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GURU” ELAM’S Life Has Made Clear Just How Far One of Hip-Hop’S Most Beloved Mcs Had Gotten from His Former Friends, Family and Support System It’s a long way to go when you don’t know where you’re going. The sad, mysterious end to KEITH “GURU” ELAM’S life has made clear just how far one of hip-hop’s most beloved MCs had gotten from his former friends, family and support system. Words !"#$%&'(#)*%+#,#-)#& Photograph .+/0)%'1#%234*/"2 Guru, N.Y.C., 2000 060 JUN 2010 XXLMAG.COM He stayed a short time. Five, seven min- er.” Former friends and colleagues, how- utes, he says, before a nurse came in and ever, describe a different rapport between he left. “I just wanted to tell him how much the two—a destructive, abusive relationship I loved him, period,” he says. “Whether he founded on physical and emotional manipu- SAD NEWS could hear me or not, I know somewhere he lation. Solar, they claim, held all the power— heard me. It was ill. His eyes were almost half both in life and, now, in death. open, and it was like he almost was awake, but he wasn’t… I took my Gang Starr shirt off, Guru was born in the Roxbury section of and I took it and rubbed it against his body, so Boston to Harry and Barbara Elam. They were CAME TO HIP-HOP he can feel the logo. I knew how much Gang a prominent family—Harry was the first Black the morning of April 19, when Keith “Guru” tion and not allowing family to see him. In a oxia, a condition wherein a region of the body Starr meant to him. Even if he moved on to judge in the Boston municipal courts. Guru Elam died after a yearlong struggle with mul- press release, Solar rebutted that Guru’s fami- is deprived of oxygen. But Solar was hopeful another chapter in his life, I know how much graduated from Morehouse College in 1983 tiple myeloma cancer. Really, though, fans, ly members, including Patricia, had in fact vis- for a recovery. “There have been big improve- Gang Starr was important to him. We did way but ditched graduate school to become a rap- friends and family of the legendary Gang Starr ited the rapper in the hospital. And back and ments,” he said. “Facial expressions. He is too much to just completely block it out and per. He had a smooth, powerful tone that com- MC had been in a strange state of mourn- forth they went. mouthing words.” The misinformed reports act like it doesn’t exist.” manded the listener’s attention. In 1988, he ing and distress since March 1—this is when On March 8, Justin posted another clip, this bothered him a lot. The #RIPGURU tweets, teamed with DJ Premier to form Gang Starr. many of them first learned he was sick and, one stating he had visited his uncle on March especially, were excruciating he said. “I had On April 19, #RIPGURU tweets popped up Together they released six studio albums soon after, of the ugly personal strife that kept 6. But he said there was one list at the hospi- to go through 200 e-mails of condolences. again. This time, however, it was not just a ru- and became synonymous with purist New him and his friend, caretaker and business tal for permitted guests and another for those You don’t know what that was like.” And he mor. According to an Elam family statement York boom-bap. But after their 1999 greatest- partner John “Superproducer Solar” Mosher barred from seeing Guru. He’d also learned stressed that Guru wasn’t in a coma—anox- released on April 21, Guru became hyperten- hits album, Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr, separated from many of the people he was that Solar was listed as Guru’s health-care ia has comalike symptoms—and said he was sive, due to low blood pressure, that morning Guru and Premier took a break. While Premier once close to. agent, giving him the right to make health-care hesitant to release information because doc- and succumbed to a second cardiac arrest. worked with artists such as Jay-Z and Nas, The story went public, as so much informa- decisions for Guru should Guru lose the abili- tors had been less than a hundred percent Solar released a statement, too, one day Guru toiled on his latest Jazzmatazz release tion does these days, on Twitter, sure of the diagnosis. He earlier: “The world has lost one of the best and Baldhead Slick & Da Click. Both albums when Solar posted a message confirmed that, upon enter- MCs and hip-hop icons of all time—my loyal tanked. Needless to say, Guru was frustrated stating, “Guru is struggling with ing the hospital, Guru had best friend, partner and brother, Guru.” Solar with his career. He was also an alcoholic and a serious health issue. And we signed a health-care proxy then released a letter that he said was written becoming increasingly isolated. appreciate all your love and well document naming Solar his by Guru back in January, after doctors had “Nobody in the clique was really Guru’s wishes. We continue to hold out health-care agent and list- told him his cancer was terminal. In it, Guru friend,” says Big Shug, Guru’s friend since the hope that Guru will make a full ing him as his brother. “Guru thanks his fans, requests that Solar “look af- 1980s. “The only person was probably me. He recovery from this. And ask that made that decision when he ter” his nine-year-old son, Keith Casim, and, almost kept up a façade and was not trusting. his privacy on this matter be re- was in sound mind,” he said. spected. Again thank you for “As much as you and I are all your support through this talking now. He did not want trying time.” Within hours, the his family involved.” Solar “I took my Gang Starr shirt off, news had evolved into a rumor brushed off critics’ question- that Guru had in fact died. That ing his relationship with Guru. and I took it and rubbed it against evening, #RIPGURU became a “Listen, they did it to Jesus, trending topic on Twitter. and we are measuring time his body, so he can feel the logo.” A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip based on that man. I’m just was first to break the news going through a Jesus situa- —DJ PREMIER that Guru was still alive. “Spoke tion now.” to Preemo,” Tip wrote. “He’s in surgery still keep praying. DJ Premier visited his for- most shockingly, attacks DJ Premier. “I do not People thought him and Premier were friends. He’s still here.” #RIPGURU mer partner in the hospital on wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my They weren’t friends; they were business asso- became #PRAYFORGURU. Monday, April 12. He walked name, likeness, events, tributes, etc.,” Guru ciates.” Shug adds: “Guru always felt like he dis- It made sense for Q-Tip right in, went straight to the el- wrote. “I have instructed my lawyers to en- covered Premier. He didn’t know why people to go to DJ Premier for an- evator and up to Guru’s floor. force this. I had nothing to do with him in life give Premier all the credit [for Gang Starr’s suc- swers. After all, from 1988 to No sign-in, no list. Nothing. for over seven years and want nothing to do cess], and not him.” 2004, Guru and Premier had “I put on a Gang Starr with him in death.” During the Baldhead Slick sessions, Guru recorded together as Gang T-shirt,” he says. “I put my #RIPGURU became #GURUDIDNOTWRITE- worked with Black Jesus, a rapper from Harlem Starr. Premier was in touch Moment of Truth CD in my THATLETTER. 6, a local group he worked with from 2000 to with Guru’s father. The morning of March 2, ty to do so for himself. Justin also stated that, pocket—I don’t know why I brought it, but “It’s absolutely false,” Solar told XXL on April 2001. Black Jesus introduced Guru to an aspir- the website DJ Premier Blog—which is a fan on the New York State health proxy form, Solar I just brought it anyway. I just walked right in, 21. “This is Guru’s letter that was prepared to ing producer. “My friend was like, ‘I know this site, but one approved by Premier—tweeted: was listed as Guru’s brother. and soon as I saw him—I’m not even a crying be released by myself through a publicist to producer Solar, who is nice with tracks,’” he re- “Guru still in a med induced coma, he’s breath- #FUCKSOLAR became a trending topic type of guy, and I wasn’t boo-hooing or any- the world after he passed.” members. “Solar had a couple of joints…so he ing with machine help.” Apparently, that didn’t on Twitter. thing like that—but the tears just started run- Who can you believe? It’s essentially came to the studio.” go over well with Solar. Early the next morning, ning. It’s like, Damn, man, how did it come to Solar versus everyone. But Solar was Guru’s Guru and Solar hit it off. But people in there was a message posted on his Twitter ac- On March 18, Solar was ready to clear the this? Because we really had a whole bunch closest confidant. Like it or not, Guru hadn’t Guru’s circle smelled trouble.
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