Rap legend Guru (of the hip-hop group Gang Starr) died Monday (Apr 19) following a lengthy battle with cancer. The rapper, born Keith Elam, was 43 years old. Guru’s parter and best friend Solar released the following statement to All Hip Hop:
“The world has lost one of the best MCs and Hip-Hop icons of all-time — my loyal best friend, partner, and brother, Guru,” Solar said in a statement. “Guru has been battling cancer for well over a year and has lost his battle! This is a matter that Guru wanted private until he could beat it, but tragically, this did not happen. The cancer took him. Now the world has lost a great man and a true genius.”
Guru was born in Boston and rose to fame in the late 1980’s after he founded the group Gang Starr and built a respectable following in the early 1990’s. Along the way, he and DJ Premier (the other half of Gang Starr) fell out and in the late 2000’s Guru stated that he would never work with DJ Premier again.
According to Wiki, in February 2010, Guru went into cardiac arrest and fell into a coma following surgery. He was said to have awaken from the coma, but passed away April 19th from a form of cancer known as “multiple myeloma.”
Solar said that Guru wrote a letter to his fans on his deathbed:
“For the fans that reached out with love and support, I can’t tell you how much that meant to Guru and myself. Guru prepared this letter (read below) while he was in the hospital for the fans,” the producer continued. “I hope now that Guru has moved on to a better place.”
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
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