As the world of Hip Hop has been morning the loss of legend Guru, DJ Premier has discussed his last visit to see Guru in hospital,
“When I saw Guru, it just really fucked me up. I wore a Gang Starr shirt, first of all, just for the energy, and jus so he knew that’s forever with us. Forever” He stated.
After much speculation over the letter that Guru is said to have written to his family friends and fans, Dj Premier who was mentioned in this letter in less than favourable circumstances, gave his opinion on whether Guru could have written the letter,
“From what I was hearing – him waking up, and writing and tweeting…there’s no way! There’s no way! We saw him – he looked so gone! And if you love him, and you’re care of him, why in the fuck did his nails look longer than a fucking ruler? [And he had a] clump afro. I’ve taken care of people in the hospital. You can wash their head, you can clean their nails up, clean their feet. His feet were swollen, and his toenails were really disgusting. So because of that, it really fucked me up”
Big Shug, an original member of Gangstarr spoke of Guru and revealed how their name Gangstarr was created,
“I wanted to be called ‘Gangsters’ because I was a really street dude back then, but Guru said…it might be a little scary because they were scared of Hip Hop [since it was] was still new. So I said ‘Okay, well…since I represent the gang…and you were kinda like a star because you were educated, a cleaner dude in that regard, we could be ‘Gang Starr.’ And he said, ‘That’s dope. We could be ‘Gang Starr.’”
Shug also explained the Gangstarr symbol stating,
“When you see the original star and the chain, that’s what it represented. The star is Guru shining – intelligent, educated – and the chain stood for me being like a gang representative.”
As a final statement, Big Shug spoke affectionately of Guru and made it clear what a great he really was,
“I’ll always respect and treasure Keith, Guru. When we started out…he didn’t rap. He was just an educated brother. I really taught him…until he really got it. And we always said…if one of us made it, we’d come back and get the other. So he stayed true to his word on that part. And because of that, I was able to see the world, and see things I never saw.”
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