IT WAS A SAD DAY FOR ME TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN WHO I WILL CONTINUE TO CALL MY BROTHER, KEITH ELAM, BETTER KNOWN AS GURU OF THE LEGENDARY GANG STARR.<\/p>\n
FROM 1988-2004, WE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH SUCCESS TOGETHER THAT WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESSES INDEPENDENTLY AND GIVE EACH OTHER WHAT GURU CALLED \u201cCREATIVE SPACE\u201d, BEFORE PLANNING TO REUNITE FOR OUR 7TH LP WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT. \u00a0TRAGICALLY, WE WILL NEVER REACH THAT DAY.<\/p>\n
I\u2019VE BEEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON A LETTER SPEAKING ILL OF ME WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY GURU IN HIS DYING DAYS.\u00a0 ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT IT IS THAT OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, WE BUILT A HIP HOP LEGACY TOGETHER, AND NO ONE CAN RE-WRITE HISTORY OR TAKE AWAY MY LOVE FOR HIM.\u00a0 ONE THING I WOULD NEVER DO IS PLAY AROUND WITH THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS LIFE.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0\u00a0WILL CELEBRATE GURU\u2019S LIFE\u2026 I\u00a0WILL\u00a0HONOR HIS MEMORY\u2026 I\u00a0WILL GRIEVE WITH THE ELAM FAMILY OVER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH\u2026 I WILL REMEMBER THE GANG STARR FOUNDATION AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF GANG STARR WHO CAME BEFORE ME \u2013 WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER\u2026 MOSTLY, I WILL CHERISH EVERYTHING WE CREATED TOGETHER AS GANG STARR, FOREVER.\u00a0 I\u2019M GONNA MISS HEARING HIS\u00a0SIGNATURE\u00a0MONOTONE VOICE WHEN HE WALKS IN THE ROOM, BUT THE SONGS WILL ALWAYS BRING IT BACK TO ME\u2026.HIS RHYME FLOWS WERE INSANE, AND I WILL NEVER REMOVE HIM FROM MY HEART AND SOUL\u2026\u2026.REST IN PEACE TO THE MAN WHO FELT \u201cSATISFACTION FROM THE STREET CROWD REACTION\u201d \u2026 I LOVE YOU GOO\u2026\u2026.DJ PREMIER<\/p>\n