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Hip-Hop Legend Guru Dies at 43

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Guru, the pioneering hip-hop legend who united jazz and hip-hop as a solo artist and half of the influential duo Gang Starr, has died. He was 43.

Guru, whose real name was Keith Elam, died Monday after a battle with cancer, his producer, Solar, told MTV. Guru was hospitalized late February after suffering cardiac arrest and was briefly in a coma.

Voice Work

Guru or Keith Elam did voice acting for Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 3. Guru played the voice of '8-Ball' who gave the character well knownledge of explosives and firearms.

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