R.I.P Guru U will be Missed Forever!!

Guru, born Keith Elam, passed away yesterday April 19th due to his
battle with cancer. Guru has been hospitalized since late February after

slipping into a coma, due to a heart attack. Before his passing, Guru

wrote a letter to his fans, friends & family. You can read it below.

R.I.P. Guru.

I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends
and loved ones around the world. I have had a long battle with cancer

and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for

over a year. I have exhausted all medical options.

I have a non-profit organization called Each One Counts
dedicated to carrying on my charitable work on behalf of abused and

disadvantaged children from around the world and also to educate and

research a cure for this terrible disease that took my life. I write

this with tears in my eyes, not of sorrow but of joy for what a

wonderful life I have enjoyed and how many great people I have had the

pleasure of meeting.

My loyal best friend, partner and brother, Solar, has been at my
side through it all and has been made my health proxy by myself on all

matters relating to myself. He has been with me by my side on my many

hospital stays, operations, doctors visits and stayed with me at my home

and cared for me when I could not care for myself. Solar and his family

is my family and I love them dearly and I expect my family, friends,

and fans to respect that, regardless to anybody’s feelings on the

matter. It is my wish that counts. This being said I am survived by the

love of my life, my sun KC, who I trust will be looked after by Solar

and his family as their own. Any awards or tributes should be accepted,

organized approved by Solar on behalf myself and my son until he is of

age to except on his own.

I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name

likeness, events tributes etc. connected in anyway to my situation

including any use of my name or circumstance for any reason and I have

instructed my lawyers to enforce this. I had nothing to do with him in

life for over 7 years and want nothing to do with him in death. Solar

has my life story and is well informed on my family situation, as well

as the real reason for separating from my ex-DJ. As the sole founder of

GangStarr, I am very proud of what GangStarr has meant to the music

world and fans. I equally am proud of my Jazzmatazz series and as the

father of Hip-Hop/Jazz. I am most proud of my leadership and pioneering

efforts on Jazzmatazz 4 for reinvigorating the Hip-Hop/Jazz genre in a

time when music quality has reached an all time low. Solar and I have

toured in places that I have never been before with GangStarr or

Jazzmatatazz and we gained a reputation for being the best on the planet

at Hip-Hop/Jazz, as well as the biggest and most influential

Hip-Hop/Jazz record with Jazzmatazz 4 of the decade to now. The work I

have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time. And we as a

team were not afraid to push the envelope. To me this is what true

artists do! As men of honor we stood tall in the face of small

mindedness, greed, and ignorance. As we fought for music and integrity

at the cost of not earning millions and for this I will always be happy

and proud, and would like to thank the million fans who have seen us

perform over the years from all over the world. The work I have done

with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time and is my most

creative and experimental to date. I hope that our music will receive

the attention it deserves as it is some of the best work I have done and

represents some of the best years of my life

Nore & Iman Thug  Guru Tribute  http://usershare.net/1z35xvqyqkcx

Capones Moment of Truth  http://usershare.net/ny2c6txgyeth

Mr Cees Gangstarr Tribute! http://usershare.net/7s6i9ksgxx82

Gurus Family Statement

There is too much contraversy behin Guru’s death. For some clarity on
what was really going on with Guru before his death & whether or

note the letter “he” wrote is believable, check out the letter sent to

Premier.

The Elam family wishes to thank the fans of our
son/brother/father uncle/nephew/cousin Keith aka GURU for the outpouring

of love, concern and support.

Our hearts are broken by the loss of someone we loved so much. GURU
was devoted to his young son, who will most keenly feel his absence.

GURU suffered from multiple myeloma for over a year. Accrued
complications from this illness led to respiratory failure and cardiac

arrest. As a result, GURU was in a coma from mid February until his

death and never regained consciousness. Early on the morning of April

19th, he became hypertensive due to low blood pressure. He again went

into cardiac arrest and slipped away from us.

GURU died far too young but he was, and we are, proud of all his many
legendary musical contributions.

The family is not aware of any foundations established by GURU. We
know and understand that countless fans want to express their

condolences and love and, to that end, we are planning a memorial event

in the near future that will be all-inclusive. Please look for further

details from the family as they become available.

from The Elam Family

Dj Premier Statement 

IT WAS A SAD DAY FOR ME TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THE DEATH
OF A MAN WHO I WILL CONTINUE TO CALL MY BROTHER, KEITH ELAM, BETTER
KNOWN AS GURU OF THE LEGENDARY GANG STARR.

FROM 1988-2004, WE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH SUCCESS TOGETHER THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESSES INDEPENDENTLY AND GIVE EACH OTHER WHAT
GURU CALLED “CREATIVE SPACE”, BEFORE PLANNING TO REUNITE FOR OUR 7TH LP
WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT. TRAGICALLY, WE WILL NEVER REACH THAT DAY.

I’VE BEEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON A LETTER SPEAKING ILL OF ME WHICH WAS
SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY GURU IN HIS DYING DAYS. ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT IT
IS THAT OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, WE BUILT A HIP HOP LEGACY
TOGETHER, AND NO ONE CAN RE-WRITE HISTORY OR TAKE AWAY MY LOVE FOR HIM.
ONE THING I WOULD NEVER DO IS PLAY AROUND WITH THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS
LIFE.

I WILL CELEBRATE GURU’S LIFE… I WILL HONOR HIS MEMORY… I WILL GRIEVE
WITH THE ELAM FAMILY OVER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH… I WILL REMEMBER THE GANG
STARR FOUNDATION AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF GANG STARR WHO CAME
BEFORE ME – WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER… MOSTLY, I WILL CHERISH EVERYTHING WE
CREATED TOGETHER AS GANG STARR, FOREVER. I’M GONNA MISS HEARING HIS
SIGNATURE MONOTONE VOICE WHEN HE WALKS IN THE ROOM, BUT THE SONGS WILL
ALWAYS BRING IT BACK TO ME….HIS RHYME FLOWS WERE INSANE, AND I WILL
NEVER REMOVE HIM FROM MY HEART AND SOUL…….REST IN PEACE TO THE MAN WHO
FELT “SATISFACTION FROM THE STREET CROWD REACTION” … I LOVE YOU GOO…….DJ
PREMIER