Guru

Guru
Born: Jul 17, 1966 in Roxbury, MA
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Genre: Rap
Styles: Jazz-Rap, Hip-Hop, Alternative Rap, Acid Jazz, Underground Rap
Biography: Rapper/composer Guru (real name Keith Elam) first rose to prominence as the "lyrical half" of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, one of the first outfits that attempted to fuse jazz with rap. After three albums by Gang Starr hit record store shelves (1989's No More Mr. Nice Guy, 1991's Step in the Arena, and ...Read full biography
Jazzmatazz, Vol.1
Released: 1993
Label: EMI
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Though it can reasonably be argued that rap grew almost directly out of funk and its particular beat, there are a lot of overlaps with jazz, particularly the bop and post-bop eras: the uninhibited expression, ...Read full review
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4: The Hip Hop Jazz Messenger: Back to the Future
Released: 2007
Label: 7 Grand
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Although Guru's been putting out new editions in his Jazzmatazz series for almost 15 years now, none of the releases has gotten quite the same amount of acclaim as 1993's Vol. 1, which was one of the first ...Read full review
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