im 35 now.used to blast gurus shit as a teen wayback.got a 5year old son.he wil b bumping gurus shit when he grows up cos i already told him guru a masterpiece
Damn I miss music videos like this. Spitting in the project hallway, dj on the brakes, hood folk wylin everywhere, squad deep in the vehicle around the city. No hoes, no product placement just a dope beat, dope emcee and the streets
Rest in Peace GURU..One of the greatest and most influential MCs of all time. Thanks for never selling out to mainstream music. You will always get played on real hip hop heads' radios. Out of respect, i will play his greatest hits all week.
2:25 - Notice how Guru points at Preemo when he says "Gimme a fly beat...". That was real to me - they SO respected one another! RIP Guru, and rock on, Premier! Gangstarr lives!!
what Guru says in a lot of Gang Starr's songs are so damn true and still apply to many rappers out there today, and these jams were made like how long ago? Mad respect Guru, def not forgotten. RIP
One love to everybody showing Guru love.....He definitely deserves the recognition. He was the last of a dying breed. Your music will live on forever baby!!! Daily Operation was a MASTERPIECE!!!!!
I'm 17, and I found out about Gang Starr through a friend when i asked him "I need to listen to more 80's and 90's rap" and he suggested Gang Starr's Moment of Truth, and i've been listening ever since.
I remember being in Germany back in the day posting my Top Ten "must have's" in your music rotation - Gang Starr always dominated my list. R.I.P. my brotha GURU, you truly brought the gift of lyricism to this planet and we true hip hop fans love you for it
I'm not usually a hip hop fan but Guru and Gang Starr transcended hip hop lines and made just plain great music. I had to come here and show my respect. R.I.P. Guru. You blew my mind and will be dearly missed.
Damn, To know that one of our hip/hop legends "Guru" on half of a prolific group called "Gangstarr" has passed away. I just can't believe it; it hit me with a bullet in da heart. I remember listening to this track over and over again in da back of da school bus back in 95 to P.S 299! I was 10 years old, lol. I wanna thnk my pops and my momz for having me in 1985 so I could've lived through this time of REAL Hip/hop 90's..but still appreciate the 80's as well. Word is Bond! Queens, NY!!
Man, This is my all time favorite track from Gang Starr. I know they had a falling out before Guru's death and all, but Premier was one of the nicest DJ of his erra. On a lot of his tracks, he would mix or just scratch the beat in. Although you could tell where the sample was from, he still made it sound different. A true artist. And Guru's rhymes just had substance. He wasn't the greatest lyricist, but he was a solid MC. Thanx for posting this!
Wow maman,Can not believe it.Being Puerto Rican and growing up in East Oakland,Cali...Gangstarr was da shit!!! Even being on the West Coast we had mad props for Gangstarr and "Guru" My brotha you will be missed...you was a talented homie, and brought mad respect to the rap game...you were trail blazers...May you R.I.P my dear brotha...eternally grateful for being one of my faves...Peace from Oakland,California and da Bay~Area!!!!
Gang Starr, Onyx, Beatnuts early stuff, KRS, Nas early stuff, Mobb Deep, Dead Prez... I miss those days oh so much each time I have to see the brain dead rappers today, but I guess thats the way time goes. The flava changes with the years.
I feel honored 2 have their music. The true meanin of hip-hop. I'll carry this music down to my kids as its been passed to me. R.I.P Guru Gang Starr lives on.
One of the greatest MCs of all-time. Today's whack new jacks can't hold a candle. Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal FOREVER. R.I.P. Guru, thank you for your incredible music.
R I P Keith Elam AKA Ganstarr Guru, you and Primo kept it real to many of us Brooklyn Katz who were your early fans since the summer of '88 when you first dropped on Vide Music Box with Ralph Mc Daniels and Crazy Sam with that iLL joint "MANIFEST". You and Dj Premier and DnD studios have constructed some of the most Supenatural hits ever in the game of Hip Hop that will remain Eternally Dope in our hearts as you move on to the spiritual essence.
KlashaB12 whenever selling your soul is mentioned twelve to fifteen year olds are always quick to call illuminati, but as you grow up you may realise that selling your soul can allude to multiple things "dumbass"
Actually it seems you know nothing about the people on the scene of fame, some of them have a contract with the devil, and this shit is real, believe or not. I can tell you what I or my friends sadly experienced with the devil.. and believe me.. you don't want to hear that!
For me this is the Greatest Track of all time in any Genre...Bought this album when it came out, i was 14 and i still listen to this track every day! Timeless Classic Music! R.I.P GURU!
That's a real video ! One of my all-time faves!! Hangin in the pj's rollin thru Brooklyn in the Caprice, and going to Riis Park in Queens ! You made this ol bastard feel young again !
GOD blessed these two to produce awesome music which I believe only true friends could colab & put forth. Let may no man say anythg different to make it not true. Truly gifted....truly
the people who give this thumbs down are the same ones who think the shit on the radio these days is where it's at. RIP Guru, wish there were more like you!
I agree with that completely J FT... I wish so many time to go back in 90's when hip hop was actually real... When it was music played with heart... When words have meaning...
I had 10 years when i bought "8 mile soundtrack" I rewinded Gangstarr - Battle about a million times since then. About the same time i got adicted to rap,and bought all Gangstarr CD's in the local store... Best tandem rep ever had :o
Tired of going on good true school hip-hop and constantly hearing about Lil Wayne, drake and other hip-pop bs. Everyone here knows they're shit so just stop and focus your attention on these dope lyrics and killer beat.
Guru U incorporated Jazz and hip/hop to create "Jazzmatazz" and I'm grateful you did. The ora and hard work you did amongst the tracks were nothing more then Genius. Gangstarr was a family with a DJ and a GURU, now the GURU is lost =(....Hip/hop artist from Queens, NY to Europe are mourning your lost. I know I am. I been listening to your joint since da 90's in the bacl of the school bus bumping the hot tracks in my cd!! Gangstarr an influential hip/hop group EVER! Winter Queens, NY..show luv
Tooo young to die. RIP Guru. Guru had the smokey, jazzy voice that matched Premo's jazzy beats for the Gang Starr stuff. Gang Starr was one of my favorites growing up, PREMO!!!!
Hope the up and comers as well as the OGs stay as innovative as these two were. I never slept on either of them, knew they'd give me quality bangers everytime. Still my fave Gangstarr track since I started listening to hip hop 7-8 years ago
Too dope for words!!! I still have this song "Mass Appeal" and the album "Hard To Earn" on the original clear cassette tape released in 1994 from EMI/Chrysalis Records.
One of my favorite joints from Gang Starr. I'll pull up rockin' this shit even NOW! I don't even acknowledge this nonsense they got out here now. Love, RIP Guru.
brings back memories. I had a newspaper route back then. Used to be rollin to this, noddin my head. Wish I could find that mix tape. Used to have Camp Lo, Tupac, Smiff n Wesson, Group Home, Boogiemonsters, Nine, etc, etc. Used to be so chill.
i'm just 13 years old n' i listen music like this from my 5 age i'm the only one from my friends but still that doesn't stop me from listening to this real music. RESPECT FROM MACEDONIA!
The Voice + the Lyrical Content....I can not think of anyone and I do mean anyone better than this here! The Beats ain't playin' either. Grown Folks Hip-Hop RIP GURU PEACE
no doubt, best hip hop duo that ever existed on this planet..
You've got to explain why you only got BYS in your game. I guess Radio Los Santos just gets all the money.
All you had to do is to follow the damn train CJ!
Yes my bro
Carl Johnson mobb deep?
dont forget mobb deep, outkast and public enemy
Definition of hip hop.
This beat drives me crazy and guru spit some knowledge with dope rhymes....this song is a masterpiece without a doubt!!
Deffo Dope Rhymes
Set people slept on Guru he was a dope emcee R.I.P. ✊🏾✊🏾 and this is definitely one of or is Preemo’s best best ever 🔥
im 35 now.used to blast gurus shit as a teen wayback.got a 5year old son.he wil b bumping gurus shit when he grows up cos i already told him guru a masterpiece
R.I.P. Guru. You will be surely missed. A BIG piece of hip hop's heart leaves with you.
Damn I miss music videos like this. Spitting in the project hallway, dj on the brakes, hood folk wylin everywhere, squad deep in the vehicle around the city. No hoes, no product placement just a dope beat, dope emcee and the streets
It all changed when chief keef released dont like
one of the dopest tracks ever made
I wish these days never ended
Dope video, classic song. Gotta love the simplistic production from Dj Premier
RIP Guru, the greatest MC ever
It's these songs that keep my love for hip hop in tact. Not these gimmicks that are out now. Continue to Rest In Paradise Guru
Rest in Peace GURU..One of the greatest and most influential MCs of all time. Thanks for never selling out to mainstream music. You will always get played on real hip hop heads' radios. Out of respect, i will play his greatest hits all week.
REAL masters of HIP HOP!! REAL music does not expire..
RIP Guru, this beat is crazy hot!
Such a classic beats no one so good as guru.
2:25 - Notice how Guru points at Preemo when he says "Gimme a fly beat...". That was real to me - they SO respected one another! RIP Guru, and rock on, Premier! Gangstarr lives!!
I Grew Up Nice Early 00s Old School Area For This Song 🎵🎧😊👶🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸 I’m So Blessed 🥲 To This Day
This is one of those songs that when u come after some time you cant stop listening.. Definition of the Realest Chain and the Star.
what Guru says in a lot of Gang Starr's songs are so damn true and still apply to many rappers out there today, and these jams were made like how long ago? Mad respect Guru, def not forgotten. RIP
30 years ago this month...
One love to everybody showing Guru love.....He definitely deserves the recognition. He was the last of a dying breed. Your music will live on forever baby!!! Daily Operation was a MASTERPIECE!!!!!
one of the best songs ever made
God damn can't believe this genius died
#R.#I.#P.!!
2016.Still Big Love Guru..
after a tear or 2 i went and blared this all day long drivin down 95, we miss you already Guru
I'm 17, and I found out about Gang Starr through a friend when i asked him "I need to listen to more 80's and 90's rap" and he suggested Gang Starr's Moment of Truth, and i've been listening ever since.
Dj Premier did this. that's what makes the beat dope.Really underrated.
its not underrated Sir ! this came out 20 yrs ago and it used to be bumbing everywhere every Radio station ..time has just passed so quick
I mean DJ PREMIERE is underrated.
sad that it wasnt my era, but im hyping oldschool shit, and when i found his music, and read that he died i was fckin down.
+Rvdback09 he's not, he's known as one of the best producers to ever do it
Still bumpin' in 2014!
2015*
xTyler1997 *2016
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I remember being in Germany back in the day posting my Top Ten "must have's" in your music rotation - Gang Starr always dominated my list. R.I.P. my brotha GURU, you truly brought the gift of lyricism to this planet and we true hip hop fans love you for it
I love how great songs can take you back in time and leave a smile in your face.
RIP Guru. Wow this video was uploaded a decade ago.
RIP one of the best yet.
I'm not usually a hip hop fan but Guru and Gang Starr transcended hip hop lines and made just plain great music. I had to come here and show my respect. R.I.P. Guru. You blew my mind and will be dearly missed.
Damn, To know that one of our hip/hop legends "Guru" on half of a prolific group called "Gangstarr" has passed away. I just can't believe it; it hit me with a bullet in da heart. I remember listening to this track over and over again in da back of da school bus back in 95 to P.S 299! I was 10 years old, lol. I wanna thnk my pops and my momz for having me in 1985 so I could've lived through this time of REAL Hip/hop 90's..but still appreciate the 80's as well. Word is Bond!
Queens, NY!!
give me a fly beat and im all in it
One of my all time favourite tracks. Hip hop at its best right here.
Man, This is my all time favorite track from Gang Starr. I know they had a falling out before Guru's death and all, but Premier was one of the nicest DJ of his erra. On a lot of his tracks, he would mix or just scratch the beat in. Although you could tell where the sample was from, he still made it sound different. A true artist. And Guru's rhymes just had substance. He wasn't the greatest lyricist, but he was a solid MC. Thanx for posting this!
He definitely top 5 for sure
Wow maman,Can not believe it.Being Puerto Rican and growing up in East Oakland,Cali...Gangstarr was da shit!!! Even being on the West Coast we had mad props for Gangstarr and "Guru" My brotha you will be missed...you was a talented homie, and brought mad respect to the rap game...you were trail blazers...May you R.I.P my dear brotha...eternally grateful for being one of my faves...Peace from Oakland,California and da Bay~Area!!!!
R.I.P. Legend..
Gang Starr, Onyx, Beatnuts early stuff, KRS, Nas early stuff, Mobb Deep, Dead Prez... I miss those days oh so much each time I have to see the brain dead rappers today, but I guess thats the way time goes. The flava changes with the years.
I feel honored 2 have their music. The true meanin of hip-hop. I'll carry this music down to my kids as its been passed to me. R.I.P Guru Gang Starr lives on.
One of the greatest MCs of all-time. Today's whack new jacks can't hold a candle. Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal FOREVER. R.I.P. Guru, thank you for your incredible music.
Nothing can fuck with this. Real shit!
Just like the seashore I'm calm, Wild with my monontone style, cause I don't need gimmicks. GURU - RIP.
+Metemi Gimme a fly beat and I'm all in it
i always thouht he said "a seashore in harlem". and im from nyc. lol was wondering
R I P Keith Elam AKA Ganstarr Guru, you and Primo kept it real to many of us Brooklyn Katz who were your early fans since the summer of '88 when you first dropped on Vide Music Box with Ralph Mc Daniels and Crazy Sam with that iLL joint "MANIFEST". You and Dj Premier and DnD studios have constructed some of the most Supenatural hits ever in the game of Hip Hop that will remain Eternally Dope in our hearts as you move on to the spiritual essence.
I watch his videos alot since i was in high school. Guru is the one of the greatest
Mcs I've heard. We will always remember his legacy.
Classic Dope Track R.I.P Guru
"And you'd be happy as hell to get a record deal,
Maybe a soul you'd sell, to have mass appeal."
illuminati confirmed :-O
no
+Etr0 yes dumbass that's what guru is alluding to with that statement
KlashaB12 whenever selling your soul is mentioned twelve to fifteen year olds are always quick to call illuminati, but as you grow up you may realise that selling your soul can allude to multiple things "dumbass"
Actually it seems you know nothing about the people on the scene of fame, some of them have a contract with the devil, and this shit is real, believe or not. I can tell you what I or my friends sadly experienced with the devil.. and believe me.. you don't want to hear that!
🎉🎉🎉 STILL CLASSIC SINCE 35 YEARS AGO WHEN I START LISTEN GANG STARR JOINT! SUPER FAN FROM MONTREAL CANADA
For me this is the Greatest Track of all time in any Genre...Bought this album when it came out, i was 14 and i still listen to this track every day! Timeless Classic Music! R.I.P GURU!
Guru go hard, rest in power bro!
ALL TIME TOP 10 NO DOUBT
That's a real video ! One of my all-time faves!! Hangin in the pj's rollin thru Brooklyn in the Caprice, and going to Riis Park in Queens ! You made this ol bastard feel young again !
GOD blessed these two to produce awesome music which I believe only true friends could colab & put forth. Let may no man say anythg different to make it not true. Truly gifted....truly
Happy B Day Dj Premier !!!!!
PLAY THIS AT MY FUNERAL....LOUD...
Lol too dope
the people who give this thumbs down are the same ones who think the shit on the radio these days is where it's at. RIP Guru, wish there were more like you!
He has one of the most unique voices and flows in rap
Guru, you will be missed.
Big love from the UK
Yo....Lil Wayne...listen and learn...
Lol
Yo, so-called rapper Kanye... Listen and learn...
+Micek Micek seems like real hip hop dies long ago...
I agree with that completely J FT... I wish so many time to go back in 90's when hip hop was actually real... When it was music played with heart... When words have meaning...
+Skully Bones Lil wayne does rap not hip-hop.
one love rip guru!
Copped that double disk. Decade of Gang Starr back in 1999. That album was ill. R.I.P Guru.
90 people do not like Mass Appeal?! How can you not like Mass Appeal? Best beat ever produced!
THIS BEAT DAMMM
Hiphop all the way
Im spanish,from the '97 (like you) and i listen guru 2 years ago,we are the best of the today's generation xD
R.I.P. Guru.
I'm grateful for all his musical legacy and i'm glad he did a show here in Romania, to bad i didn't get to see him.
hip hop
No we don't make wack tracks
Guru your the BEST! R.I.P from Slovakia I gonna miss you..I remember when i played THPS 4 and this song played i love this!
Guru is immortalized through this song!!. shits classic for generations to come. this going to be considered oldies!
REAL HIP HOP = GURU
Tony hawk pro skater 2..!
+KayLNoz Lts 4 :D
+Daniel Biľ memories:D
+KayLNoz Lts Dave Mirra
THPS 4*
This and "what they do" by the roots is what the new generation of rappers should listen to.
I had 10 years when i bought "8 mile soundtrack"
I rewinded Gangstarr - Battle about a million times since then.
About the same time i got adicted to rap,and bought all Gangstarr CD's in the local store...
Best tandem rep ever had :o
Tired of going on good true school hip-hop and constantly hearing about Lil Wayne, drake and other hip-pop bs. Everyone here knows they're shit so just stop and focus your attention on these dope lyrics and killer beat.
Was that MC ren at the end of the video?
Yea, MC Ren - Final Fronteir
Best s#it ever. Heard this like when it was released and still going on after all years. Damn good. Greets from Finland!
Guru U incorporated Jazz and hip/hop to create "Jazzmatazz" and I'm grateful you did. The ora and hard work you did amongst the tracks were nothing more then Genius. Gangstarr was a family with a DJ and a GURU, now the GURU is lost =(....Hip/hop artist from Queens, NY to Europe are mourning your lost. I know I am. I been listening to your joint since da 90's in the bacl of the school bus bumping the hot tracks in my cd!! Gangstarr an influential hip/hop group EVER!
Winter
Queens, NY..show luv
Tooo young to die. RIP Guru. Guru had the smokey, jazzy voice that matched Premo's jazzy beats for the Gang Starr stuff. Gang Starr was one of my favorites growing up, PREMO!!!!
RIP,Guru was one of the best BEST MC'S Ever!His lyrics are top shelf,and rival any ever spit. Much Respect and thanx for the jewels
Guru appreciated the hip hop culture he wasnt even from New York and managed to stay tru to da hip hop originality! This is Hip Hop 4 Real
Much love to gangstarr.....some of the realest rap you will ever hear or heard. R.I.P Guru.....
Hope the up and comers as well as the OGs stay as innovative as these two were. I never slept on either of them, knew they'd give me quality bangers everytime. Still my fave Gangstarr track since I started listening to hip hop 7-8 years ago
Too dope for words!!! I still have this song "Mass Appeal" and the album "Hard To Earn" on the original clear cassette tape released in 1994 from EMI/Chrysalis Records.
Premier and Guru is the best compilation ever!
7 WORDS TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS FOR THIS TRACK & THIS MAN.
"REAL TALENT IS UP IN HEAVEN NOW"
One of my favorite joints from Gang Starr. I'll pull up rockin' this shit even NOW! I don't even acknowledge this nonsense they got out here now. Love, RIP Guru.
This and what they do by the roots is what the new generation of rappers should listen to.
brings back memories. I had a newspaper route back then. Used to be rollin to this, noddin my head. Wish I could find that mix tape. Used to have Camp Lo, Tupac, Smiff n Wesson, Group Home, Boogiemonsters, Nine, etc, etc. Used to be so chill.
Late 80s and early 90s hip hop is dope! bring back the GOLDEN!
One of the illest hip hop tracks of all time... premo killed it 🔥🔥🔥 R.I.P. Guru dope M.C.
Damn, that beat gives me the chills til this day!
R.I.P. GURU, gone but never forgotten.
Thank you for the great music, you will be missed greatly. RIP
One of the best representers of the golden era...back in the 90s...You´ll be in our mindz til the big ending...
i'm just 13 years old n' i listen music like this from my 5 age i'm the only one from my friends but still that doesn't stop me from listening to this real music. RESPECT FROM MACEDONIA!
Guru your amazing rhymes change the face of hip hop forever. We will always feel you spirituality through the rhymes you left behind. R.I.P Guru
The dopest hip hop track in history right here! Period! Thank you Guru!!! R.I.P. And Premo,keep you head up!
One of the greatest hip hop tracks of all-time. Yes, "ALL TIME".
Classic Hip Hop never gets old - it´s timeless.
R.I.P. from Germany
gangstarr will forever live in hip hop history, rip Guru,
respect from poland
this is the shit that keeps hip-hop up.....r.i.paradise guru
The Voice + the Lyrical Content....I can not think of anyone and I do mean anyone better than this here! The Beats ain't playin' either.
Grown Folks Hip-Hop RIP GURU
PEACE