Though Gang Starr released One Of the Best Yet album last year, there are more unreleased Guru vocals that fans haven’t heard. One verse belongs to the new “Glowing Mic” single, which DJ Premier crafted around his lyrics. Primo knew Guru the best, so it wasn’t hard to cook up the beat to the record around him that used the traditional sound fans are used to hearing.
Here’s what DJ Premier had to say about the song:
“There are two versions of a song called ‘Mr. Gang Starr,’ one version was released right after Guru passed away. The version I had stored away has totally different and unreleased lyrics. As I was constructing the track, I found a scratch from Torae ‘I Destroy The Mic for My Glow’ and it was an instant decision on what to name the track ‘Glowing Mic.’”
To go along with the song, Gang Starr has also released an instrumental version of their last album. You can stream that below and get your fix.
OS REWIND: Gang Starr – Bad Name [Music Video]
OS REWIND: Gang Starr – Bad Name (Remix) (feat. Redman and Method Man)