R.I.P. icon big Guru

R.I.P. icon big Guru – July 17, 1961 – April 19, 2010

Letter from DJ Premier

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 “CREATIVE SPACE”, BEFORE PLANNING TO REUNITE FOR OUR 7TH LP WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT. TRAGICALLY, WE WILL NEVER REACH THAT DAY.

I’VE BEEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON A LETTER SPEAKING ILL OF ME WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY GURU IN HIS DYING DAYS. 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. ONE THING I WOULD NEVER DO IS PLAY AROUND WITH THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS LIFE.

I WILL CELEBRATE GURU’S LIFE… I WILL HONOR HIS MEMORY… I WILL GRIEVE WITH THE ELAM FAMILY OVER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH… I WILL REMEMBER THE GANG STARR FOUNDATION AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF GANG STARR WHO CAME BEFORE ME – WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER… MOSTLY, I WILL CHERISH EVERYTHING WE CREATED TOGETHER AS GANG STARR, FOREVER. I’M GONNA MISS HEARING HIS SIGNATURE MONOTONE VOICE WHEN HE WALKS IN THE ROOM, BUT THE SONGS WILL ALWAYS BRING IT BACK TO ME….HIS RHYME FLOWS WERE INSANE, AND I WILL NEVER REMOVE HIM FROM MY HEART AND SOUL…….REST IN PEACE TO THE MAN WHO FELT “SATISFACTION FROM THE STREET CROWD REACTION” … I LOVE YOU GOO…….”
DJ PREMIER

Creative Juices crew – Blood Sweat and Years Tour

Ide, Jise, Alucard and I Am Many of the Creative Juices crew are coming together for the “Blood Sweat and Years” tour.

If you are a fan of underground hip hop than you know who the Arsonists are, and if your familiar with the Arsonists, than you have already heard of Jise.
He has just released his second solo album “The Chronicles 2” (a top selling indi release) and is ready to hit the road.

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Next up is label owner, beat maker, and mc, Ide!
For the past 10 years Creative Juices have been putting out music on a monthly basis, and Ide is the master mind and work horse behind it all. Aside from working with nearly every New York legend the underground has ever produced, he has somehow managed to compose 3 solo albums, (one being the highly anticipated Ideology set to drop the summer of 2010) and build a huge fan base overseas, especially in Germany.

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Alongside Ide stands, Alucard!
MC, Artist and founding member of the Creative Juices crew.
IDE and Alucard have opened for acts such as Heltah Skeltah, Jeru Da Damaja, Keith Murray, Masta Ace, R.A. The Rugged Man and many more.
His lastest release “Watch Them Fall” has acquired him a strong buzz at no time at all. Alucard has gained his stripes in NYC as both a strong lyricist and graphic artist.

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Last but certainly not least is NYC legend and newest member of the Creative Juices crew, I Am Many!
Formally known as: “Many Styles”.
Many earned a name for himself in the Nyc battle scene in 98 (Including classic battles against Jin, C Rayz Walz, and Immortal Technique) and has been performing ever since.
He has shared the stage with with nearly everyone from Big Daddy Kane, to Aesop Rock, M.O.P. Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and the list goes on.
His first album is considered by many to be a classic, His shows are a must see, and with his latest release “The Human Experience” just dropping on Creative Juices he is ready to hit the road, this event is not to be missed!