The rapper Guru, who formed one half of legendary hip hop crew Gang Starr, died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. Born in Roxbury with the name Keith Elam, he was 43 when he died. Performing with DJ Premiere as Gang Starr, Guru was a rapper's rapper, delivering complicated rhymes and taunts sprinkled with references to the Five Percenter Nation of Gods and Earths. Gang Starr scored a minor hit in the early 90s with "Mass Appeal,"
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