When speaking of East Coast hip-hop of the '90s, Gang Starr is likely to come up as one of the preeminent duos from that era. Comprised of the late Guru and DJ Premier, the pair would help cultivate ...

Veteran MC Guru and new partner and producer Solar are planning the release of Jazzmatazz Vol. 4: The Hip-Hop Jazz Messenger: Back To The Future on their own label, 7 Grand Records. The fourth ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The landscape of hip-hop was rapidly changing by 1993, as its commercial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty-five years after its release, hindsight reveals one now-dated aspect of Guru's Jazzmatazz, Volume 1: The front cover refers ...

Guru is the first and only rapper to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London. And Guru's Jazzmatazz is the first hip-hop ensemble to play all of the prestigious European jazz festivals, including ...

“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 ...

Sampling has been a longstanding practice in rap music, with producers delving into various genres in search of the perfect groove or break-beat to pair with an emcee's lyrics. One of the most ...

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Solar has resurfaced after lying low for almost two years, following the death of Hip-Hop star Guru, of Gangstarr. Guru, who launched the Jazzmatazz series of Jazz-influenced ...

To support his latest Jazzmatazz release, legendary MC Guru rocked shows in nearly 20 North American cities last year. But not his hometown, Boston. Next month, he’ll throw down in London, Mexico City ...

“He would yell at Guru like a little boy and I’ve never seen a man disrespect somebody else like this before.” The Guru/Solar situation has officially hit an all-time low and the producer has left a ...

Twenty-five years after its release, hindsight reveals one now-dated aspect of Guru's Jazzmatazz, Volume 1: The front cover refers to its fusion of hip-hop and jazz as "experimental." In 1993, the ...