Released: November 1, 2019

Songwriter: Keith Casim Elam

Producer: DJ Premier

[Interlude: Keith Casim Elam]
My name is Keith Casim Elam
And Guru is my father
The late king who provided lyrical slaughter
And he's still here
Shinin' down upon us
One of the best yet

Gang Starr

Gang Starr is the formidable hip-hop duo of MC Guru and producer DJ Premier.

The group was originally founded by two childhood friends, Big Shug and Guru, in Atlanta; coming up with the logo design and name of the group. Big Shug and Guru got separated when Shug got imprisoned and Guru moved to New York where he met Dj Premier.

While DJ Premier is from Texas and the monotone Guru is from Boston, they came together in Brooklyn, New York, and helped define the sound of East Coast hip-hop in the 1990s with their jazzy production on singles such as “Words I Manifest” and “Jazz Thing,” as well as their harder boom bap singles like “Just to Get a Rep” and “Take it Personal.”