Tagged: Gang Starr

Is Justin Bieber a Good Rapper?

STORY BY: Claire Lobenfeld

Are Justin Bieber’s mic skills just a lick better than a freestyling frat dude or is he battle-rap ready? If you listen to his Tom Brady-dissing rhymes over Cam’ron’s “Speaking in Tongues” in tandem with … read more »

POSTED November 18, 2011 3:41PM IN MUSIC VIDEO Comments (9) TAGS: Frank Ocean, Gang Starr, Hot 97, Jaden Smith, Justin Bieber

708 Words I Manifest In the Wake of GURU's Death

STORY BY: admin

“The rejected stone is now the cornerstone.” – GURU Shame on me for taking GURU’s cancer lightly. Today Keith “GURU” Elam died, now the seriousness of his sickness is sinking in a lot more than … read more »

POSTED April 20, 2010 9:04PM IN SUITE903 Comments (2) TAGS: DJ Premier, Gang Starr, Guru, Hip-hop, jazz, obituary, soul

Internet Hangover: What Guru’s Final Words and the Dipset Detente Mean for Hip-Hop

STORY BY: Peter Macia

Every Monday (or so), FADER editorial director Peter Macia eases in to the work week by writing semi-extensively and somewhat incoherently about something that is making his head hurt. This week, he explains how Gang … read more »