Features

All Categories

Guru Celebrated With T-Shirt Line to Benefit His Son

TheXLabel.com

With nearly a year since the passing of legendary Gang Starr MC Guru, his family has just announced that it's creating a new t-shirt line and subsequent benefit to raise money in support of the rapper's son. Family members have inked a partnership with streetwear brand X Label for the shirts, of which there are two designs thus far.

The first, a white tee that retails for $26, features art reminiscent of a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Guru's image is designed in a way that mimics a photocopy and he's surrounded by early hip-hop graffiti scrawls and the phrase "straight from Brooklyn NYC." Another, a black tee, lists the stage names and alter-egos used by Guru through his 25-year tenure as a rapper. These include MC Keithy E and Ill Kid.

Hip-Hop DX reports that all proceeds from the line will go directly to Guru's son K.C. This is the first in a series of tributes and releases that will honor the rapper at the one-year anniversary of his untimely death from cancer at the age of 43.

Of course, the new effort that will interest most fans will be a series of unreleased songs from DJ Premier -- Guru's longtime partner in Gang Starr. According to The Examiner, Premier says he has at least five unreleased songs by the group that are ready for public ears.

Watch Gang Starr's 'Code of the Streets'
CHECK OUT THE CONCERT
N/A N/A
N/A
Starting from N/A
Average Price N/A
SEE MORE TICKETS »
UPCOMING SHOWS IN YOUR AREA
- -
-
- -
-
- -
-

All the Gang Starr info you want to know

Five Albums That Changed My Life:…

Noisecreep

Adrenaline PR Featuring…

Remembering Gang Starr's Guru: One Year…

The Boombox

Johnny Nunez/WireImage Legendary rapper Guru, born Keith Elam, passed away…

Guru Tribute Planned on Anniversary of…

The Boombox

Johnny Nunez, WireImage Last April, Keith "Guru" Elam passed away, leaving…

See all Gang Starr »

Add a Comment

Sign in »
*0 / 3000 Character Maximum
ADVERTISEMENT

AOL Radio

Listen to AOL Radio Now
play arrow
Top Hip-Hop - Hip-hop's greatest
Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, 50 Cent
play arrow
Top Jams - Hip-hop and crossover hits
T-Pain, Mariah Carey, Akon, Lil Wayne
play arrow
Top R&B - Today's top R&B hits
Kelly Rowland, Rihanna, T.I.
Online Radio Guide

Blogroll

Your Settings

{email}

Subscriptions

Weekly Newsletter

The Boombox Music Blog news in your mailbox. Top Articles, reviews, photos & more.

Realtime alerts

Daily alerts


Update
Cancel
;