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Horrible news from the world of Hip Hop. Guru passed away yesterday at 43. Cancer. This one hits close to home:

Tags:  guru  R.I.P.

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6 comments

1 RagingTartabull   ~  Apr 20, 2010 9:46 am

well this sucks

2 Bluenatic   ~  Apr 20, 2010 9:52 am

"Crazy as I wanna be
Cause I make it orderly
You could say I'm sorta da boss so get lost"

RIP Guru. For a Boston guy, you won New York's heart.

3 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 20, 2010 9:54 am

http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/04/20/22177912.aspx

Don't know if Guru actually wrote this. If he did it is a foul way to go out even if he didn't get on with Primo any more.

4 RagingTartabull   ~  Apr 20, 2010 9:58 am

[3] I have serious doubts about him actually writing that, Hip Hop is second only to professional sports when it comes to the presence of sycophants and hanger's-on. Solar is the Morris Engleberg to Guru's Joe D.

5 ms october   ~  Apr 20, 2010 10:01 am

those who kick dirt and do time i'm gonna get cha
cause I be kickin the real
while they be losin the race tryin to chase mass appeal

[3] [4] me too. the whole drama with this solar dude is crazy.
he should just let guru rip.
i am sure primo has his flaws but he seems cool with most people in the business so i don't know what all this is about.

6 Bluenatic   ~  Apr 20, 2010 10:23 am

The response from those "in the know" in the Twittersphere indicates that the letter is not authentic, which makes this even sadder. Some reports indicate Guru had been in a coma since February.

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