Hip Hop Guru Dies

Your thoughts on the death of a legend and “one of the best MCs and hip-hop icons of all time”?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/7615261/Influential-Gang-Starr-rapper-Guru-dies-from-cancer.html
“All time” is a grand statement for a musical form that’s only been around for a few short decades. I’ve never heard of him either.
I guess he talked in rhymes quite well from the fact he got a story in the paper… so does my six-year-old cousin.
Rest in Peace Guru – Lifesaver (Jazzmatazz)
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