Archive for April, 2009

Guru & Solar: G-Star

21 Apr 1:10 pm
Guru & Solar

Legendary MC, hip hop icon and master on the microphone, Guru’s career started before most of your favourite rappers started writing their first lyrics. Hailing from the legendary crew Gang Starr, with former partner in beats ‘n’ rhyme DJ Premier, he’s still going strong. Now working in the lab with New York producer Solar, and refusing to mention Primo or any of his former Gang Starr members, he’s still proving that he’s got what it takes by establishing his record label 7 Grand and dropping a new album Lost And Found 8.0. Taking time out from their tour through Europe, Guru and Solar chill out with Jerry Gadiano as they proceed to drop some knowledge.

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D12: Dirty By The Dozen

8 Apr 1:05 pm
D12

With Eminem absent working on his new upcoming album The Relapse, Kon Artist away working with Dr Dre on The Detox, and Proof’s tragic slaying in 2006, you’d be forgiven to think it’s pointless for the remaining members Kuniva, Swifty and Bizarre to hit the road on their own, but to the surprise of many, the D12 brand is still going strong. With the three members present and accounted for, we caught up with Bizarre, Kuniva and Swifty after their show last week at the O2 Islington Academy as they prove that they're still as dirty and raw as when they came out. Interview by Jerry Gadiano.

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