Fat Joe Explains Gang Starr Eulogy
Tuesday, July 27 2010 10:29 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, FocusAlthough Fat Joe’s Darkside Vol.1 is in stores today, he took time out with MTV to praise DJ Premier and Guru. Oh yeah, Joe’s show goes down tonight at S.O.B.’s. Be there or be square.
“It feels like Gang Starr is the purest group in hip-hop,” Joe declared. “They was shooting videos on the beach in the winter when the water was ice. Razor-blade music. A bunch of guys in front of the project steps. ‘Mass Appeal,’ ‘Dwyck.’ ‘Stick up kids just out to tax … ‘ It’s just so much, man. When [Guru] passed, and I’m hearing all these rumors, I just wanna kill everybody. I want to shoot the computer, ’cause I’m like, ‘No, this ain’t what we do when our legends, our icons, pass. We salute them. We don’t go for rumors; we salute these dudes.’ He was an icon, man. It’s the purest group in hip-hop, in my opinion. DJ Premier, this guy is like a god, a walking god. Guru, he put it down legendary.
“Preemo, I was waiting for Preemo to give me a ‘Ten Crack Commandments’ or a shoot ‘em up, bang bang,” he continued, recalling his expectations when he got the track for “I’m Gone.” “He sent me the beat when Guru died — the day Guru died. It was a somber … sad beat. I was like, ‘Ah, man.’ I knew where to go with it. It really troubled me and I knew Guru passed away. I knew Preemo was hurting; I been through that with Pun. I knew how it felt. I had to pay homage and salute.”





Man, miss me with the fake Jay and B quotes already. Headlines. Some of you sites will do anything for attention and traffic. You really believed B would speak to Star magazine? Tuck your tabloid in. And why would Hov need to write a letter to his daughter? Bitch please. He wrote a song! It's called "Glory" and it's pretty fuckin' revealing. He went on the record (double entendre) but you still don't get it. You may hear baby Blue's first cries but no you don't know her height, weight or what she looks like. And no you ain't gettin' a flick, fool. Can new parents get some privacy? Even if they are celebrities. Sheesh! Who raised you animals? Party at the 40/40. Paps outside. Rushin' the velvet rope. Don't trip over your integrity.
Put us here if you like. The RR store stays open 24/7. SOPA? Yeah we Showcase Our Product Always. And we're gonna continue straight ahead til somebody up there turns out the lights. Start from scratch? I'm not afraid.
Gotta respect that.
I agree with joe. gang starr was hip hop in its purest form. period.
Yeah, that’s big of Joe to do on the day when he could make it all about him and his album. Guru really didn’t get the memorial that he deserved. Can blame Solar a little but very few media streams (RR excluded) repped him the way they should have. Would have liked to see more big figures within the culture(Jay, Nas, Wu, Busta) say something too.
I was’nt able to make it to the Tribute to Guru held at Brooklyn Museum this past Sunday; anybody here go……..how did it come off?
PAY ATTENTION TO THIS FAT NIGGA FROM THE START OF HIS CARRER, HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DICK RIDAH AND I USED TO SUPPORT HIS MOVEMENT. REMEMBER HE HAD THE FATJOE 360 LINE I HAD SOME OF THOSE T-SHIRTS
GURU TRIBUTE IS COOL I GUESS, BUT ALL THAT “I WANTED TO SHOOT THE COMPUTER” TALK KNOCK IT OFF WE ARE ON THE INFORMATION AGE.
LIKE IT OR NOT WHATS SAID ON THE COMPUTER MATTERS TO SOME EXTENT.
THESE NIGGA THESE DAYS BE LIKE I HATE BLOGGERS, BUT IN THE SAME BREATH THEY BE LIKE HIT ME UP ON TWITTER. #KILLYOURSELF
THE TRUTH IS NOT HATE
coppin that album for sure
Darkside is crazy, haters die slow & R.I.P. to two greats-Guru and Big Punisher.
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Haters will live longer than your dick riding ass because whether you and RAT JOE like it or not that album is destine to sell less than 15k copies this week,
Congrats amazinace and TEFLON DON, I figured some one would find a way to spread some kinda hate after a clip like that though it would seem impossible. Just no winning w/ some of u internet tough guys…smfh
Gotta respect dude. However, I shun all the magazines. Vibe, XXL, Source…No Guru rip cover? Disgusting. BET not honoring Guru at the awards show? Disgusting. HBO Entourage season 7 premiere closing credits…Above The Clouds tribute..Priceless
NUFF RESPEK JOEY
grownmen do real thingz
Justin I agree, I love hip-hop, that’s one culture where I know where,how,& when it started. These rap mags., & radio is so disrepectful. I think one of the reasons KRS went west, was due to the fact they just tossed Jim aside along with all the other greats. Here in NY you have radio program directors from the west coast. Soon after everything you hear is that south music. I believe in progression, but come on Gucci Mane, Soulja Boy and all those jingle jangle tune guys would’ve never blown up. Like it or not I think Jay-Z keeps his name out there, is due to the fact that he knows these radio & rap mags., will do him like they did KRS 1, KoolG Rap, DeLa Soul, etc… That’s why he dropped BP3, and to make matters worse the DJ’s, & writers from NY contributed to the lack of redpect for our cultural icons. Just so they can keep a job, personalized their dislike of an artist, rather than critic their music. Believe it or not the only sincere media person right now is Miss Info, no disrespect RR, but your agenda is economically different than her cultural spirit of hip hop. My opinion, peace to all of HipHop.