Gang Starr’s music has had a profound influence on East Coast hip-hop since their first album back in 1989. DJ Premier’s sample based production was what originally made me want to make beats. And on the mic, Guru’s complex, yet uniquely monotone rhyme style was always one of a kind – never to be duplicated. Sadly, Guru suffered a major heart attack yesterday and is currently in a coma. His fate at this point is unknown, so we can only hope for the best – and to be able to still hear more original Gang Starr music. He will forever be Rap “Royalty.”