Tuesday, April 20, 2010

R.I.P. Guru of GangStarr


Guru of GangStarr left us behind on this planet as of yesterday. ST reported earlier when Guru was hospitalized for his illness (cancer) and stayed away from the drama behind the sickness. Out of respect for Guru and his family, ST decided to pray for Guru and leave the drama for others to talk about. However, in Guru's death, a letter which is 'said' to be written by Guru was released by his partner Solar. These are allegedly Guru's words. Now whether I believe these are Guru's words or not, it was released for print. Like many of ST's followers, I was a huge GangStarr fan. Guru wrote the lyrics and Premier made some of the coldest beats for Guru to lace. I find it hard for someone to take a grudge with them to the grave. Guru and Premier made up GangStarr, not Guru and Solar. Just my opinion. Read and judge for yourself. RIP to one of the best that ever done it.

"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."-Guru

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

As I read this letter, I thought of a good friend of mine who is close to this situation. He is one of the original members and still does work for DJ Premier. He informed me that this letter couldn't have been written by Guru because Guru never came out of the coma that he was in when we all first heard he was in the hospital about a month ago. There seems to be something funny going on and unfortunatly we will never know what really happened with Guru and DJ premier. That being said I'm not sure it matters let's mourn this hip hop hero and respect the work he helped to create. Sean Spliv Bell

Cheebs said...

Thank for your comments Sean. I don't believe this letter was written by him either and I will go on recod to say SOLAR IS ACTING SUSPECT. Guru's family posted a youtube video and basically, THEY DON'T F.... w/SOLAR.