The good folks at Groove Parlor TV sent over this extensive interview of the Chicago stop from Gang Starr’s 2003 promo run for The Ownerz, their final album together before the group’s inevitable separation. In what might be one of the duo’s final interviews appearing with one and other, ... Read more...
Somebody will stop at nothing to expose Solar. On Sunday, AllHipHop reported that the Twitter account of Guru’s controversial associate (@Solar_7Grand) had been taken over by a hacker. And the tweets that followed were far from jesting. The raider, who initially identified himself as a female,... Read more...
Footage from Friday night’s Guru tribute salute on Live from Headqcourterz, orchestrated by DJ Premier. Solar=Lost This was completed over the weekend in Trnava, Slovakia. The wall was painted by Risk (AEK), Ewil (Point 3 Crew), Seph (Point 3 Crew), Duon Minus the nose, good work ^ ... Read more...

Click play on the flash player above to stream the whole show, or listen to snippets of them talking below: DJ Premier on his visit to Guru when he was in a coma // < 
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Boston-born Keith Elam, who rose to fame as Guru, founder of the rap group Gang Starr and a person who sought to merge rap and jazz, died earlier this week. His brother, Harry, a distinguished professor of drama at Stanford, has written this remembrance). “Positivity, that�... Read more...
Statik Selektah played a two hour tribute set to Guru last night on his Showoff Radio show on Shade 45. i know alot of DJs have been doing Guru tributes… which is dope, but this is 2 hours of music… from 1988, thru his history including Jazzmattazz Vol 1-3, to the end of the Gangstarr days. I... Read more...
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Alchemist tweet>>>>>>>>> anything solar says The most hated man in rap sat down with Sway yesterday and gave his side of the story regarding Gurus final days. He denies that he and the Gifted one were romantically involved and stands by the authenticity of the rap... Read more...
From Live From Headqcourterz: 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 BUSINESS... Read more...