Hip Hop Central LXXVIII: Liever Lui Dan Moe

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Op zondag 18 april 2010 11:50 schreef Edwinuss het volgende:
Ik heb trouwens een vraagje aan de kenners hier. Ik was hiervoor nogal bezig met de mainstream hiphop. Kanye West, Eminem etc. Niks mis mee natuurlijk, maar ik heb onlangs zelf een paar artiesten gevonden die minder mainstream zijn en minder bekend zijn.

Heeft iemand artiesten die ik echt moet gaan checken?

Lupe Fiasco - Streets On Fire

Little Weapon Lyrics video

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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 11:23 schreef fredjanssen het volgende:
Guru overleden...

Tweet van DJ Premier (zijn blog ligt eruit)
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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 13:44 schreef incognitoomuch het volgende:

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Check Lupe Fiasco ook zou ik zeggen.

Lupe Fiasco - Streets On Fire

Little Weapon Lyrics video

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Guru zou al ruim een jaar lijden aan de ziekte, maar wilde dit graag privé houden. Ondanks behandelingen van medisch specialisten, moest hij zich een paar maanden geleden laten opnemen in het ziekenhuis vanwege de effecten van de ziekte. Naar het nu blijkt was dit niet voldoende, en is Guru gisteren dus bezweken aan de ziekte.

Guru heeft tijdens zijn ziektebed een open brief aan zijn fans geschreven, waarin hij ze bedankt voor alle steun door de jaren heen. Hoewel het er ook op lijkt dat Solar behoorlijk wat 'ghostwriting' heeft gedaan:

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“I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world. I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for over a year. I have exhausted all medical options. I have a non-profit organization called Each One Counts dedicated to carrying on my charitable work on behalf of abused and disadvantaged children from around the world and also to educate and research a cure for this terrible disease that took my life. I write this with tears in my eyes, not of sorrow but of joy for what a wonderful life I have enjoyed and how many great people I have had the pleasure of meeting"

“My loyal best friend, partner and brother, Solar, has been at my side through it all and has been made my health proxy by myself on all matters relating to myself. He has been with me by my side on my many hospital stays, operations, doctors visits and stayed with me at my home and cared for me when I could not care for myself. Solar and his family is my family and I love them dearly and I expect my family, friends, and fans to respect that, regardless to anybody’s feelings on the matter. It is my wish that counts. This being said I am survived by the love of my life, my sun KC, who I trust will be looked after by Solar and his family as their own. Any awards or tributes should be accepted, organized approved by Solar on behalf myself and my son until he is of age to except on his own.”

"I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name likeness, events tributes etc. connected in anyway to my situation including any use of my name or circumstance for any reason and I have instructed my lawyers to enforce this. I had nothing to do with him in life for over 7 years and want nothing to do with him in death. Solar has my life story and is well informed on my family situation, as well as the real reason for separating from my ex-DJ. As the sole founder of GangStarr, I am very proud of what GangStarr has meant to the music world and fans. I equally am proud of my Jazzmatazz series and as the father of Hip-Hop/Jazz. I am most proud of my leadership and pioneering efforts on Jazzmatazz 4 for reinvigorating the Hip-Hop/Jazz genre in a time when music quality has reached an all time low. Solar and I have toured in places that I have never been before with GangStarr or Jazzmatatazz and we gained a reputation for being the best on the planet at Hip-Hop/Jazz, as well as the biggest and most influential Hip-Hop/Jazz record with Jazzmatazz 4 of the decade to now. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time. And we as a team were not afraid to push the envelope. To me this is what true artists do! As men of honor we stood tall in the face of small mindedness, greed, and ignorance. As we fought for music and integrity at the cost of not earning millions and for this I will always be happy and proud, and would like to thank the million fans who have seen us perform over the years from all over the world. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time and is my most creative and experimental to date. I hope that our music will receive the attention it deserves as it is some of the best work I have done and represents some of the best years of my life.”

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 01:25 schreef Deltron het volgende:
Godverdomme

Net thuis van werk, had het nieuws al gehoord in de middag, maar weer een legende op een veels te vroege leeftijd overleden.. En dan op de frontpage de meest trieste personen domme dingen zien posten, damn.. Jammer dat mensen zo short minded zijn en snel hun oordeel klaar hebben over een bepaald iemand, alleen omdat diegene geassocieerd wordt met een genre dat hun niet ligt...

Rest in Peace.

Guru - Loungin