The Only Guru I Ever Listened To (Is Dead)

"The influential rapper Guru has died in hospital aged 43 following a battle with cancer.

The Boston-born MC, real name Keith Elam, was hospitalised last month after he suffered a heart attack and had been in a coma.

Guru rose to fame in the 80s as one half of Gang Starr, the conscious rap group he founded with Grammy award-winning producer DJ Premier.

Gang Starr was credited with the birth of the Hip-Hop/Jazz genre."

-- The Daily Mail

This is a shock: I met Guru once - saw him perform, at least, a half dozen times. He was a really nice guy and one of the most prolific artists around. To say he will be missed is, both, a huge understatement and a lie:

Like most artists of note, through his work, he will be with us forever.