Hip Hop Legend Guru Has Died!

At the young age of 43,Guru,of the legendary Gang Starr,has passed away from cancer.Man,this is some very sad news for me to hear.When I first started rapping,Guru was one of the rappers that helped me develop my style.His lyrical delivery had me captivated.They just don't make guys that spit like Guru anymore.He will be sorely missed in the hip hop community.But,he will never be forgotten.Because legends never die.

Here's more on his untimely death from MTV News:

"Guru wrote his farewell letter while in the hospital, according to Solar. "I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world," it begins. "I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for over a year. I have exhausted all medical options.

"I have a non-profit organization called Each One Counts dedicated to carrying on my charitable work on behalf of abused and disadvantaged children from around the world and also to educate and research a cure for this terrible disease that took my life. I write this with tears in my eyes, not of sorrow but of joy for what a wonderful life I have enjoyed and how many great people I have had the pleasure of meeting.

"My loyal best friend, partner and brother, Solar, has been at my side through it all and has been made my health proxy by myself on all matters relating to myself. He has been with me by my side on my many hospital stays, operations, doctors visits and stayed with me at my home and cared for me when I could not care for myself. Solar and his family is my family and I love them dearly and I expect my family, friends, and fans to respect that, regardless to anybody's feelings on the matter. It is my wish that counts. This being said I am survived by the love of my life, my sun KC, who I trust will be looked after by Solar and his family as their own. Any awards or tributes should be accepted, organized approved by Solar on behalf [of] myself and my son until he is of age to except on his own."

Guru very pointedly distanced himself from Premier in the letter, saying he didn't want his former musical collaborator to be able to participate in any tributes or events surrounding his death.

"I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name likeness, events, tributes etc. connected in anyway to my situation including any use of my name or circumstance for any reason and I have instructed my lawyers to enforce this," wrote Guru. "I had nothing to do with him in life for over 7 years and want nothing to do with him in death. Solar has my life story and is well informed on my family situation, as well as the real reason for separating from my ex-DJ."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Help Erect The Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. Memorial In Washington,DC

I received an email from a reader that wants to spread the word about a great cause! The Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr.National Memorial needs support from the public in order to make it a reality.I will let Mr. Lowell Dempsey tell you how you can help in his own words.Here's an excerpt from that email I got from him:

"This month of April marks the 42nd anniversary of the death of Dr. King and we are commemorating his life and work by creating a memorial in our nation's capital. The Washington,DC Martin Luther King,Jr. National Memorial will honor his life and contributions to the world through non violent social change.

I've put together this micro-site to help get the message out - there are videos, photos, banners, and even a web toolbar that, when used, donates money to the creation of the memorial:

http://mlkmemorialnews.org

After many years of fund raising, the memorial is only $14 million away from its $120 million goal. If you are able to post or tweet about this please let me know so I can share it with the team. If you have any questions please pop me an email. And if you are able to help, thank you so much.

Lowell

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Lowell Dempsey,
BuildTheDream.org
Twitter @mlkmemorial
Facebook.com/MLKNationalMemorial


"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity"
--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

T-Pain Endorses Conservatives With Sean Hannity !

T-Pain,where's ya brain?At the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans that failed to even mention Hurricane Katrina victims,T-Pain felt compelled to show his support for folks like Sean Hannity.He made it clear that he wants you to vote for conservatives in 2010.

Dude,Sean Hannity despises people who look like you.Heck,most of these "pro-America" types aren't thinking of you when they espouse their patriotism.They want to "take the country back" to the days of the Founding Fathers.Conservatives don't give a damn about the historical plight of black people.Especially the ones who look like T-Pain!A lot of them support Confederate History Month for God's sake.Next,T-Pain will probably tell us that he celebrates Confederate History Month.

Sean Hannity used T-Pain when he asked him to endorse conservatives this year.It was an opportunity for him to try to make the Republican party look diversified.And,unfortunately for T-Pain,it was another chance for him to show just how brainless he really is.I'm willing to bet that he doesn't know the first thing about politics.

I have two adjectives that describe these two "gentlemen" perfectly.Dumb & dumber!