R.I.P. Gang Starr's Guru

+++vibes to freinds and family

shiiiiiiiiiiit RIP one of my favorite MCs for sure everybody else is so fucking gay these days he kept it real

RIP. THat's rough, he did some great stuff

RIP man. its a damn shame. + vibes

Thats crazy
RIP

heres his last will and testament. Not exactly kind words for Premier.

"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. I have a non-profit organization called Each One Counts dedicated to carrying on my charitable work on behalf of abused and disadvantaged children from around the world and also to educate and research a cure for this terrible disease that took my life. 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.

My loyal best friend, partner and brother, Solar, has been at my side through it all and has been made my health proxy by myself on all matters relating to myself. He has been with me by my side on my many hospital stays, operations, doctors visits and stayed with me at my home and cared for me when I could not care for myself. 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, organized approved by Solar on behalf myself and my son until he is of age to except on his own.

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. 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. As the sole founder of GangStarr, I am very proud of what GangStarr has meant to the music world and fans. I equally am proud of my Jazzmatazz series and as the father of Hip-Hop/Jazz. I am most proud of my leadership and pioneering efforts on Jazzmatazz 4 for reinvigorating the Hip-Hop/Jazz genre in a time when music quality has reached an all time low. Solar and I have toured in places that I have never been before with GangStarr or Jazzmatatazz and we gained a reputation for being the best on the planet at Hip-Hop/Jazz, as well as the biggest and most influential Hip-Hop/Jazz record with Jazzmatazz 4 of the decade to now. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time. And we as a team were not afraid to push the envelope. To me this is what true artists do! As men of honor we stood tall in the face of small mindedness, greed, and ignorance. As we fought for music and integrity at the cost of not earning millions and for this I will always be happy and proud, and would like to thank the million fans who have seen us perform over the years from all over the world. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time and is my most creative and experimental to date. I hope that our music will receive the attention it deserves as it is some of the best work I have done and represents some of the best years of my life."

damn. RIP. one of the best emcees in the game IMO

damn

FUCKKKKKKKK guru was so dope I love gang starr

RIP

yea he was unique, that sucks

one of my favorite mc's. moment of truth. GU--RU REST IN PIECE.

RIP. i was just driving and the radio had a gangstarr marathon on. rip

wat! all my radio plays is black eyed peas and nirvana

FUUCK this is really shitty, RIP guru

RIP

one of the few rappers who had lyrics that actually had meaning


RIP Guru

RIP, what a loss...

Rip everything guru has put together is unreal

RIP. One of the best MC's ever

WHAT?

first nujabes, now gangstarr.

jeeeez, this year is a sad one.

r.i.p.

He was one of the greats. R.I.P.

ughhh i found out a second ago.

RIP

my icon is the face i made when i found out :/

R.I.P. Guru. Your music inspired myself and countless others, you will be missed.

RIP man i thought he was gunna get past this

RIP RIP RIP RIP RIP RIP RIP

rest in peace
i had been listening to gangstarr for like the past week, he was so great

RIP.   one of the greatest

Those of you who follow hip-hop will know that Solar is one shady dude. Guru's closest have said that the letter (posted above) apparently written by him does not sound anything like him. Plus he'd been in a coma for 2 months. Many believe Solar to have written the letter, or someone associated with Solar.

RIP though, Guru.

moment of truth album is unmatched, bummer that he still has beef with premo in death, i was hoping hed come out of the coma and make another gangstar album. rip guru. and thanks.

R.I.P man

damn

R.I.P. Been listening to Gang Starr all day

Gang Starr one of the best yet

kinda shitty even in death he's still got beef with DJ premier

R.I.P
a radio station had a tribute going today, i listened to most of it.

they read some of the letter during a tribute on the radio today while i was at work and i dont buy a god damn second of it. people closest to guru said they were prevented from seeing him the last two days before he died. fuck that shit.

rip son

Yeah I'm sure that it wasn't entirely written by guru. Apparently he was in real bad shape in theasr few weeks. And his family was complaining when he first went into the hospital months ago the Solar wasn't letting anyone see him.

i just heard about this today and it suckss, gangstarr is one of the groups that got me into hip hop, im sick of all the artists today and the "music" they make. we need more mass appeal and less lil wayne bullshit

RIP Guru

listened all day....

RIP Guru.  One of the most quality emcees in the game.