(AllHipHop News) Rapper Solar has resurfaced after lying low for almost two years, following the death of Hip-Hop star Guru, of Gangstarr. Guru, who launched the Jazzmatazz series of Jazz-influenced ...

When speaking of East Coast hip-hop of the '90s, Gang Starr is likely to come up as one of the preeminent duos from that era. Comprised of the late Guru and DJ Premier, the pair would help cultivate ...

Sampling has been a longstanding practice in rap music, with producers delving into various genres in search of the perfect groove or break-beat to pair with an emcee's lyrics. One of the most ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The landscape of hip-hop was rapidly changing by 1993, as its commercial ...

Veteran MC Guru and new partner and producer Solar are planning the release of Jazzmatazz Vol. 4: The Hip-Hop Jazz Messenger: Back To The Future on their own label, 7 Grand Records. The fourth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty-five years after its release, hindsight reveals one now-dated aspect of Guru's Jazzmatazz, Volume 1: The front cover refers ...

“Why are there so many jazz musicians in Denver?” asks Page Fraley, a jazz trumpeter himself, rattling off a list of fine musicians who teach around town. Tenor saxophonist Keith Oxman, who teaches at ...

From A Tribe Called Quest to The Roots, De La Soul to Nas, by the early 90s, it was clear to see that hip hop had a thing for jazz. In 1993, US rapper Guru took it one step further, making the love ...

From the beginning, hip-hop artists have mixed together different musical genres. In that spirit, 15 years ago, hip-hop icon Guru (of the rap duo Gang Starr) started collaborating with jazz icons such ...

Favorite Things, John Coltrane Coltrane has been a great influence, not just on me but arguably on all contemporary jazz artists. And not just in terms of horn playing either. If you had to sum him up ...

Keith Elam (July 17, 1966[1] ” April 19, 2010) Better known by his stage name Guru, was an American emcee and member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Roxbury, ...

Opinion: In recognition of the 30th anniversary of Guru’s solo debut, “Jazzmatazz Volume 1,” theGrio examines its affect on hip-hop and so-called jazz’s on-going alliance. Editor’s note: The following ...