Gift Unlimited Rhymes Universal

Just received the sad news that the Guru has died. Keith Elam, master rapper and lyricist for Gang Starr, was a true original and an outspoken, intelligent guy. Everyone even remotely interested in quality HipHop should at least own Gang Starr´s Step In The Arena, Daily Operation and Hard To Earn, and the first volume of Guru´s Jazzmatazz series. Here´s a track from each.

Gang Starr - Who´s Gonna Take The Weight? MP3

Gang Starr - No Shame In My Game MP3

Gang Star - Code Of The Streets MP3

Guru - Take A Look (At Yourself) MP3

Da Bomb

Yo, homies... Here´s another summer tenpack comin´ at ya, straight from the boon dox this time. Which means it´s the For The Sake Of The Beats edition tonight, with a fine selection of HipHop tunes I think are da bomb. And as it just dawned on me that most of this stuff is really rather old, wouldn´t it be nice if any readers of this blog could recommend me some more recent HipHop in the same vein as the tracks below? Much obliged.

Gang Starr - Suckas Need Bodyguards MP3

Genius/GZA - Cold World MP3

Nas - N.Y. State Of Mind MP3

EPMD - Boon Dox MP3

Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy MP3

Raekwon - Criminology MP3

Paris - Break The Grip Of Shame MP3

Jeru The Damaja - Brooklyn Took It MP3

Dr. Octagon - 3000 MP3

Common - Payback Is A Grandmother MP3