Guru (of Gang Starr) - Mixtape (feat. RZA, Jeru The Damaja, G.U.R.U., Talib Kweli & DMX, Common)

1 G.U.R.U. - Leedz Intro 0:00
2 G.U.R.U., Doowap & Noe Money - What The Fuck 1:04
3. G.U.R.U. - Conflict (feat. Masta Ace & Redman (Sk Remix) 4:38
4. Edo G, G.U.R.U., Big Shug, Krumbsnatcha & Akrobatik - Home 9:02
5. Big Shug - Counter Punch (feat. G.U.R.U.) 13:39
6. G.U.R.U. - Rollin' Dolo (feat. Edo. G, Big Shug & Krumsnatcha) 17:36
7. Kai-Bee - The Way It Iz (feat. G.U.R.U.& Lil Dap) 21:32
8. G.U.R.U. - State Of Clarity (feat. Common) 25:28
9. G.U.R.U. - Who Got It On Lock (feat. Doo Wop) 28:51
10. G.U.R.U. - In Life & Death (feat. One Be Lo & Big Shug) (Sk Blend) 30:55
11. G.U.R.U. - Collectin' Props (feat. Killa Kaine, Mr. Moe & Pete Powers) 34:16
12. G.U.R.U. - The Way It Iz (feat. Kai-Bee, Lil' Dap & Issa Gold) (Sk Exclusive Remix) 37:33
13. G.U.R.U. & DJ Honda - What You Expected 40:17
14. G.U.R.U. - U Ain't Got Nothin' Punk (feat. One Be Lo) (Sk Blend) 44:29
15. Krumbsnatcha - W.R.R (feat. G.U.R.U. & Sonic) 47:06
16. MF DOOM - Books of War (The Lost Chapters) (feat. RZA, Jeru The Damaja, G.U.R.U., Talib Kweli & DMX 50:31
17. G.U.R.U. - Interlude (Prod. Buckwild) 56:20
18. G.U.R.U. - Mostly The Voice 57:01

Keith Edward Elam (July 17, 1961 – April 19, 2010), better known by his stage name Guru (a backronym for Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal), was an American rapper and record producer. He was a member of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

About.com placed him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time, while The Source ranked him #30 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time, saying "Guru dropped some of the most thoughtful rhymes on wax"

Guru died on 19 April 2010 from myeloma at age 48.

Elam was born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Harry, was a judge and his mother, Barbara, was the co-director of libraries in the Boston Public Schools system. He attended the Advent School on Beacon Hill in Boston, Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts, and Cohasset High School in Cohasset, Massachusetts for high school. Elam graduated with a degree in business administration from Morehouse College in Atlanta and took graduate classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan.

Elam began his music career under the pseudonym MC Keithy E but later changed his stage name to Guru. He founded Gang Starr in 1987. The group initially released three records, produced by The 45 King, on the Wild Pitch Records record label, but these records received little attention. After a change in line-up, the group consisted of rapper Guru and producer DJ Premier. Gang Starr released its first LP No More Mr. Nice Guy on Wild Pitch Records; the group achieved a sizable following and released six critically acclaimed and influential albums from 1989 to 2003. Two albums, Moment of Truth (1998) and compilation Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr (1999) were certified gold in the United States by the RIAA. Gang Starr made archetypal East Coast hip hop with Guru's rhyming described as sharp-eyed but anti-ostentatious.

On February 28, 2010, Guru went into cardiac arrest and, following surgery, fell into a coma. It was claimed that Guru had briefly awakened from his coma but died on April 19, 2010, at the age of 48, from multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. Guru was survived by his parents, three siblings, and a son named Keith Casim. His production partner, Solar, claimed that Guru had momentarily awakened from his coma to compose a letter to the public, although DJ Premier and members of Guru's family stated that he never regained consciousness. Guru's family claimed that Solar had prevented them from having contact with Guru during his illness just before his death; the validity of the death-bed letter was consequently challenged by Guru's family. In an interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, Solar claimed that he was protective of Guru, and everything he had said was true. This interview was met by extreme emotion from the hip hop community and did little to clear the controversy surrounding his actions.

DJ Premier produced a tribute mix to Guru and has released a public letter[26] along with Guru's sister Patricia Elam. Harry J. Elam, an older brother, wrote a personal memoir in remembrance published in The Boston Globe on April 23, 2010. The Elam family had a Guru tribute website set up where visitors were able to view tributes and sign a memorial page. Guru's nephew Justin Nicholas-Elam Ruff made a 16-minute documentary in which he narrated the story of his late uncle.