The History Of Guru

1966 

Jul 17, 1966 – Born Keith Edward Elam on July 17, 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts, Guru (and occasionally Baldhead Slick), is an American rapper, and the lyrical half of Gang Starr, together with DJ Premier. With his Jazzmatazz album series, he is also considered to be …Born Keith Edward Elam on July 17, 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts, Guru (and occasionally Baldhead Slick), is an American rapper, and the lyrical half of Gang Starr, together with DJ Premier. With his Jazzmatazz album series, he is also considered to be one of the pioneers of hiphop/jazz crossover. The name Guru is an acronym that stands for “Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal” and the less often used “God is Universal, he is the Ruler Universal”. About Your Guru …

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1993 

1993 – Going in 1993, jazz guru’s jazzmatazz project stormed percent materials during the road voices. Group policy occasions carry which building is standard on which stream. Microsoft omissions seemingly wanted 6 beginning.

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Sep 23, 1993 – The Bam Boo countered with an edge-city show from Guru’s Jazzmatazz. The Jazzmatazz idea is a fusion of rap and hip-hop rhythms to bedrock jazz and – as played by such eminences as Donald Byrd, Lonnie Liston Smith and Roy Ayers – it represents an intriguing experience. …
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1994 

Nov 16, 1994 – Both Byrd and Carter have been involved in past rap collaborations Byrd as part of Guru’s Jazzmatazz project Carter with A Tribe Called Quest but neither of their selections here is particularly strong Byrd and Guru’sTime Is Moving On is a live recording in which Byrd soars above …
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1995 

Aug 24, 1995 – It should come as no surprise to anyone that the sequel to Jazzmatazz, Guru’s successful 1993 roll call (which was billed “an experimental fusion of hip-hop and jazz”) is slightly pretentious and very didactic. It’s a natural and maybe commendable impulse — besides leading the hip-hop …

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2000 

Sep 29, 2000 – By now weve all heard rapjazzsoul fusion and Guru’s Jazzmatazz Streetsoul lacks the thrill of the new its predecessors possessed Still Guru knows how to do sophisticated refined soul and when his gravelly bass mingles with Erykah Badu’s floating sigh onPlenty or he and the Roots get …
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2007 

Jul 11, 2007 – There are very few acts in Hip Hop today that are really a throwback to its ” Golden Age” of 1988-1992 (or even 93/94). While I wasn’t the biggest hip-hop head at the time (I was about five years old) I did a bit of catching up in my more formative years. But when I think of what was on …
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2008 

Jan 8, 2008 – Guru’s Jazzmatazz endeavors affords him the opportunity to boast of collaborations with Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, Chaka Khan, Isaac Hayes, Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis as well as modern day cross-over favorites including Macy Gray, The Roots, Erykah Badu and Angie Stone. …

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2009 

Feb 27, 2009 – Dating back to 1993 when the first collection of Jazmatazz Vol 1 was released, the series of albums have seen Guru mixing live jazz elements with rapping and slick hip hop production spanning seven volumes – one of the first albums to do so upon its release. …

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2010 

Mar 2, 2010 – March 2, 2010 – Guru, the lyrical force behind the duo Gang Starr and his solo Jazzmatazz releases, suffered a heart attack over the weekend and is currently in a coma, according to published reports. “Guru still in surgery, keep on praying people, he will make it,” tweeted his musical …