Music1987–2010
Guru
Boston-born MC and co-founder of Gang Starr whose measured, jazz-inflected delivery made him one of the most distinctive voices in New York hip-hop.
Origin
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Genre
Hip-HopRap
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