I had the honor of meeting Guru on a number of occasions and he was funny as hell and humble. He never gave off that vibe that he was anything more than just Keith Elam. Here it is I'm conversing with a legend in Hip Hop and he's acting like it's a normal day! I laugh about that sometimes. So when I heard of Guru's passing I was surprised, shocked and hurt. I didn't know what his cause of death was but all I knew was that it was a sad day for Hip Hop. Then when they said Guru left a statement for his fans I thought.....WOW! Guru's going to open up to us and let us know what happened. I was sick and disgusted with the statement I read because it didn't seem like a statement a dying man would write. What man on earth would write all these glorious things about their producer/manager (Solar) and not their own family and friends? I immediately thought to myself...Guru didn't write this! I was hoping someone would get their hands on Solar and have a one on one with the man. MTV's Sway did just that below, check it out:
Now, one thing I observed from this interview is that Solar never once took off his shades. As a man, being interviewed in the magnitude that he was being interviewed should've let the world see his eyes so we can determine if he was sincere or not. It's just a respect thing. Secondly, if Guru was Solar's so-called brother then why not attend the funeral? I'm sure I know the answer to that one but Solar won't dare say it on MTV and that is......someone is surely going to kick his ass if they see him there! Just my opinion!
All this talk about Guru and I haven't heard anything about the homie Preemo! Well, check out Preemo's statement below:
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
Enjoy a classic Gang Starr joint featuring Total called "Discipline" below:
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