THE MONOTONE KING.

G.U.R.U. JULY 17TH 1966- APRIL 19, 2010 R.I.P.

ANOTHER OF MY HEROES PASSES FROM THE SAME DISEASE THAT TOOK THE LIFE OF MY MOTHER, BOTH WERE TAKEN TO EARLY. I ACTUALLY GOT A BIT TEARY EYED UPON HEARING OF HIS PASSING.
THERES ALOT OF SPECULATION OVER GURU AND HIS DEALINGS WITHIN HIS PERSONAL LIFE, FORGET ALL THAT BULLSHIT, IM NOT GOING THERE. ITS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER OUR HEROES FOR WHAT THEY STOOD FOR AS WELL AS THE CONTRIBUTIONS THEY HAVE MADE.
BEING FROM BOSTON, GURU WAS ONCE A STUDENT TEACHER AT MY HIGH SCHOOL.. ENGLISH HIGH, 1988.
THE VERY FIRST REAL HIP HOP SHOW I EVER DID WAS WITH GANGSTARR AND K.M.D. IN 1990. IM LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH GREAT MEMORIES.
POUND FOR POUND GANGSTARR HAS SO MANY CLASSIC RECORDS, AND GURU HAS SO MANY TIMELESS RHYMES WITH NO GIMMICKS. HIS VOICE WAS AND STILL IS INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE. I ONCE READ GURU IS RAKIMS FAVORITE MC.
IN MY OPINION, THEY ARE ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST IMPORTANT GROUPS IN HIP HOP. THE MAGIC CHEMISTRY PRIMO AND GURU HAD TOGETHER CANT BE MATCHED OR DUPLICATED. AS AN MC HE SPOKE THE TRUTH, EMOTIONS OF ALL SORTS..LIFE AND OUR HARDSHIPS...A THINKER AND SO MUCH STYLE...