Keith Elam, better known as the rapper Guru from the group Gang Starr, died Monday at 47. He had been suffering from multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood, and had been in a coma since suffering a ...

The late Tame One represented a moment in the '90s that became foundational to underground hip-hop and helped birth artists like Eminem, Mos Def, and MF DOOM.

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Jackin' old beats and makin' the dash..." Luke much of the underground rap being made around this time, the moral message of “Children’s Story” was clear: underground hip-hop was inherently virtuous ...

Real talk time. Hip-Hop, real Hip-Hop, is not having a good day. Guru is dead. Another one of our favorite Hip-Hop artists is dead. He returns to the essence, but lives on in our collective memory. We ...

Truth Universal was born in Trinidad and moved to New Orleans in 1977 at 4 years old, growing up on St. Bernard Avenue in the 7th Ward and in New Orleans East. After getting hooked on hip-hop culture ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Listen 4:35 Keith Elam, better known ...