VANCOUVER — Rapper Guru, who co-founded the band Gang Starr, is dead at 43.
The musician, who mixed rap with jazz stylings, succumbed to cancer Monday night, his management said. His real name was Keith Elam.
The rapper had suffered from cancer for over a year.
MTV said in a release: “According to [producer] Solar, Guru suffered from the malicious illness for over a year and after numerous special treatments under the supervision of medical specialists failed, the legendary MC succumbed to the disease. Guru always tried to keep this harrowing diagnosis in private but in early 2010 he had to admit himself to hospital due to serious effects caused by the disease.”
Guru and DJ Premier founded Gang Starr in 1985, producing six albums. The two had a falling out and Guru went on to make solo albums.
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Guru was a LEGEND and was on countless ill tracks. He extended himself beyond hip-hop to jazz and other types of music. His legacy goes back decades. It is hard to even fathom how much of an influence he was on the development of hip-hop, since he had been through it all... You will be missed.
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