Skills

We're still mourning the death of Guru, so here's The Cosimist's hommage to this hip hop legend:

I used to listen a lot to Gang Starr during the nineties, and when I listen to them again now it's unreal how fresh this stuff still sounds, some of it almost 20 years old. Don't know if it's Dj Premier's hard, contemplative beats or Guru's monotonic, hoarse drone that does it. Anyway, check out these superb Gang Starr/Dj Premier/Guru songs. This is seminal shit!!

Gang Starr - Name tag
Gang Starr - A long way to go
Gang Starr - Mass appeal
Gang Starr feat. K-Ci & Jo-Jo - Royalty
Gang Starr, M.O.P. - BI vs. friendship
Gang Starr - Execution of a chump
Gang Starr - Tonz 'o' gunz
Gang Starr - Take a rest
Gang Starr - No shame in my game
Dream Warriors - I've lost my ignorance
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Donald Byrd - Loungin'
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Branford Marsalis, Chaka Khan - Watch what you say
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Ramsey Lewis, Brian Holt, Bahamadia - Respect the architect
Kreators feat. Guru, Akrobatik, Big Shug, Krumbsnatcha - Home
Big Shug - Counter Punch
Gang Starr - Nice girl, wrong place
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Bilal - Certified
Gang Starr - Skills
Gang Starr, Total - Discipline