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Guru obituary

Leading expontent of jazz-rap and one half of Gang StarrGuru, the Boston rapper who rose to international acclaim as half of Gang Starr, has died from cancer, aged 43. Gang Starr expanded rap's sonic palette by mixing jazz with electronic beats to create a music that linked hip-hop to bebop. Guru's Jazzmatazz projects with black American jazz musicians extended this dialogue further.He was born Keith Elam in the predominantly African-American Roxbury neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, wher...

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Guru obituary

Guardian Music — Leading expontent of jazz-rap and one half of Gang StarrGuru, the Boston rapper who rose to international acclaim as half of Gang Starr, has died from cancer, aged 43. Ga... more info
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