On this day in Hip-Hop history, prolific rap duo Gang Starr released their sixth and final studio album The Ownerz. Coming off of a five-year hiatus, the success of this project served as the perfect farewell to one of Hip Hop’s most acclaimed tandems. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Usually, an artist’s final album is a […]
28 years ago on this day, the almighty Baldhead Slick, more commonly known as the “Guru” of Gangstarr, dropped his first solo project, Jazzamatazz, on Chrysalis Records. The album featured a slew of artists in and outside of the ciphers of Hip Hop, as this album was the first of its kind, with “Gifted Unlimited […]
On this day twenty seven ago, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal aka Guru and DJ Premier dropped their fourth album aptly entitled Hard To Earn. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As one of Gangstarr’s most circulated, but underrated projects, Hard To Earn, which was released on the Chrysalis/EMI imprint, set the pace for the Gangstarr sound […]
On this date three decades ago, Chris Martin b.k.a the legendary DJ Premier and Keith Elam b.k.a the Guru (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) put together Gang Starr’s second and possibly most memorable album, Step Into The Arena. The duo was one of the first groups to sign the newly formed Chysalis/EMI label after ditching Wild […]
One of the game’s most prolific artists would have turned 59 years old today, but The Source Magazine and the rest of the Hip Hop community will always remember the legacy of Gangstarr’s Guru. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Born Keith Elam in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1961, Guru founded the Gangstarr Foundation in 1987, but […]
27 years ago on this day, the almighty Baldhead Slick, more commonly known as the “Guru” of Gangstarr, dropped his first solo project, Jazzamatazz, on Chrysalis Records. The album featured a slew of artists in and outside of the ciphers of Hip Hop, as this album was the first of its kind, with “Gifted Unlimited […]
Nothing beats a classic rap record, and few MCs were dropping them on the regular quite like legendary ’90s rap duo Gang Starr. The group, consisting of Guru holding things down on the mic and DJ Premier handling the head-bumping production, dropped six albums in their career before calling it quits in 2003. Visit streaming.thesource.com […]
31 years ago today, Boston native Keith Elam and Houston native Christopher Martin, better known as Guru and DJ Premier, came together to continue the legacy of Gangstarr and released the group’s first full studio album entitled No More Mr. Nice Guy. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Released by overseas label Chrysalis Records, Gangstarr and […]
On July 17, 1961, Keith Edward Elam was born into this world in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Sadly, 10 years ago today the late, great MC Guru lost his battle with melanoma, a form of cancer. April 19, 2010, was a tragic day for Hip Hop heads worldwide. We lost a true emcee and all-around great human […]
On this day in Hip-Hop history, super producer and generational sound shaper DJ Premier was born in 1966. As a producer, DJ Premier has worked with Big L, Big Daddy Kane, Bun B, Common, D’Angelo, Dr. Dre, The Game, Joey Bada$$, KRS-One, Ludacris, Mos Def, Nas, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Immortal […]
On this date almost three decades ago, Chris Martin b.k.a the legendary DJ Premier and Keith Elam b.k.a the Guru (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) put together Gang Starr’s second and possibly most memorable album, Step Into The Arena. The duo was one of the first groups signed the newly formed Chysalis/EMI label after ditching Wild […]
While the world will have a chance to get a glimpse of the first Gangstarr album in almost two decades, the two producers who worked closest with Guru, the late founder of the famed chain and the star, have yet to settle on who will control the fate of the Gangstarr legacy. After the release […]
Hip-Hop heads have been buzzing about the new Gang Starr album since the release of the J. Cole assisted “Family and Loyalty” release. The day has officially come. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information One of the most influential groups in Hip-Hop has returned. DJ Premier and Guru right in line with what fans will want […]
Gang Starr has followed up the release of their new single “Family And Loyalty” featuring J. Cole with a new emotionally-charged five-minute visual montage to the late great GURU. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The track features many video snippets and photo stills of GURU with family, solo and with DJ Premier since the late […]
DJ Premier has set the hip-hop world alight with the recent release of the new Gang Starr track “Family & Loyalty” featuring both two unreleased verses from the late great Guru as well as a growingly rare feature verse from Dreamville’s J. Cole. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Proving that “Diamonds are Forever like Family […]
This week marks the ninth anniversary of the passing of celebrated lyricist Guru of the legendary Gangstarr and his last creative partner, producer extraordinaire Solar, has offered up some unreleased Gangstarr music from Guru and Solar that Solar produced for the unreleased Gangstarr and Jazzmatazz albums. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Guru passed away in […]
Nothing beats a classic rap record, and few MCs were dropping them on the regular quite like legendary ’90s rap duo Gang Starr. The group, consisting of Guru holding things down on the mic and DJ Premier handling the head-bumping production, dropped six albums in their career before calling it quits in 2003. While a […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, super producer and generational sound shaper DJ Premier was born in 1966. As a producer, DJ Premier has worked with Big L, Big Daddy Kane, Bun B, Common, D’Angelo, Dr. Dre, Game, Joey Bada$$, KRS-One, Ludacris, Mos Def, Nas, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Immortal […]
On this day a quarter century ago, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal aka Guru and DJ Premier dropped their fourth album aptly entitled Hard To Earn. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As one of Gangstarr’s most circulated, but underrated projects, Hard To Earn, which was released on the Chrysalis/EMI imprint, set the pace for the Gangstarr […]
Almost an entire decade after the untimely passing of Keith “Guru” Elam Jr., one of the founders of the legendary Hip Hop group Gangstarr, his legacy carries on through his music, but the controversy behind his death still haunts the Hip Hop community. As one of the game’s most prolific emcees, Guru’s artistry and image […]
