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<title><![CDATA[ Legendary MC Guru Announces European Tour Dates For "The Guru 8.0 Tour"]]></title>
<link>http://thehiphopcosign.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/legendary-mc-guru-announces-european-tour-dates-for-the-guru-8-0-tour/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bigced</dc:creator>
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<p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">LEGENDARY MC GURU ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR DATES FOR THE &#8220;GURU 8.0 TOUR&#8221;</span></span></strong></p>
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<td><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">On the heels of their critically acclaimed, internationally successful album &#8220;Guru 8.0 Lost &#38; Found&#8221;, the legendary Guru, founder of GangStarr and Jazzmatazz, hit producer Solar and the 7 Grand family are announcing the second leg of an eagerly awaited European tour.<!--more--><br />
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">The Guru 8.0 Tour 2009 concerts will be the must see shows for every Hip-Hop fan as Guru and Solar hit the stage to perform hits from their latest project &#8220;Guru 8.0 Lost &#38; Found&#8221;. Both will be touring Europe from November 10 till November 17 to bring Hip-Hop fans overseas the realest Live Hip-Hop on the planet!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">&#8220;Hip-Hop fans in Europe appreciate REAL Hip-Hop and that&#8217;s why touring overseas is a great joy for us! We are excited to return to Germany after our 2009 Summer tour,&#8221; says legendary rapper Guru.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">The European tour will see Guru and Solar perform in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain and Slovenia. They will be supported by DJ heavyweight Doo Wop.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong>Tour Dates:</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Nov. 3 La Bellevilloise &#8211; Paris, France<br />
Nov. 4 L’affranchi &#8211; Marseilles, France<br />
Nov. 6 Kafe Antzokia &#8211; Bilbao, Spain<br />
Nov. 7 Charada &#8211; Madrid, Spain<br />
Nov. 8 Bikini &#8211; Barcelona,  Spain<br />
Nov. 10  Mannheim, Germany &#8211; Enjoy Jazz Festival<br />
Nov. 11  Innsbruck, Austria &#8211; Max Events<br />
Nov. 12  Ljubljana, Slovenia &#8211; Kino Siska<br />
Nov. 13  Zurich, Switzerland &#8211; Moods<br />
Nov. 14  Dortmund, Germany &#8211; Domicil<br />
Nov. 16  Hannover, Germany &#8211; Jazz Club<br />
Nov. 17  Rostock, Germany &#8211; Zwischenbau</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Guru and Solar&#8217;s current release &#8220;Guru 8.0 Lost &#38; Found&#8221; has been highly anticipated and gives a whole new definition for real Hip Hop in 2009. The album is Hip-Hop in its purest form and it received rave reviews worldwide. Spearheaded by the hit single &#8220;Lost and Found&#8221;, the project is a &#8220;5 Star&#8221; album and a must have for the true Hip-Hop heads.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">&#8220;Guru 8.0 Lost &#38; Found&#8221; is available now on iTunes, Amazon and a retail store near you.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong>AUDIO: Guru &#8211; Lost and Found<br />
</strong>Clean: </span></span><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/66447953030d5ef6"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">www.zshare.net/audio/66447953030d5ef6</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Dirty: </span></span><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/6644865740e35d5c"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">www.zshare.net/audio/6644865740e35d5c</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Intrumental: </span></span><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/6644884364743540"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">www.zshare.net/audio/6644884364743540</span></span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong>VIDEO: Guru &#8211; Lost and Found</strong><br />
YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGIG5FujNg">www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGIG5FujNg</a><br />
WorldStarHipHop: <a href="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh5DU7Y05gCIzTp6ia">www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh5DU7Y05gCIzTp6ia</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong>BUY: Guru &#8211; Lost and Found (Album)</strong><br />
iTunes: <a href="http://www.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=313568959&#38;s=143441">Buy Now!</a><br />
Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0027SG9Z8/ref=sr_f2_album_1?ie=UTF8&#38;child=B0027SC9IY&#38;qid=1242768795&#38;sr=102-1">Buy Now!</a></span></span></td>
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<title><![CDATA[ Legendary MC Guru Announces European Tour Dates For "The Guru 8.0 Tour"]]></title>
<link>http://bigced.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/legendary-mc-guru-announces-european-tour-dates-for-the-guru-8-0-tour/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bigced</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bigced.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/legendary-mc-guru-announces-european-tour-dates-for-the-guru-8-0-tour/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Guru's Jazzmatazz Feat. Solar "Who Got It On Lock" Live]]></title>
<link>http://guru7grand.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/gurus-jazzmatazz-feat-solar-who-got-it-on-lock-live/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hip-Hop Icon Guru</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guru7grand.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/gurus-jazzmatazz-feat-solar-who-got-it-on-lock-live/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Guru&#39;s Jazzmatazz Feat. Solar &quot;Who Got It On Lock&quot; Live]]></description>
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<p>Guru&#39;s Jazzmatazz Feat. Solar &#34;Who Got It On Lock&#34; Live</p>
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<title><![CDATA[State Of Clarity]]></title>
<link>http://sv63mg.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/state-of-clarity/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Guru's Jazzmatazz at New Morning-(Paris)]]></title>
<link>http://guru7grand.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/gurus-jazzmatazz-at-new-morning-paris/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hip-Hop Icon Guru</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guru7grand.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/gurus-jazzmatazz-at-new-morning-paris/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Guru&#8217;s Jazzmatazz at New Morning-(Paris)]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Guru's Jazzmatazz feat. Solar &amp; The 7 Grand Players (live) @ Poolbar Festival 2009]]></title>
<link>http://guru7grand.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/gurus-jazzmatazz-feat-solar-the-7-grand-players-live-poolbar-festival-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hip-Hop Icon Guru</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guru7grand.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/gurus-jazzmatazz-feat-solar-the-7-grand-players-live-poolbar-festival-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Guru&#8217;s Jazzmatazz feat. Solar &amp; The 7 Grand Players (live) @ Poolbar Festival 2009 The Ban]]></description>
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<p>Guru&#8217;s Jazzmatazz feat. Solar &#38; The 7 Grand Players (live) @ Poolbar Festival 2009</p>
<p>The Band<br />
Guru &#8211; Microphone<br />
Solar &#8211; Producer<br />
Brownman &#8211; Trumpet<br />
DJ Doo-Wop &#8211; Turntables<br />
Dave Scott &#8211; Sax, Rhodes, Guitar<br />
<a href="http://www.gurusjazzmatazz.net">http://www.gurusjazzmatazz.net</a><br />
<a href="http://www.brownman.com">http://www.brownman.com</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Guru And Solar:Jazzmatazz Live @ Astra In Berlin (Part 1 and 2)]]></title>
<link>http://guru7grand.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/guru-and-solarjazzmatazz-live-astra-in-berlin-part-1-and-2/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hip-Hop Icon Guru</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guru7grand.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/guru-and-solarjazzmatazz-live-astra-in-berlin-part-1-and-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jazzmatazz Live @ Astra In Berlin (Part 1) Jazzmatazz Live @ Astra In Berlin (Part 2) Guru And Solar]]></description>
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<p><strong>Jazzmatazz Live @ Astra In Berlin (Part 2)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Guru And Solar On Tour In Berlin-(Germany)</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Contemplating the "azz" in "Wrazz"]]></title>
<link>http://thedailywrazz.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/contemplating-the-azz/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 06:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>coryfrye</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thedailywrazz.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/contemplating-the-azz/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Jazz,&quot; by Debra Hurd. Oil on canvass. The windows are open 24-7, and the oscillating fan]]></description>
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<p>The windows are open 24-7, and the oscillating fan&#8217;s in overdrive. My arms feel like heated pads. My legs burn slowly under that grill we call the sun. Summer&#8217;s almost here, which means it&#8217;s time to revive the <a href="http://thedailywrazz.wordpress.com" target="_blank"><em>Wrazz</em></a> from its unintended slumber.</p>
<p>I wish I could say I was too busy to maintain my orphaned blog, but that&#8217;s not entirely true. Work is steady, but not so overwhelming I couldn&#8217;t drop the occasional line. Instead I watched my hits grow cold, tumbling into the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tall_Man" target="_blank">Tall Man</a>&#8217;s embrace. Not that I didn&#8217;t quietly monitor its dwindling activity. For the most part, my &#8220;audience,&#8221; such as it is, continued flocking to outdated wrestling summaries. Here, <a href="http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/johncena/" target="_blank">John Cena</a> is forever <a href="http://www.wwe.com" target="_blank">WWE</a> champion, <a href="http://www.chrisjericho.com/" target="_blank">Chris Jericho</a> a petulant bridesmaid. I still catch <a href="http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/" target="_self"><em>Raw</em></a> most Mondays and visit <a href="http://www.jrsbarbq.com" target="_blank">Jim Ross&#8217; blog</a> whenever his dinner bell clangs through my in-box, but, hell, man, I don&#8217;t feel like staying up &#8217;til two in the morning hyperlinking the same damn names every week and trying to find new ways to describe the pint-sized <a href="http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/reymysterio/" target="_blank">Rey Mysterio</a>&#8217;s latest impossible flight.</p>
<p>Which makes me feel kinda bad, really. <em>The Daily Wrazz</em> was, for one, supposed to be daily. But that wasn&#8217;t a pace I felt like maintaining. I like the written word too much to just barf whatever for the sake of exposure. The <em>Wrazz</em> was also supposed to be a fusion of &#8220;wrestling&#8221; and &#8220;jazz,&#8221; two seemingly unrelated passions. Well, I flogged the <em>Wr</em> but left the <em>azz</em> weeping dockside. I&#8217;m trying to rectify this. God knows, I get so many hours of music delivered to my door each week as <a href="http://www.undertheradarmag.com" target="_blank"><em>Under the Radar</em></a>&#8217;s jazz editor, I have no shortage of material.</p>
<p>Y&#8217;know, I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever written about how I came to jazz. My affection for it still comes as a shock to a lot of my friends, but it&#8217;s been part of my diet for, lessee, almost 20 years now. That said, I ain&#8217;t giving <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/hentoff/" target="_blank">Nat Hentoff</a> a run for his money. <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/davis/fdbio.htm" target="_blank">Francis Davis</a> has nothing to fear. <a href="http://www.allaboutjazz.com/journalists/milkowski.htm" target="_blank">Bill Milkowski</a>, roll over and go back to sleep. I doubt I&#8217;ll ever be able to examine jazz with a scholar&#8217;s breadth; I just love to listen. The relationship between the instruments and their manipulators. The vibe of a good quartet. The elasticity of an improv boomeranging back into a structured arrangement, and why I respond with joy.</p>
<p>My initial interest was historical, almost clinical. In 1991 I was writing a short story involving teenagers set in 1921, and I spent a lot of time interviewing what few firsthand survivors remained (much to their bemusement, I think) or at the local library shoveling through microfilm and searching for music. Most of what I unearthed were scratchy <em>Follies</em>-type recordings transferred to cassette, which I then committed to my own mixtapes that I&#8217;d play while writing. I also bought a handful of Dixieland collections, and holy shit, was that ever an eye-opener. After I finished my story, which had evolved into a nostalgic fantasy, I listened to those songs again and again, marveling over stuff like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GuDExkBmnU" target="_blank">&#8220;Basin Street Blues.&#8221;</a> It all sounded so long ago, yet so alive and sad and happy and urgent and lonesome, dirty, and dreamy. (Dixieland was also the first time I ever heard the banjo used strictly to keep rhythm &#8212; no effusive breakdowns.)</p>
<p>A few years later, of course, jazz was briefly back in vogue thanks to a dalliance with hip-hop, a union that worked to varying degrees. I was smitten with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/digableplanets" target="_blank">Digable Planets&#8217;</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Reachin-New-Refutation-Time-Space/dp/B000000W31" target="_blank"><em>Reachin&#8217; (A New Refutation of Time and Space)</em></a> (though I was more into their much-ignored follow-up, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blowout-Comb-Digable-Planets/dp/B00000HFM2" target="_blank"><em>Blowout Comb</em></a>), but when I picked up <a href="http://www.myspace.com/gangstarr" target="_blank">Guru&#8217;s</a> original <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jazzmatazz-Vol-1-Gurus/dp/B000003JBM" target="_blank"><em>Jazzmatazz</em></a>, which featured not borrowed samples but the flesh &#8216;n&#8217; blood <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Byrd" target="_blank">Donald Byrd</a> honking in real-time, I was in love. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FzV21Lqd3A" target="_blank">&#8220;Loungin&#8217;,&#8221;</a> Guru bobbed, &#8220;I&#8217;m mellowed out and just loungin&#8217;.&#8221; That&#8217;s how I planned to cruise through the &#8217;90s too: melting into couches, cold beer in grip, basement walls expanding to thumped-out grooves.</p>
<p>The first <em>real</em> jazz album I ever bought was <a href="http://www.johncoltrane.com/swf/main.htm" target="_blank">John Coltrane&#8217;s</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Train-John-Coltrane/dp/B000005H40" target="_blank"><em>Blue Train</em></a>, 1994. Ten bucks at Fred Meyer. Sweet cover. Couldn&#8217;t pass it up. Got it home and chilled as September 15, 1957, romped through my living room. That title cut, man. <em>Wuhnuhnuhnuhnuhhhhh UNGK! UNGK! </em><em>Wuhnuhnuhnuhnuhhhhh</em><em> UNGK! UNGK!</em> The sound of my gateway drug. I still recommend that and <a href="http://www.milesdavis.com" target="_blank">Miles Davis&#8217;</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kind-Blue-Miles-Davis/dp/B000002ADT" target="_blank"><em>Kind of Blue</em></a> to anyone curious enough to toe-dip. Willful drowning is guaranteed.</p>
<p>Right now I&#8217;m absorbing <a href="http://www.sonnyrollins.com/" target="_blank">Sonny Rollins&#8217;</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Saxophone-Colossus-Sonny-Rollins/dp/B000000YG5" target="_blank"><em>Saxophone Colossus</em></a>. That came in the mail too (along with some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Garland" target="_blank">Red Garland</a> and <a href="http://www.duke.edu/~njh3/biography.html" target="_blank">Art Tatum</a> sessions). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Roach" target="_blank">Max Roach</a> on drums, knocking shit out of the way. It&#8217;s so damn pleasurable I want to stop writing, roll onto my back, and watch patterns dance across the ceiling. Tomorrow I&#8217;ll check out <a href="http://www.davedouglas.com/" target="_blank">Dave Douglas&#8217; Brass Ecstasy</a>, first for fun, then for scrutiny. But, really, how could anyone not love this stuff?</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/S1GrP6thz-k&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/S1GrP6thz-k&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[chameleon.]]></title>
<link>http://trewz.com/2009/04/03/chameleon/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>trewz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://trewz.com/2009/04/03/chameleon/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Guru and Solar Live at Carhartt Next week, Something to look forward too!]]></description>
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<p>Guru and Solar <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/carhartto/guru-flyer-A5-back.jpg" target="_blank">Live</a> at Carhartt Next week, Something to look forward too!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Guru - The Traveler]]></title>
<link>http://jarasu.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/guru-the-traveler/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jarasu</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jarasu.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/guru-the-traveler/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mi słów zabrakło po odsłuchaniu.. Polecamy wszystkie 4 volumy Jazzmatazz.]]></description>
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<p>Mi słów zabrakło po odsłuchaniu.. Polecamy wszystkie 4 volumy Jazzmatazz.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Guru Jazzmatazz vol.4 - The Jazz Style (ft. Omar)]]></title>
<link>http://jarasu.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/guru-jazzmatazz-vol4-the-jazz-style-ft-onar/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jarasu</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jarasu.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/guru-jazzmatazz-vol4-the-jazz-style-ft-onar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Inspiracja. Okrutnie dobry kawałek.]]></description>
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<p>Inspiracja. Okrutnie dobry kawałek.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Guru Jazzmatazz Living In This World]]></title>
<link>http://mclark.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/guru-jazzmatazz-living-in-this-world/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Michael Clark</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mclark.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/guru-jazzmatazz-living-in-this-world/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Lift Your Fist]]></title>
<link>http://cosmicdynamics.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/lift-your-fist/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>João David</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cosmicdynamics.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/lift-your-fist/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Artist: Guru &amp; The Roots Album: Jazzmatazz - Streetsoul (Vol. 3) Title: Lift Your Fist Guru] Yea]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Artist:</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB"> <strong>Guru &#38; The Roots</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Album:</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB"> <strong>Jazzmatazz<span> </span>- Streetsoul (Vol. 3)</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Title:</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB"> <strong>Lift Your Fist</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#34;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#34;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#34;" lang="EN-GB">Guru]<br />
Yeah.. Guru, huh, The Roots<br />
Yeah, c&#8217;mon y&#8217;all uh, lift your fist<br />
Uhh, yeah, lift your fist c&#8217;mon<br />
(Uhh)</span></p>
<p>[Chorus: Black Thought]<br />
To all my people, just lift your fist<br />
Seem like it ain&#8217;t no peace, no justice<br />
How you want it, the bullet or the microchip?<br />
Either way you got to lift your fist; we get it down like this<br />
To all my people, ball up your first<br />
Seem like it ain&#8217;t no peace, no justice<br />
How you want it, the bullet or the microchip?<br />
Either way you got to lift your fist</p>
<p>[Black Thought]<br />
Yo, c&#8217;mon<br />
We livin life close to the edge, don&#8217;t push<br />
But this ain&#8217;t eighty-three and it&#8217;s not the Cold Crush<br />
It&#8217;s kids on the street strapped, huffin that kush<br />
They eyein the next cat, livin all plush<br />
I guess frustration make a brother do what he must<br />
What&#8217;s the combination that can make a human erupt<br />
Team leaders gettin mutinied up, who couldn&#8217;t read<br />
the signs, thinkin the day and times is (??)</p>
<p>[Guru]<br />
Indeed, we blast, refuse to kiss ass<br />
Quick fast, ready to mash cause of a bugged out past<br />
Swallow the pain, follow the mental terrain<br />
It takes a hell of a man, nowadays to maintain<br />
Garments bloodstained, face bruised and battered<br />
Our eyes reflect the agony, of dreams that were shattered<br />
And they love it, when we wild out and kill our own<br />
but the greater responsibility, yes, is still our own</p>
<p>[Chorus]</p>
<p>[Guru]<br />
Uhh, worldwide famine, ghetto people demand<br />
that somebody do somethin soon, and let&#8217;s examine<br />
the facts, behind the violent attacks<br />
Behind the daily gunplay the cocaine and the crack<br />
Thug season &#8211; what&#8217;s the reason for the treason?<br />
Everybody&#8217;s gotta eat, some gotta resort to thievin<br />
Take money money make money money money..</p>
<p>[Chorus]</p>
<p>[Black Thought]<br />
Yo &#8211; from the time they eyes open til the clock strike death<br />
Brothers is stressed, walkin &#8217;round holdin they chest<br />
They got the government surveyin they steps and can&#8217;t breathe<br />
They dynamitin them projects to smithereens<br />
Money comin but them days too few and far between<br />
You tryin to taste just what the world&#8217;s offering, ya&#8217;mean?<br />
I seen enough to make a grown man scream<br />
Brothers thirsty and hungry to get that thing</p>
<p>[Guru]<br />
Too many tears of pain, too many years of struggle<br />
Too many drops of blood, too many problems to juggle<br />
Too few jobs available, too few schools equipped<br />
Too few role models; just gangsters and pimps<br />
Will you succumb, will your heart grow numb<br />
or will you save the world, and use your mind like a gun?<br />
I&#8217;m the one &#8211; I turn a stick-up kid to a soldier<br />
Me and The Roots, word up, we&#8217;re takin over</p>
<p>[Chorus] w/ variations (2X)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Legendary Guru with Solar and the 7 Grand Players Tour Follow Up]]></title>
<link>http://guru7grand.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/the-legendary-guru-with-solar-and-the-7-grand-players-tour-follow-up/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hip-Hop Icon Guru</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guru7grand.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/the-legendary-guru-with-solar-and-the-7-grand-players-tour-follow-up/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Legendary Guru with Solar and the 7 Grand Players Big Up To All My Heads!!!! On behalf of myself]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_37" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><img src="http://guru7grand.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/the-legendary-guru-with-solar-and-the-7-grand-players-tour.jpg" alt="The Legendary Guru with Solar and the 7 Grand Players" title="The Legendary Guru with Solar and the 7 Grand Players" width="450" height="338" class="size-full wp-image-37" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The Legendary Guru with Solar and the 7 Grand Players</p></div>
<p>Big Up To All My Heads!!!! </p>
<p>On behalf of myself, my partner Solar and the 7 Grand family, we are sending out warm thanks and shout outs to all the Real Hip Hop Heads and Music Lovers who came through to check us on our most recent sold-out tour through Colorado and Utah! From opening the tour at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah, to closing the tour at the incredible X Games, this has definitely been one of our most exciting and enjoyable tours ever! On this 9 city run loads of 7 Grand supporters, GangStarr and Jazzmatazz fans alike came together to enjoy some of the realest Hip Hop and to experience the certified best Hip Hop/Jazz act on the planet! We have been working extremely hard putting this live show together and it was indeed very rewarding to connect with the great crowds of Colorado and Utah. Night after night, we took euphoric audiences on a musical journey through the classic catalogue complete with awesome musical arrangements by Solar! To those who represented and checked us out on this great tour, much love and holla to let us know what city you caught us in. I am real proud to have started off 2009 here in America with such a bang! That’s wassup! To those who missed us, don’t worry, stay tuned, as this year we will be bringing this world class act to a city near you! Look out for the new Guru 8.0 Lost and Found album coming soon from 7 Grand Records! </p>
<p>Peace! </p>
<p>GURU</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Good things]]></title>
<link>http://oldschoolabschluss.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/good-things/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
<guid>http://oldschoolabschluss.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/good-things/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;They say that good things come to those who wait/ I find that bad things come to those who ha]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[JAZZMATAZZed]]></title>
<link>http://burstmybubble.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/jazzmatazzed/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Negisa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://burstmybubble.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/jazzmatazzed/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last sunday,November the 9th, I went to Guru&#8217;s Jazzmatazz show in Utrecht(The Netherlands).I w]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#339966;"><a href="http://burstmybubble.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/091120082314.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-348 aligncenter" title="091120082314" src="http://burstmybubble.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/091120082314.jpg" alt="091120082314" width="510" height="382" /></a>Last sunday,November the 9th, I went to Guru&#8217;s Jazzmatazz show in Utrecht(The Netherlands).I was ready for a jazzy/hiphop evening and I really wanted to see Guru live,the man has made classics and is in my town so for me as a hiphopfan this was something I had to see.<br />
Eventhough I&#8217;m more fan of the Gangstarr tracks than the Jazzmatazz ones but ok.<br />
I enjoyed the performance although I expected a bigger musical experience than just a dj,trompet player and a guy that could start his own one man band  .. really the dude played like 4 instruments (not at the same time) that evening. It would&#8217;ve been nice to see a band than just 3 people. Guru did his thing great though,he was on point the whole show.I&#8217;ve uploaded a few vids for u guys,the most are acapella because my phone cant handle the bass.<br />
Oh yeah he also did a few Gangstarr tracks,I went insane when I heard Mass Appeal and filmed it but the quality is just too bad for uploading.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#339966;">Guru Freestyle:<br />
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Guru&#8217;s Jazzmatazz-Keep your worries<br />
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Guru&#8217;s Jazzmatazz-Feed the hungry<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Nerve TV interviews/footage]]></title>
<link>http://forwardthinkingproductions.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/nerve-tv-interviewsfootage/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>forwardthinkingproductions</dc:creator>
<guid>http://forwardthinkingproductions.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/nerve-tv-interviewsfootage/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If any one is wondering as to the status of interview/footage heres an update: Kano &#8211; on Nerve]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>If any one is wondering as to the status of interview/footage heres an update:</p>
<p>Kano &#8211; on Nerve TV + myspace Set to be redited to include hustler video and posted onto you tube shortly.<br />
Sway &#8211; this one got a bit behind schedule cos I messed up the editing, ive passed it onto an editor though and it will be on Nerve TV, myspace and youtube shortly<br />
Uk allstars &#8211; on Nerve TV just waiting to get hold of a couple of songs before being redited to put on myspace, youtube<br />
Guru + Solar Jazzmatazz &#8211; Editing to start soon<br />
Sidewinder &#8211; Editing to start soon<br />
Block Party &#8211; Editing to start soon</p>
<p>Sorry on the wait to any of yall, im just to enthusiastic in terms of getting material, shouldnt be to long a wait though any questions send me an e-mail at <a href="mailto:forwardthinkingproductions@googlemail.com">forwardthinkingproductions@googlemail.com</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Guru's JazzMatazz@Tivoli]]></title>
<link>http://burstmybubble.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/gurus-jazzmatazztivoli/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Negisa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://burstmybubble.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/gurus-jazzmatazztivoli/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Guru&#8217;s Jazzmatazz ft Solar&amp;the 7 Grand Players will be performing tomorrow at Tivoli(Utrec]]></description>
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<strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Guru&#8217;s Jazzmatazz ft Solar&#38;the 7 Grand Players will be performing tomorrow at Tivoli(Utrecht),The Netherlands.<br />
If you&#8217;re in the mood for good hiphop mixed with great jazz sounds,than that&#8217;s where you should be tomorrow.<br />
Tickets cost 20 euro&#8217;s. </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Here&#8217;s a lil something to get you in the mood for Guru&#8217;s Jazzmatazz.</span></strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Guru Feat. Common Market &amp; Blue Scholars: The Game Needs Me]]></title>
<link>http://grilledsteeze.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/guru-feat-common-market-blue-scholars-the-game-needs-me/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grilledsteeze</dc:creator>
<guid>http://grilledsteeze.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/guru-feat-common-market-blue-scholars-the-game-needs-me/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Guru, Geologic from Blue Scholars, and RA Scion from Common Market. This is some chill shit. This ha]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[El Rap de los Territorios 08]]></title>
<link>http://wego.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/el-rap-de-los-territorios-08/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[José María Campos / revistawego@gmail.com Fotografía Javier Ágreda / José María Campos CON R DE RAP.]]></description>
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<p>Fotografía <strong>Javier Ágreda</strong> / <strong>José María Campos</strong></p>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><strong>CON R DE RAP. CON V DE VIOLADORES DEL VERSO</strong></h2>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">El penúltimo día de los conciertos de Territorios 2008 tuvo un protagonista claro sobre los demás: el rap. En segundo plano quedaron las actuaciones en los escenarios de Cruzcampo y el <strong>CAAC</strong>. En éste último, el más pequeño de los tres, los asistentes se dejaron llevar por las atmósferas <em>dubstep,</em> primero de<strong> Mala</strong>, de <strong>Digital Mystikz</strong>, y más tarde de <strong>Kode9 &#38; The space ape</strong>. De lo más sugerente en el primero de los espacios, los videos y ritmos funk de <strong>Cut Chemist</strong>, colaborador habitual de DJ Shadow; y Alexander Kowalski, animando el cotarro en la pista de baile para los amantes del techno <em>made in</em> Alemania. Aquello ocurría a eso de las tres y media de la mañana, pero en aquel momento la atención del grueso del público se enfocaba sobre <strong>Violadores del Verso</strong>, que reventaba con alevosía el escenario principal.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">El encargado de abrir la función (retransmitida por Frank T para Radio3) fue <strong>Shotta</strong>, que <strong>jugaba en casa ante la mirada atenta de su hermano Tote</strong>. Con la mitad de estatura y talento que éste, Shotta se fue desinflando como un globo a menudo que avanzaba su actuación, ataviado con el disfraz ya trillado de <em>MC</em> engreído y vacilón. La puntilla al concierto la puso la ausencia de Zatu, de SFDK, que no subió para acompañarle en la divertida canción de desacertado título (Ternera podrida) en la que se insultan mutuamente.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/revistawego/" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft alignnone" style="float:left;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2558033449_79896062c2_m.jpg" alt="" width="168" height="224" /></a><strong>La cosa aumentó de nivel con Juaninacka</strong>, que sí contó con dos colaboraciones de Zatu y que inició su repertorio tras la coreografía de unos <em>break dancers</em>. Consagrado entre los aficionados como uno de los mejores letristas de la escena nacional, ya va siendo hora de valorar como se merece al de Coria. A pesar de no venir acompañado esta vez de una banda, Juan paseó confiado su estilo calmo con las bases que Makei le servía. Su fuerza decayó un poco al presentar algunos de los temas que vertebran su próximo trabajo, simplemente porque la gente aún lo desconoce, pero supo remontar el vuelo con piezas de Versión EP y Caleidoscopio.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Guru Jazzmatazz</strong> aterrizó en Sevilla con la aureola de estrella  internacional, y la verdad es que no decepcionó. Su característico sonido <em>jazz</em> se fue acelerando hasta llegar a poner a la gente a saltar al final del concierto. Chapurreando un poco el español, <strong>Guru proclamó su amor a esta ciudad</strong> en reiteradas ocasiones. Su reputación, no obstante, no le valió para encabezar el cartel de la noche.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/revistawego/" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft alignnone" style="float:left;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2558835404_175ca9f49a.jpg" alt="" /></a>Y no le valía porque la pasada madrugada se daban cita los miembros de la que desde hace unos años es <strong>la banda más completa y compacta del panorama hip-hop en este país</strong>: Violadores del Verso.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Su trayectoria marca una evolución tras la que han ampliado su mensaje y sobretodo su. abanico de recursos musicales, como ejemplificaron en Territorios. Ya no sólo se atreven a rimar sobre ritmos funk, jazz y rock, sino que ahora también coquetean con el reagge (No somos ciegos y Cantando) y ahondan en su vertiente más <em>hardcore</em> y siniestra (Zombis). De la apologia del alcohol, la grasa y la desesperanza de Hate, al método casi matemático de <strong>Lírico</strong> y sus párrafos largos, pasando por la maestría de <strong>RdeRumba</strong> en la dirección de la orquesta, el grupo se asienta sobre una estructura sólida y fiable. Sin olvidar, obviamente, el virtuosismo y carisma de <strong>Kase-O</strong>, cuyo repertorio de recursos estilísticos le convierten, sin ninguna duda, en el rimador que más partido saca sobre una instrumental al lenguaje de Cervantes. Él y el resto</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Rodeados de una escenografía espectacular, Rumba calentaba motores mientras los MCs se concentraban en el backstage bajo la presión de quien defiende el cinturón de campeón. Violadores pasó de especulaciones y sacó la artillería desde el principio, con Filosofía y letras y Haciendo lo nuestro. Después Lírico, Hate y Kase-O se lucieron individualmente con singles como Asómate, A las cosas por su nombre y Pura droga sin cortar, respectivamente. Entretanto, Rumba enseñaba cómo se arañan los platos para provocar la admiración del respetable.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Se arrancaron un par de capelas, proclamaron el respeto como bandera del rap y dividieron al público para entonar aquello de &#8220;De lo que ves, créete la mitad; de lo que no ves no te creas nada&#8221;. Lo mejor: los cantantes pasándose el turno de uno a otro en Ocho líneas, el superclásico Ballantines y Máximo exponente, la guinda a una actuación redonda.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">El <em>hip-hop</em> español se ha liberado del lastre de ser un género marginal y aislado para convertirse en una música de amplio espectro y con grandes posibilidades de crecimiento e innovación. Sevilla, por su parte, se asienta como referente nacional en cuanto a grupos y aficionados. La pasada noche es una buena muestra de ello. <strong>El rap, como reivindicó Lírico, ni está muerto ni es una moda.</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[TERRITORIOS SEVILLA 2008]]></title>
<link>http://jescru.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/territorios-sevilla-2008/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 21:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://jescru.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/territorios-sevilla-2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[GURU FT. ANGIE STONE &#8211; KEEP YOUR WORRIES El día 6 de junio encabezará el cartel de la noche hi]]></description>
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<p>El día 6 de junio encabezará el cartel de la noche hip hop Guru, más conocido por sus proyectos Gangstarr y Jazzmatazz. Rapero y compositor americano, mundialmente conocido que fue uno de los primeros en fusionar jazz y rap. Keith Elam es conocido por ser la &#8220;mitad lírica&#8221; del dúo de hip hop Gangstarr. Mundialmente conocido como Guru, fue uno de los primeros en fusionar jazz y rap. Además de cinco discos con Gangstarr, junto a DJ Premier, Guru ha desarrollado una carrera en solitario que comenzó en 1993 con el lanzamiento de &#8220;Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1&#8243;, en el que colaboraron artistas de la talla de Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd y N&#8217;Dea Davenport de Brand New Heavies. En su dilatada carrera profesional ha colaborado con artistas de la talla de Ice-T, Treach de Naughty by Nature, Killah Priest y Ed O.G. Su último trabajo &#8221; Jazzmatazz The Mixtape: Back To The Future &#8221; ( Rapster Records, 2008 ) es una nueva entrega de su peculiar serie.</p>
<p>Ese mismo día actuará Cut Chemist, nombre artístico del DJ de rap Lucas MacFadden y colaborador habitual de DJ Shadow, además de ser ex miembro del grupo de rap Jurassic 5, uno de los grupos más significativos de la historia del rap. Con infinidad de colaboraciones en su haber, Cut Chemist tiene dos álbumes en solitario: &#8220;The Litmus Test&#8221; (2004) y The Audience&#8217;s Listening (Warner 2006). Cut Chemist, DJ y productor de Los Ángeles, es conocido en el mundo entero por su destreza en los platos como una de las estrellas del turntablism.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Word Cup @ liveDEMO ft. Guru, Zascha Moktan, Clueso &amp; Vinterpark]]></title>
<link>http://ayranmaiden.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/word-cup-livedemo-ft-guru-zascha-moktan-clueso-vinterpark/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 14:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>selcuk erdogan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Word Cup @ liveDEMO 14.05.2008 &#8211; 15:55 Berlin ist mittlerweile nicht nur Deutschlands Kultur- ]]></description>
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<div class="datum">14.05.2008 &#8211; 15:55</div>
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<p><a href="http://sly-fi.hobnox.com/index.html?episode=1216"><img style="width:250px;height:188px;" src="http://www.hobnox.com/media.thumb.0122da05fffa1232ca9fb8d792b6b991v1_max_250x188.jpg" alt="Word Cup liveDEMO Logo.jpg" /></a>Berlin ist mittlerweile nicht nur Deutschlands Kultur- und Partymeile, sondern auch im Fokus derjenigen, die mit New York, Paris oder London eigentlich keine schlechten Dörfer vor der eigenen Nase haben. Das weiß auch <a title="...und es gibt eben doch nur einen Partner von Guru...wo bist Du, Primo?" href="http://www.myspace.com/guru7grand">Guru</a>, der seinen neuen besten Freund Superproducer Solar (der heißt so!) mit zur <a title="big up nico, ernesto, gabriel, liveDEMO-Band..." href="http://www.live-demo.com/">liveDEMO </a>geholt hat, um an der Seite der für ihre Qualitäten bekannten liveDEMO-Band vor einem begeisterten Publikum aufzuspielen. Direkt an der Spree gelegen, bietet das <a title="bei Sonnenaufgang draußen auf der Terrasse sitzen - ein Traum!" href="http://www.spindlerklatt.com/">Spindler &#38; Klatt </a>den ebenfalls auftretenden Gästen <a title="talentiert as fuck!!!" href="http://www.myspace.com/vinterpark">Vinterpark</a>, <a title="Hände weg vom Bölkstoff!" href="http://www.myspace.com/zaschamoktan">Zascha Moktan</a> und <a title="&#34;So sehr dabei&#34; ab 30.05. im Laden" href="http://www.myspace.com/clueso2">Clueso</a> einen Spot, an dem der Wohlfühlfaktor besonders ausgeprägt ist. Das zeigt sich bei den von <a href="http://www.tyronricketts.com/">Tyron Ricketts</a> und <a title="Perserkatze" href="http://www.myspace.com/jasminshakeri">Jasmin Shakeri</a> geführten Interviews im Anschluss dann auch. Diese exklusive Party wird euch von nun an von <strong>Word Cup</strong> präsentiert, und versprochen, zur 5-Jahres Party durfte das Kamerateam dann auch aus dem Kabuff auf die schöne Terrasse raus. Ab jetzt hat liveDEMO ein zuhause bei Word Cup, herzlich willkommen!</p>
<p><strong>Watch now:</strong> <a href="http://sly-fi.hobnox.com/index.html?episode=1216">Word Cup @ liveDEMO</a></p>
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<link>http://taki183.wordpress.com/2006/02/28/guru-von-gang-starr-substage-karlsruhe/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ende der 1980er schließen sich der Rapper Keith Elam alias Guru (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) ]]></description>
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<p>Ende der 1980er schließen sich der Rapper Keith Elam alias <strong>Guru</strong> (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) und der Deejay und Produzent Chris Martin &#8211; heute als <strong>DJ Premier</strong> bekannt &#8211; zur bedeutendsten Rapcrew der 1990er Jahre zusammen. Als <strong>Gang Starr </strong>sorgen sie fortan für feinsten Conscious-Rap aus den Straßen von Brooklyn, New York und setzen mit ihrem innovativ-unverbrauchten und stark vom Jazz beeinflussten Sound neue Standards im HipHop. Allerbeste Kritiken erhalten auch die drei <em>Jazzmatazz </em>Soloprojekte von Guru, bei denen er seine Rhyme-Skills mit Virtuosen des Genres wie Roy Ayers, Jamiroquai, Herbie Hancock oder Isaac Hayes vereint. Nach der friedlichen Trennung des Gang Starr Dream-Teams befindet sich Guru nun mit <strong>DJ Doo Wop</strong> und Super Producer <strong>Solar </strong>auf Tour, um sein neues Album <em>Version 7.0 The Street Scriptures</em> zu promoten.</p>
<p>Gleich zu Beginn eine herbe Enttäuschung: In den Tiefen des Karlsruher Substages spricht sich durch, dass der mit Vorfreude erwartete <strong>C-Rayz Walz</strong> aus NYC nicht als Vorgruppe erscheinen wird. Als dann klar wird, dass auch der Zweite US-Act, <strong>Omni </strong>aus LA, nur auf dem Flyer präsent ist, steigert sich die Enttäuschung zu Frust. Da können auch die schwachen Karlsruher <strong>Guns Anders</strong> und der etwas blasse <strong>Bastian Fleig </strong>guns und gar nicht zur Erheiterung beitragen.</p>
<p>Als dann jedoch Guru passend zum Beat von <em>Step In The Arena</em> auf der Karlsruher Underground Stage erscheint, wendet sich das Blatt sofort. Das eingängige <em>Mass Appeal</em> von Gang Starr’s <em>Hard To Earn</em> LP, dicht gefolgt vom <em>Moment Of Truth</em>-Klassiker <em>Royalty</em> verlangen gleich vollste Power von der Crowd. Mit Yankees-Cap und Sonnenbrille auf, packt der etwas schmächtiger als erwartete Guru dann gleich tief in die Jazzkiste, um <em>Keep Your Worries </em>von seinem letzten <em>Jazzmatazz </em>Album zu performen. Der Chorus-Part von Angie Stone wird demnach auch gleich vom Publikum beigesteuert. Danach nimmt sich Guru etwas Zeit, um zu erklären dass der vierte <em>Jazzmatazz </em>Long Player bereits in Arbeit ist und dass er jetzt ein paar Stücke von seinem Solo-Album präsentieren wird. Mit gepitchter Guns’n’Roses Fassung von <em>Live And Let Die</em> als Hook kann er mich dann allerdings noch nicht zum spontanen Kauf der neuen Platte am Merchandise Stand überzeugen. Dann folgt ein Acapella, das sich dann auf den The Game Beat <em>This Is How We Do (fresh &#8216;83) </em>einfädelt und von mir leider zu früh als satirische Einlage gedeutet wird. Solar<strong>, </strong>der Guru’s Lyrics backt, lässt es sich unterdessen nicht nehmen konsequent bei jeder Gelegenheit den erfolgreichen &#8220;Gold Digger&#8221; Kanye West zu dissen.</p>
<p>Endlich gibt’s dann wieder pumpende Rap Classics auf die Ohren. <em>Just To Get A Rep</em>, begleitet von &#8220;Stick-Up-Kids Is Out To Tax&#8221;-Cuts und der Hit <em>Take It Personal</em> vom <em>Daily Operation</em> Album versetzen einen zurück in die glorreiche Gang Starr Vergangenheit. Danach wird das Licht gedimmt um den verstorbenen Respekt zu zollen. 2Pac, Biggy, J Dilla, ODB, Aaliyah… &#8211; und schon scheint klar welcher Smasher als nächstes folgen wird &#8211; <strong>&#8220;</strong>Big L rest in peace&#8221; <em>Full Clip </em>und alles beginnt zu springen. Doch noch nicht genug. Erst wird <em>Code Of The Streets </em>abgefeuert, dann<em> </em>der Überhit <em>Skills </em>von <em>The Ownerz </em>abgefeiert<em> </em>und schließlich sorgt der Hammertrack <em>The Militia, </em>der sonst noch Big Shug und Freddie Foxxx featuret für grobe Nackenstrapazen. Zum Abschluss zeigt uns die lebende Raplegende nochmal einen gekonnten Acapella Einsatz, ehe mit <em>Above The Clouds</em> der endgültig letzte Titel gespielt wird. Eine Zugabe bleibt aus, auch wenn sich <em>You Know My Steez</em> sicherlich noch aufgedrängt hätte. Ansonsten gab’s Gang Starr Klassiker satt für das Trommelfell.</p>
<p>Trotz dem unerfreulichen Nichterscheinen der beiden angekündigten US-Vorgruppen C-Rayz Walz und Omni, das beim Konzert unkommentiert blieb, heizte Rap-Gigant Guru mächtig ein und verstand es die Menge zu dominieren: &#8220;Underground we live forever Baby, never die!&#8221;</p>
<p>Andreas Margara (8. März 2006)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.regioactive.de/story/4590/guru_von_gang_starr_live.html">Link zum regioactive.de-Artikel</a></p>
<p><strong>Gang Starr: <em>Royalty</em></strong></p>
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