Guru
“It's mostly the voice, that gets you up / It's mostly tha voice, that makes you buck.”
As the lyricist half of Gang Starr alongside DJ Premier, Guru proved that a calm, measured monotone baritone carrying street wisdom and spiritual reflection was the ultimate foil for razor-sharp boom-bap scratches.
RHYME DENSITY
90
MULTIES
89
STORYTELLING
96
PUNCHLINES
93
FLOW POCKET
98
VERIFIED FREESTYLES & CLASSIC 16s (1)
Classic 16 • Moment of Truth (Noo Trybe / Virgin) (1998)
'Above the Clouds' (with Inspectah Deck) — Gang Starr Classic
“Above the crowds, above the clouds where the sounds are original / Infinite skills create miracles.”