangStarr Mix (1989-2003)
-Mixed by Shaun D. aka Wicked

01. GangStarr - Intro [1990] Chrysalis STEP IN THE ARENA (LP)
02. GangStarr - Take Two And Pass [1992] Chrysalis DAILY OPERATION (LP)
03. GangStarr - Credit Is Due [1991] Chrysalis 12"
04. GangStarr - Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot) [1992] Sire TRESPASS SOUNDTRACK (LP)
05. GangStarr - Doe In Advance [1993] White Label 12"
06. GangStarr - ALONGWAYTOGO [1993] Chrysalis HARD TO EARN (LP)
07. GangStarr - Mostly Tha Voice [1993] Chrysalis HARD TO EARN (LP)
08. GangStarr - You Know My Steez [1997] Noo Trybe MOMENT OF TRUTH (LP)
09. GangStarr - The Natural [2001] Virgin PROMO 12"
10. GangStarr - Zonin' [2003] Virgin THE OWNERZ (LP)
11. GangStarr - New York Strait Talk [1998] Noo Trybe MOMENT OF TRUTH (LP)
12. GangStarr - Work [1997] Noo Trybe CAUGHT UP SOUNDTRACK (LP)
13. GangStarr - Full Clip [1999] Noo Trybe/Virgin FULL CLIP: A DECADE OF GANG STARR (LP)
14. GangStarr - The ? Remainz [1994] Chrysalis 12"
15. GangStarr - B.Y.S. [1992] Chrysalis DAILY OPERATION (LP)
16. GangStarr - Step In The Arena [1990] Chrysalis STEP IN THE ARENA (LP)
17. GangStarr - Words I Manifest (Remix) [1989] Wild Pitch 12"
18. Tony Touch feat. GangStarr - The Piece Maker [1999] Tommy Boy THE PIECE MAKER (LP)
19. GangStarr - Battle [2002] Interscope 8 MILE SOUNDTRACK (LP)
20. GangStarr - Tha Squeeze [2001] Priority TRAINING DAY SOUNDTRACK (LP)
21. Funkmaster Flex feat. GangStarr - Freestyle [1998] Loud THE MIX TAPE VOL. III (LP)
22. GangStarr - Just To Get A Rep [1990] Chrysalis STEP IN THE ARENA (LP)
23. GangStarr - Jazz Thing (Video Mix) [1990] Columbia MO' BETTER BLUES SOUNDTRACK (LP)
24. GangStarr - Take A Rest [1990] Chrysalis STEP IN THE ARENA (LP)
25. GangStarr - The Illest Brother [1992] Chrysalis DAILY OPERATION (LP)

-All Songs Produced by DJ Premier

Size: 146 mb
Length: 79:58
Quality: 256 kbps
File: http://www.mediafire.com/?nnwhyhmmuyz

WES RESTLESS · Post by **WES RESTLESS** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:10 pm

Very sad news.

Rest In Peace Guru.

Thanks for all the good music.

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:13 pm

Gutted...and I was afraid this would happen, I am working on my tribute post at my blog now.

RIP Keith Elam aka Guru aka Baldhead Slick.

step one · Post by **step one** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:15 pm

Hip_Hop_Head_SF wrote:
And here's an 80-minute ALL GangStarr mix I had made last month that most of you probably already have... Rest In Peace Guru, you will forever be missed!!

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:16 pm

Huldrich Bullsh!t · Post by **Huldrich Bullsh!t** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:24 pm

very sad news. i hoped he' pull through.

will bump some Gang Starr now
RIP

Naysayer · Post by **Naysayer** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:29 pm

Damn. RIP to one of the greats.

Thun wrote:Okay, I really need to finish that analysis of "Step In The Arena" that I started and never finished for TROY last year. I can't stand to read another comment about how Guru wasn't "lyrical" no matter how well intended...

^This needs to happen.

AWAE · Post by **AWAE** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:31 pm

Damn

RIP to the GURU

AWAE · Post by **AWAE** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:23 pm

fuck and rip to gangstarr

jazzmatazz23 · Post by **jazzmatazz23** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:38 pm

Devastating. One of my favorites of all time, if you can't tell by me name.

sajr · Post by **sajr** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:39 pm

Damn he was truly one of the best yet and will be terribly missed. It is so sad that Solar prevented a much needed Gangstarr reunion. Someone I know who knows people in Year Round Records told me Primo has said no one touches Solar until he does. I just hope that Bumpy Knuckles gets hold of him.

Rob Sonic · Post by **Rob Sonic** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:43 pm

This shit really fucking sucks. the whole way dudes biz was just thrown out there, rumors, could have been some kind of family fight, his relationship with former friends. Shit was just disrespectful to a really important figure in his last days IMO. Even if it turns out Guru wanted no parts of anyone but Solar in his life, all that is secondary at best..

RIP Guru.

Step in The Arena is one of my favorite albums, "ever made".