On Friday (November 1), Gang Starr will release its first album in more than 16 years. On One Of The Best Yet, the vocals of Guru are reunited with the producer/mixmaster DJ Premier for a final sendoff from one of Hip-Hop’s most trusted sources of sound and style. Old friends and Gang Starr Foundation affiliates like Jeru The Damaja, Group Home, Big Shug, Freddie Foxxx, and M.O.P. are involved. Peers like Q-Tip, Royce 5’9, and Talib Kweli are also participating. Additionally, Preemo recruited J. Cole and Nitty Scott, MC to carry the torch onward.

In a new feature story with Paul Cantor for The New York Times, DJ Premier opens up about the origin of these Guru vocals. The piece, published today (October 30), includes commentary from Preemo, Guru’s son, K.C., as well as the artist that Guru was working with during the later 2000s, Solar.

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