Guru

Guru's Jazzmatazz - Volume 3 Streetsoul 2000
(Virgin Records)

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01. Intro

02. Keep Your Worries feat. Angie Stone

03. Hustlin' Daze feat. Donell Jones

04. All I Said feat. Macy Gray

05. Certified feat. Bilal

06. Plenty feat. Erykah Badu

07. Lift Your Fist feat. The Roots

08. Guidance feat. Amel Larrieux

09. Interlude (Brooklyn Skit)

10. Supa Love feat. Kelis

11. No More feat. Craig David

12. Where's My Ladies feat. Big Shug

13. Night Vision feat. Isaac Hayes

14. Who's There feat. Les Nubians

15. Mashin' Up Da World feat. Junior Reid & Prodigal Sunn

16. Timeless feat. Herbie Hancock

Guru

Guru - Jazzmatazz Volume II - The New Reality 1995
(Chrysalis Records)

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01. Intro (Light It Up) Jazzalude I - New Reality Style

02. Lifesaver

03. Living In This World

04. Looking Through Darkness

05. Skit A (Interview) - Watch What You Say

06. Jazzalude II - Defining Purpose

07. For You

08. Insert A (Mental Relaxation) - Medicine

09. Lost Souls

10. Insert B (The Real Deal) - Nobody Knows

11. Jazzalude III - Hip Hop As A Way Of Life

12. Respect The Architect

13. Feel The Music

14. Young Ladies

15. The Traveler

16. Jazzalude IV - Maintaining Focus

17. Count Your Blessings

18. Choice Of Weapons

19. Something In The Past

20. Skit B (Alot On My Mind) - Revelation

Guru

Guru - Jazzmatazz Volume One 1993
(Chrysalis Records)

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01-Introduction
02-Loungin' feat. Donald Byrd
03-When You're Near feat. N'dea Davenport
04-Transit Ride feat. Branford Marsalis
05-No Time to Play feat. Ronny Jordan
06-Down the Backstreets feat. Lonnie Liston Smith
07-Respectful Dedications
08-Take a Look (at Yourself) feat. Roy Ayers
09-Trust Me feat. N'dea Davenport
10-Slicker Than Most
11-Le Bien, le Mal feat. MC Solaar
12-Sights in the City feat. Courtney Pine and Carleen Anderson

Guru`s Jazzmatazz - Trust Me

R.I.P. Guru

R.I.P. GURU

Legendary emcee and producer Keith "Guru" Elam passed away Monday (April 19, 2010) in a New York City hospital. Just over six weeks since the former Gang Starr front-man was publicly reported to have suffered a cardiac arrest and been hospitalized, he died due to complications from undisclosed cancer after having been diagnosed with Anoxia.

The controversy surrounding Guru's hospitalization, visitation rights, and recovery with present musical partner Solar led to limited information being released to press. What is known is that the 43 year-old Guru had suffered a heart attack, gone into a coma, and despite reports of strong recovery, ultimately lost his battle with what has now been revealed as cancer.

"The world has lost one of the best emcees and Hip Hop icons of all-time," said Guru's producer Solar in a statement confirming Guru's death. "Guru has been battling cancer for well over a year and has lost his battle! This is a matter that Guru wanted private until he could beat it, but tragically, this did not happen. The cancer took him. Now the world has lost a great man and a true genius." The producer referred to Guru as his "loyal best friend, partner and brother" additionally in the statement.

In a letter released to fans, Guru (who is said by publicists to have written the statement) acknowledged being survived by his son. The emcee also acknowledged his non-profit charity foundation, Each One Counts. "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," reportedly wrote Guru.

Those wishing to read the full letter, may do so here.

Born and raised in the Boston area, Guru relocated to Brooklyn in the late '80s, where Gang Starr released its first singles with 45 King as producer. By 1988, the group evolved as a duo with Premier, and released their 1989 full-length debut No More Mr. Nice Guy on Wild Pitch Records. The duo would go on to release classic albums on Chrysalis/Virgin/EMI, such as 1994's Hard To Earn and 1998's Moment Of Truth. Gang Starr's last album, 2003's The Ownerz featured Jadakiss, Fat Joe and longtime affiliate Freddie Foxxx. The platinum group toured the world and released several greatest hits collections, most notably Full Clip: A Decade Of Gang Starr in 1999. The duo announced their split in 2004, reportedly due to creative and personal differences.

As a solo artist, Guru released four volumes of Jazzmatazz, Jazz-inspired recordings with legendary genre artists such as Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers. Guru has launched two labels in his career, Ill Kid Records and 7Grand, where he and production partner Solar worked alongside artists such as Talib Kweli, Damian Marley and Jean Grae.

HipHopDX extends condolences and sympathies to the son of one of our staff's most-respected emcees, the Elam family, Solar, DJ Premier and fans.


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