http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4633&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rssBreaking into the business as the voice of Gang Starr, Guru and DJ Premier's conscious Hip-Hop gained them a following of dedicated fans in the 1990s. With the emerging Acid Jazz scene growing in NYC, in '93 Guru decided to take hip-hop further into the jazz realm with his first solo LP <I>Jazzmatazz</I> -- an "experimental fusion of hip-hip and live jazz." Veteran jazz players such as Donald Byrd are featured with talented vocalists and emcees such as N'Dea Davenport and MC Solar. While continuing production with Gang Starr (albums released in '94 and '98), Guru followed up in '95 with <I>Jazzmatazz Vol. 2</I>, hinting towards a more soul-influenced sound with acts such as Jamiroquai. The soul approach is even stronger on his third release in 2000 with acts such as Isaac Hayes, Erykah Badu and Macy Gray.Boom Bap/Ninetiesen720Fri, 4 Dec 2009 20:30:03 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4633&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Breaking into the business as the voice of Gang Starr, Guru and DJ Premier's conscious Hip-Hop gained them a following of dedicated fans in the 1990s. With the emerging Acid Jazz scene growing in NYC, in '93 Guru decided to take hip-hop further into the jazz realm with his first solo LP <I>Jazzmatazz</I> -- an "experimental fusion of hip-hip and live jazz." Veteran jazz players such as Donald Byrd are featured with talented vocalists and emcees such as N'Dea Davenport and MC Solar. While continuing production with Gang Starr (albums released in '94 and '98), Guru followed up in '95 with <I>Jazzmatazz Vol. 2</I>, hinting towards a more soul-influenced sound with acts such as Jamiroquai. The soul approach is even stronger on his third release in 2000 with acts such as Isaac Hayes, Erykah Badu and Macy Gray. http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019616&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Acid Jazz Tue, 18 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 2019616 tra.2019616 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz alb.203756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/932199_170x170.jpg 1993-05-22 00:00:00.0 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 true Loungin tra.2019616 279000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019616&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019616&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019625&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Europe Tue, 18 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 2019625 tra.2019625 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz alb.203756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/932199_170x170.jpg 1993-05-22 00:00:00.0 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 true Le Bien, La Mal tra.2019625 202000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019625&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019625&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768390&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 18 Jul 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 768390 tra.768390 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality alb.259290 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/8/398023_170x170.jpg 1995-07-18 00:00:00.0 1995-07-18 00:00:00.0 true Feel The Music tra.768390 237000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768390&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768390&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019620&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 18 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 2019620 tra.2019620 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz alb.203756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/932199_170x170.jpg 1993-05-22 00:00:00.0 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 true Down The Backstreets tra.2019620 288000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019620&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019620&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019617&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 18 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 2019617 tra.2019617 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz alb.203756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/932199_170x170.jpg 1993-05-22 00:00:00.0 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 true When You're Near tra.2019617 243000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019617&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019617&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050760&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 3050760 tra.3050760 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Street Soul alb.205939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/2/8/398226_170x170.jpg 2000-10-28 00:00:00.0 2000-10-03 00:00:00.0 true Keep Your Worries tra.3050760 298000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050760&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050760&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050759&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 3050759 tra.3050759 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Street Soul alb.205939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/2/8/398226_170x170.jpg 2000-10-28 00:00:00.0 2000-10-03 00:00:00.0 true Intro tra.3050759 65000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050759&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050759&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050762&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 3050762 tra.3050762 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Street Soul alb.205939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/2/8/398226_170x170.jpg 2000-10-28 00:00:00.0 2000-10-03 00:00:00.0 true Certified tra.3050762 280000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050762&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050762&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050763&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 3050763 tra.3050763 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Street Soul alb.205939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/2/8/398226_170x170.jpg 2000-10-28 00:00:00.0 2000-10-03 00:00:00.0 true Plenty tra.3050763 278000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050763&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050763&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019622&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 18 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 2019622 tra.2019622 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz alb.203756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/932199_170x170.jpg 1993-05-22 00:00:00.0 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 true Take A Look (At Yourself) tra.2019622 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019622&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019622&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768407&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 768407 tra.768407 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Street Soul alb.205939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/2/8/398226_170x170.jpg 2000-10-28 00:00:00.0 2000-10-03 00:00:00.0 true Hustlin' Daze tra.768407 286000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768407&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768407&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019615&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 18 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 2019615 tra.2019615 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz alb.203756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/932199_170x170.jpg 1993-05-22 00:00:00.0 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 true Introduction tra.2019615 80000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019615&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019615&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050761&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 3050761 tra.3050761 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Street Soul alb.205939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/2/8/398226_170x170.jpg 2000-10-28 00:00:00.0 2000-10-03 00:00:00.0 true All I Said tra.3050761 247000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050761&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050761&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019619&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 18 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 2019619 tra.2019619 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz alb.203756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/932199_170x170.jpg 1993-05-22 00:00:00.0 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 true No Time To Play tra.2019619 294000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019619&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019619&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019626&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 18 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 2019626 tra.2019626 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz alb.203756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/932199_170x170.jpg 1993-05-22 00:00:00.0 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 true Sights In The City tra.2019626 310000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019626&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019626&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768385&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 18 Jul 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 768385 tra.768385 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality alb.259290 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/8/398023_170x170.jpg 1995-07-18 00:00:00.0 1995-07-18 00:00:00.0 true Insert A (Mental Relaxation) / Medicine tra.768385 259000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768385&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768385&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050765&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 3050765 tra.3050765 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Street Soul alb.205939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/2/8/398226_170x170.jpg 2000-10-28 00:00:00.0 2000-10-03 00:00:00.0 true Interlude tra.3050765 51000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050765&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3050765&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18196734&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 18196734 tra.18196734 Guru art.4633 0.99 The Best Of Guru's Jazzmatazz alb.18193905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/9/5/1235908_170x170.jpg 2008-02-12 00:00:00.0 2008-02-12 00:00:00.0 true Plenty (Explicit) tra.18196734 273000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18196734&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18196734&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768404&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 768404 tra.768404 Guru art.4633 0.0 Jazzmatazz III: Street Soul alb.197164 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/8/1/511887_170x170.jpg 2000-10-02 00:00:00.0 2000-10-03 00:00:00.0 true Keep Your Worries - (featuring Angie Stone) tra.768404 298000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768404&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768404&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768411&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 768411 tra.768411 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Street Soul alb.205939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/2/8/398226_170x170.jpg 2000-10-28 00:00:00.0 2000-10-03 00:00:00.0 true Guidance tra.768411 246000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768411&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768411&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18389699&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:14:51 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 18389699 tra.18389699 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Back To The Future Mix Tape alb.18388046 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/4/0/1190492_170x170.jpg 2008-02-19 00:00:00.0 null true Knowledge feat. Lord Tariq tra.18389699 97000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18389699&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18389699&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019621&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 18 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 2019621 tra.2019621 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz alb.203756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/932199_170x170.jpg 1993-05-22 00:00:00.0 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 true Respectful Dedications tra.2019621 54000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019621&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019621&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019624&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 18 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 2019624 tra.2019624 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz alb.203756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/932199_170x170.jpg 1993-05-22 00:00:00.0 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 true Slicker Than Most tra.2019624 157000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019624&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019624&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019618&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 18 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 2019618 tra.2019618 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz alb.203756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/932199_170x170.jpg 1993-05-22 00:00:00.0 1993-05-18 00:00:00.0 true Transit Ride tra.2019618 238000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019618&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2019618&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768418&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss Boom Bap/Nineties Tue, 3 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guru on Rhapsody Online 768418 tra.768418 Guru art.4633 0.99 Jazzmatazz Street Soul alb.205939 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/2/8/398226_170x170.jpg 2000-10-28 00:00:00.0 2000-10-03 00:00:00.0 true Mashin' Up Da World tra.768418 320000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768418&variant=play&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.768418&variant=data&rws=%2Fguru%2Ftop-tracks.rss