The hip hop world lost a legend yesterday. Gifts Universal Rhymes Unlimited, born Keith Edward Elam, died on April 19 after a long battle with cancer. He was 43. Crazy that this all went down after he was in the headlines for a completely different medical problem a couple of months ago. Guru had gone into a coma after suffering a heart attack, DJ Premier, had tweeted that the rapper underwent a successful surgery and was recovering, although he was still under a medically-induced coma. Supposedly he recovered from all of that and was then taken by the cancer that he had been battling for over a year.
*Update* Guru's family released a statement today.
"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"
Just like everyone suspected when "Guru's" letter was released. Solar is shady as fuck.
More after the jump.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Audience Participation: California Soul

So I was listening to Greybush's Soul Mix 4 and Soul Mix 3 and noticed that he blessed us with two different version of California Soul (originally written by Ashford and Simpson). I looked in my iTunes library to find out just how many versions of this banger I had and I found 4. I personally like the Messengers version the most, but I am more interested in finding out which version you like best. And for those of you that watch a lot of TV, yes, this is the song used in the Dockers commercial featuring San Francisco.
Marlena Shaw - California Soul (From Soul Mix 3)
The Messengers - California Soul (From DJ Shadow's Product Placement)
Diplo - California Soul (Remix from Soul Mix 4)
Gerald Wilson - California Soul (also from DJ Shadow's Product Placement)
BONUS: Gangstarr - Check the Technique
"Youre lackin the vernacular, Im slappin ya and cappin ya And closin your jaw, cause you cant mess with gangstarr The guru and premier always dope with the blessed beats Dance your ass off hobbes, check the technique"
Jeffro
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