Last night on Toca Tuesdays, Tony dedicated three out of the four hours of his show to the life and memory of the late great rapper Guru. Owen Lamb, Guru/Gang Starr’s lawyer, came up to the show to add to the discussion. We also had calls from Scarface, Greg Nice, Doo Wop, and Bun B call in to talk about how Guru impacted their lives. Even the calls we received were of people telling stories of meeting Guru or just how his music affected their lives. The following are the talk breaks from hours 2 – 4 of last nights Toca Tuesdays, all with descriptions of each.
Clip 1 – Scarface calls in and talks about how their song “Betrayl” came about. http://usershare.net/3xqhvmbmorjm
Clip 2 - Guru’s lawyer Owen Lamb talks about how he first started working with Guru, how he first met Tony, and how he connected both Tony and Guru for the Jazzmatazz tour in 1996. The two then reminisce on the Jazzmatazz tour and the many roles that Owen played. http://usershare.net/51d7ek9gnpnd
Clip 3 - Tony and Owen continue to reminisce on the tour. Tony makes a comment on how he feels Guru played an integral role in the creation of Neo-Soul music. Later, Greg Nice calls in and speaks candidly on how he came up with Guru in the early 80’s. He speaks on the time Guru spent as a social worker during the day, and working hard pursuing his dreams at night. He then talks about the first Summer Jam, and how his attitude changed towards the show when they got to perform “Dwyck”. http://usershare.net/tm29ajm6hf1v
Clip 4 – Tony takes some calls and hears how important Guru was to the fans. People called in with stories of how his music touched their lives, and how important he was to the culture. Owen then gets on the mic and expresses his feelings towards the Solar controversy. He asks that people respect Guru’s entire body of work, even his time with Solar. http://usershare.net/tsxrchnzl9at
Clip 5 – While taking calls, Doo Wop calls in and gives his perspective (being Guru’s DJ on his final tour). Tony also talks about how Guru taught him how to deal with people in the music industry, and how grounded Guru truly was. http://usershare.net/w8dff70dij8y
Clip 6 – Bun B calls and talks about how influential Guru was on his career. He also talks about the one time that he met Guru, and how important that moment was to him. http://usershare.net/f5arhs6zb2mx
Clip 7 – Fans call up and speak there mind on the situation. One even calls up and spits something he wrote after finding out Guru passed. http://usershare.net/gxj380o9rtn4
[...] Toca Tuesdays’ Guru Tribute w/ Owen Lamb and Calls from Scarface, Bun B, Greg Nice and Doo Wop [...]
[...] Toca Tuesdays’ Guru Tribute w/ Owen Lamb and Calls from Scarface, Bun B, Greg Nice and Doo Wop [...]