May 12, 2013
During DJ Cipha Sounds ‘Take It Personal’ improv show the legendary Hip Hop producer DJ Premier aka Premo talks about the time he worked with the Notorious BIG and shared women with the late rapper. … Premier says this incident happened while Biggie was in the studio working on his debut album Ready To Die in 1995. But I think he has his dates wrong because Ready To Die was released in 1994, so Biggie would have been working on it throughout 1993. Anyway I was a fan of Biggie and […]
January 30, 2011
AllHipHop reports that Hip Hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc (real name Clive Campbell) is currently in the hospital suffering from an unknown health condition. According to Gangstarr’s DJ Premier, Kool Herc’s health is deteriorating and he is in need of financial assistance, because he reportedly doesn’t have health insurance. Premier revealed on his XM Satellite radio show, Kool Herc is very sick. For those that know about Hip-Hop, who we call the father of Hip-Hop, Kool Herc, is not doing well. It’s funny how we have a father of […]
November 3, 2010
Venue: Fabric, 77a Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HJ Tickets: Only £15 in advance Doors: 8pm – 2am Info Line: 07977 431 430 or 020 7336 8898 Check out: http://www.fabriclondon.com for tickets
April 20, 2010
AllHiphop.com reports that producer Solar has addressed the mounting speculation over the controversial / suspect letter (Click HERE to read) that was sent out this morning along with a press release, which announced the death of the legendary rapper Guru (real name Keith Elam). Guru lost his long fight against cancer yesterday (April 19th). Solar tweeted, “Guru made this statement from his own mouth and anybody saying different is insane with Hate!” It was totally inappropriate of him to issue a letter […]
April 20, 2010
It’s been reported on DJ Premier’s Blog that Hip Hop legend Guru (real name Keith Elam and best known as front man for GangStarr) died yesterday (April 19th) after a long battle fighting cancer. Guru allegedly wrote this letter to fans while in hospital battling his illness. Via BallerStatus.com 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 […]