Legendary hip-hop group Gang Starr has returned to the music scene with “Finishem,” a new single that captures their signature sound while speaking to contemporary audiences. Released November 4, the ...

Guru of Gang Starr passed away in 2010, but his former partner in crime DJ Premier has unearthed a posthumous verse from him for the first new Gang Starr song in 16 years, “Family and Loyalty.” It ...

Last month, DJ Premier unearthed some posthumous Guru vocals and put together the first Gang Starr song in 16 years, “Family and Loyalty” featuring J. Cole. Today, he announced an entire new Gang ...

DJ Premier has shared a new Gang Starr song called “Glowing Mic.” Hear the track, featuring a previously unreleased verse from the late Guru, below (via Rolling Stone). DJ Premier told Rolling Stone ...

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Sunrise affirmations, late-night chopped cheese — Bronx-based poet Roya Marsh walks us through her perfect New York day. 2 days ago Now Premier is getting ready to release the instrumental version of ...

On this day in 2003, Gang Starr, one of the most revered duos in hip hop history, released what would become their sixth and final studio album, The Ownerz, on Virgin/EMI Records. The project marked a ...

Nothing beats a classic rap record, and a few MCs were dropping them on the regular quite like the legendary ’90s rap duo Gang Starr. The group, consisting of Guru holding things down on the mic and ...

CHICAGO - JULY 1998: Pioneering rapper Guru (Keith Elam, left) and DJ Premier (Christopher Edward Martin, right) of the group Gang Starr pose for a portrait in July 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo ...

“Glowing Mic” boasts a laidback groove, with DJ Premier topping a steady drum and bass sway with a languid guitar line, cool horns and some deft orchestral touches throughout. The previously unheard ...