Gang Starr - Moment Of Truth (Rest In Peace Guru 1961-2010)
Legendary Boston Rapper
Keith Elam aka
Guru died of cancer Monday (
April 19,
2010).
He was 48 years old.
Guru leaves behind a wonderful musical legacy with his group
Gang Starr as well as his solo career with the Jazzmatazz albums.
The King Of Monotone didn't need to use tricky wordplay to get his
point across on the mic.
His no nonsense delivery was one of a kind.
The world misses you Guru,
Rest In Peace
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UPDATE*** Wednesday April 21, 2010
Guru's
Family Issues Statement.
Please Read Below
The
Elam family wishes to thank the fans of our son/brother/father uncle/nephew/cousin
Keith aka GURU for the outpouring of love, concern and support.
Our hearts are broken by the loss of someone we loved so much. GURU was devoted to his young son, who will most keenly feel his absence.
GURU suffered from multiple myeloma for over a year. Accrued complications from this illness led to respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. As a result, GURU was in a coma from mid February until his death and never regained consciousness.
Early on the morning of
April 19th, he became hypertensive due to low blood pressure. He again went into cardiac arrest and slipped away from us.
GURU died far too young but he was, and we are, proud of all his many legendary musical contributions.
The family is not aware of any foundations established by GURU. We know and understand that countless fans want to express their condolences and love and, to that end, we are planning a memorial event in the near future that will be all-inclusive. Please look for further details from the family as they become available.
from The Elam Family
****UPDATE***** Wednesday April 21,2010
DJ Premier Issues Statement On Guru's Passing
T 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.
IVE 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 GURUS 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. IM 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"