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Gang Starr is an influential American hip-hop duo, composed of Guru (Backronym
for Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal, real name Keith Elam) hailing from
Boston, Massachusetts and DJ Premier (real name Chris Martin) hailing from
Houston, Texas. They are based in Brooklyn, New York and epitomized the New
York City hip-hop sound. The entirety of Gang Starr's catalog, especially
Step in the Arena (1991, 1991 in music) and Daily Operation (1992, 1992 in
music), are well-respected among critics and hip-hop heads alike (save,
perhaps their most recent effort, The Ownerz). Their track "Jazz Thang",
featured on the soundtrack to Spike Lee's film "Mo Better Blues", helped
establish the sound of jazz rap.
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The group was founded in 1987 with Guru, DJ 1,2 B Down, Mike Dee and various
producers, such as Donald D (or Dee), J.V. Johnson or DJ Mark The 45 King.
In 1987 and 1988 they released three 12" vinyl singles on the legendary Wild
Pitch label, and in 1989 Guru and DJ Premier (then working under the name
Waxmaster C) met for the first time. In the same year released the single "Words
I Manifest" and went on working together as a group for six albums, a 2CD "greatest
hits" compilation and numerous singles and soundtrack contributions.
On September 1st, 2005, Guru has revealed in an interview [1] with the
hiphop online magazine sohh.com that the group doesn't exist anymore, but
that it has ended instead of breaking up. This has finally cleared up the
rumors that came up first on the european Gang Starr tour in 2003/2004 when
DJ Premier suddenly went back to the US and Guru continued touring under the
group's name with another DJ. However, in an December 21st, 2005 interview
[2] with the online magazine allhiphop.com, DJ Premier has denied that Gang
Starr is history; he said it's rather a long break than a real break up. |
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