Talking about Cary Guy b/k/a Big Shug is complicated. Out of respect to his friend, mentor and fellow Gang Starr Foundation member Keith Elam (R.I.P. Guru) the... Read More...
After a recent review of Gang Starr's album "One of the Best Yet" featuring posthumous Guru vocals, I started thinking more about Guru's catalogue of work both... Read More...
When I hear the phrase "one of the best yet" I immediately flash back to two of my all time favorite Gang Starr tracks -- "You Know My Steez" and "Full Clip". ... Read More...
It's still shocking to me that we interviewed Guru in 2008 and he was gone just two years later. So many of my hip-hop idols growing up have passed away, but I ... Read More...
"I got tenacity, because I have to be
The brother who must live and give with much insight
Foresight to ignite, excite and delight
And you might gain from it, o... Read More...
Rap is an innately collaborative genre - even the most mundane "solo" material necessitates the contributions of countless producers and studio technicians - an... Read More...