[youtube id=”TCtGKDrrg5w”] DJ Premier’s new band is called The BADDER and it consists of horn players Takuya Karoda and Mark Williams drummer Lenny “The Ox” Reece and bass player Brady Watt. “BPatter” is their first video and they are currently on tour in Europe. Twenty-two years after Guru branched offContinue Reading
[youtube]YCU-qgR_4bM[/youtube] DJ Premier’s jazzy handicraft and his work as one-half of Gangstarr has made him one of hip-hop’s most venerated sonic masters. The combination of his percussive jazz samplings and Guru’s cool but deliberate vocals made them the authors of a New Age blues in hip-hop. Gangstarr’s 6 album outputContinue Reading
Unfortunately Guru passed yesterday from cancer. There will be no Gangstarr reunion. Let’s say a prayer for him. Thankfully he left a final note to his fans and loved ones: I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world. I have had aContinue Reading