Guru and Solar Chat To I Like Music

With a 13-album/20-year career that has seen him sell over 3.5 million records worldwide, East Coat rapper Guru found fame through his collaboration with DJ Premier as part of the iconic hip hop duo Gang Starr. He went on to form Jazzmatazz, a compelling fusion of jazz and rap, which saw his lyrics and vocal abilities pushed to new heights. Teaming up with new partner Solar, the duo went on to establish 7 Grand Records, which now owns the rights to both Gang Starr and Jazzmatazz.

The Guru, Solar partnership has seen the release of four albums to date, the most recent being 2009's Lost And Found, as well as a live show which has toured the globe, enticing fans both old and new. Sworn to the past, present and future of hip hop, Guru and Solar are on a quest to stay true to the essence of its roots, while at the same time pushing the beats and lyrics as far forward as they possibly can. I Like Music caught up with the duo to chat about the notion of 'real hip hop', producing and writing an album for 2009, where the magic in their partnership comes from and why Guru decided not to be a breakdancer.
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