Performance · Production
Guru
real name Keith Edward Elam
Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal
United States · 1961-07-17 – 2010-04-19
Guru is credited on 1,184 releases across 315 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1988–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,184
Credits
315
Albums
5
Decades active
503
In collections
Biography
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American (of Trinidadian descent) rapper, producer and a founding member of Gang Starr. His stage name "Guru" is a backronym for "Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal".
Born: 17 July 1961, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 April 2010, New York, New York, USA, aged 48
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,184 releases · 315 albums · active 1988–2026
- Performance · 972
- Production · 636
- Other credits · 94
- Engineering · 93
Studios: D&D Studios · Firehouse Studio, NYC · Cherry Bear Studios · Medley Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Jazzmatazz (Volume 1)
1993
Buhloone Mind State
1993
Blowout Comb
1994
Moment Of Truth
1998
Jazzmatazz Volume II (The New Reality)
1995
Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture 8 Mile
2002
Whitey Ford Sings The Blues
1998
Hard To Earn
1994
The Sun Rises In The East
1994
Robbin' The Hood
1995
Very Necessary
1993
Midnight Special
1961
Wrath Of The Math
1996
Daily Operation
1992
Expansion Team
2001
Step In The Arena
1990
Full Clip: A Decade Of Gang Starr
1999
No More Mr. Nice Guy
1989
The Ownerz
2003
Rapture
1981
Dangerously In Love
2003
The Big Picture (1974 - 1999)
2000
Clear Lake Audiotorium
1994
Born To Do It
2000
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