So I may work for a station that does not play much hip hop, but I always count it as one of my favorite genres. That said, one of my all time favorite artists/mc's is Guru. He is a genius. I once made a drive from Wilmington, NC to DC just to see him perform with Gangstarr, and it was worth every mile. The sad news came across the wires this morning that he is in a coma after a heart attack...Cross your fingers, pray to whomever you pray to...that this incredible visionary won't be taken away from us so soon.
The story from CNN....
The hip-hop community is pulling for the recovery of one of the pioneers of rap.
Guru, a founding member of the rap group Gang Starr, was reportedly scheduled to have surgery on Monday after lapsing into a coma.
According to a radio interview with his former group mate DJ Premier, the 43-year-old Guru suffered a heart attack and fell into the coma after going into cardiac arrest.
Guru, who was born Keith Elam, rose to fame as a member of the underground hip-hop group in the early 1990s. In 1993 he released a solo album, “Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1” which was billed as “an experimental fusion of hip-hop and jazz.” The album became the first in a series of four records.
