There was a time when I was hustling in midtown Manhattan guru was parked on 41st and 8th Avenue just chilling in his car nobody had a clue that rap royalty was in their presence. So I stepped up to the passenger side and said what up Guru he greeted me and began a conversation about the the streets in midtown all the hustle and bustle going on around us and through out all of that conversation we had he said to me You have choices & options that far outweigh the street grime I was doing. I must say it was the best advice I ever gotten from a person who didn't know me from a can of corn. This was 1991 and it was that year my life of crime stopped Thanks Guru s.i.p
He changed your life. That's an awesome story about one of the greatest of all time, Thanks for sharing. I'm a reformed criminal myself so maybe someday we will meet in a dark alley and swap some real stories.
How did we lose our way? New York rap PLEASE return to your ROOTS!!! I've been influenced by this man since I was a child and he has not budged one inch from the authenticity he and Guru established 30 years ago. I can't even touch a sampler, keyboard, beat machine, without thinking "what would Preem do"? I was raised on the Chain and the Starr...
"Whatever I do, Wherever I go I want to take nothin' less than the best Whatever I choose, I choose to do I have to stand out from all the rest Whatever I do, wherever I go I want to take nothin' less than the best Whatever I choose, I choose to do I just wanna stand out from all the rest"
Even watching the Breakfast Club he references Guru in the present tense. He even made the same analogy when his father died. It must be a way of coping with Guru's loss and keeping his memory alive.
"That makes me know that what we're doing We had the right idea in the beginning And and we just need to maintain our focus and elevate See what we do we update our formulas We have certain formulas but we update em With the times and everything y'know So y'know the rhyme style is elevated The style of beats is elevated but it's still Guru and Premier And it's always a message involved."
Ahh I always wondered about the beginning, it felt like an odd spot for Guru to come in at first but after a few listens it just sounds right for the song, I’m glad they kept it in
Preem is such a great guy. Man is just smiling all the way through. Keeping it real. The actual GOAT right there folks. RZA coming in hot for the 2nd place, but Premier is the best to ever do it. And seemingly just such a fucking great dude.
A BIG R.I.P TO GURU and crazy respects go out to one of my favorites if not the best to ever do it in the field of production and arranging and cutting DJ PREMIER as a collective known as GANGSTARR .......
This whole album is incredible and in my top 10 easily, right from the bat is hits you with with this banger and then the grimey new york head nodding beat robbin hood theory it's seamless how the tracks play out with a couple of smoother ones like work and royalty etc what I'm here for is a great tune aswell the piano is amazing
@@WilMars-rr1ny Stuff like that makes a world of difference. I'm not saying it would've been wack. I'm saying it would've been different. I can't hear it any other way.
Met both Guru and Premier along with Bumpy Knuckles and Rakaa Iriscience in 2003 at a record shop in Torrance, CA while they were pomoting The Ownerz. Very humble and grateful individuals. They were all vibing with the fans. Great memories.
The best DJ ever and the best MC ever: RIP GIFTED UNLIMITED RHYMES UNIVERSAL- 'for those who can't follow that spells GURU within my circle' Gang Starr = THE best hip-hop group EVER, no questions hands down!
The best albums between 1994-1998 were definitely "Hard To Earn", "Muse Sick-N-Hour Message", and "Moment Of Truth". Reality rules, and it's a part of the aware urban culture, for us history lovers and realists. Music for the mind while keeping it real and the underground sound that keeps feeding us meals of great pleasure and regret for what the industry has become. We all need to get-get-get on it and dethrone these clones and all these knuckleheads. Reality never fucking stops --- not for the industry, not for the government, not for any damn rapper or "DJ" who just puts a generic beat in and have the "MC" spit "fire" (in reality, it's all lies, and any person with a mind can spot it with a little bit of text-challenging). I'm growing up on a combination of Keith Elam's monotone voice (live forever, even 9 years after the long day in hell), Christopher E. Martin's incredible creativity on the tracks, Carlton D. Ridenhour's booming voice inspiring and spitting history-inspired lines, William J. Drayton's high-pitched voice breaking up the preacher's seriousness with a dash of comedic relief, Norman Rodgers', Lord Aswod's, Gary Rinaldo's, the Shocklees', and Johnny "Juice"'s legendary sampling and violent, blood-spilled tracks.
Rip my homie gigolo Joe Never 4get moment o truth dropped & u came through knockin it in the geo metro naaaaaameeeeaaan!?! Then it was off 2 south street
Honestly on my first listen I didn't feel it. Something about the thick drum sound seemed broken. But the lyrics were FIRE, and over time the entire sound was like an acquired but essential taste. The entire album is an undisputed classic.
