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G.U.R.U. (Feat. Jeru The Damaja) (Prod. DJ Idem) 3:37 ░░ 02. G.U.R.U. (Instrumental) (Prod. DJ Idem) 3:37 ░░ ░░ ░░ ░░ ░░ ╔═══════════════╗ ░░ ║ N O T E S ║░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░ ╚═══════════════╝▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ░░ ░░ Veteran Hip Hop duo Group HomeÆs latest albumÆs worth of songs bearing ░░ the acronym-ready title Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal (G.U.R.U.) ░░ couldnÆt have come at a better time. One of the reasons Hip Hop struck a ░░ chord with so many fans is how so much of it focused on the rawness while ░░ plowing through the petty bullshit that eclipses so many other kinds of ░░ Pop music. Yet the mood following the death of Guru û the iconic emcee ░░ and half of the legendary Gang Starr û has felt like a string of ░░ speculations and Monday morning quarterbacking straight out of the out of ░░ the pages of US Weekly. ░░ ░░ Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal doesnÆt just succeed as a tribute to ░░ the fallen brother and mentor of Group HomeÆs Lil Dap and Malachi but ░░ also as a tutorial on the essence of Hip Hop. ItÆs a statement from a ░░ pair of slept-on emcees that are through with being forgotten. ░░ Remembering Guru is the thrust of things but the ultimate goal isnÆt ░░ about getting nostalgic. Nothing can be more blatant when Malachi calls ░░ out someone figuratively with, ôYouÆre too old to rhyme.ö G.U.R.U. has ░░ also just caused a permanent smudge at the 20 second mark of NasÆ ôWhere ░░ Are They Now?ö where he links the question with Group HomeÆs legacy. ░░ ░░ When listening to someone deliver a eulogy itÆs clear within seconds if ░░ the individual really knew the person who has filled (or scattered) the ░░ room in memoriam. Rather than making stock pronouncements on the epic ░░ grandeur of someoneÆs life the eulogist should be highlighting the ░░ idiosyncrasies, the nuances and the contradictions that made the deceased ░░ individual so unique. Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal offers the same ░░ sort of grey area with its own material which is why the album feels so ░░ personal. One minute Dap and Malachi are, ôready for war like Big Daddy ░░ Kane gets raw,ö when on other occasions theyÆre haunted by demons, ░░ vulnerable with ôBacks Against The Wall.ö And just as the G.U.R.U. title ░░ declares the universality of their subject matter, the album is ░░ strikingly regional as the duo draws a line in the Brooklyn sand. It says ░░ you can let us take you on a tour of our world with legends that include ░░ Lord Jamar and Jeru the Damaja along for part of the ride or you can û ░░ ôno disrespectö û get the fuck out. ░░ ░░ Group Home knows what theyÆre good at and cut to the chase without trying ░░ to get fancy. Sometimes the rhymes get clunky but itÆs made up for by the ░░ distinctive voice of Lil Dap which always chops through a beat. This ░░ allows the albumÆs producers û new names rather than the nostalgic lineup ░░ some may have expected û to shade their musical contributions with ░░ elements like the sung background on ôBright Lights,ö the melancholy ░░ piano on ôGet Out The Carö and the bass pops and fret work that arenÆt ░░ pasted but rather grow out of the middle and tail of ôGhetto Soldiers.ö ░░ This production is a perfect example of the efficiency that makes DJ ░░ Premier (whose music is also featured) so timeless, it helps line up the ░░ lyrical crosshairs and stays away from a lot of sounds that are prevalent ░░ right now which are more Italo Disco and Synth Pop than Hip Hop. ░░ ░░ The real highlight of this album are the rhymes from Guru himself back ░░ with Premier on the beat. Carried over from Group HomeÆs 1999 sophomore ░░ album, ôThe Legacyö still rings true and holds mighty. Whether it was a ░░ conscious decision or not Dap and Malachi didnÆt try to force poignancy ░░ and place the other tracks with Guru first or last in the albumÆs order. ░░ Rather they appear just like they would have if Guru was still alive and ░░ made two featured appearances. Showing restraint and continuing the move ░░ forward can sometimes be the greatest tribute of all. ░░ ░░ Single from the album "Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal" with the ░░ instrumental. R.I.P. 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