About
Roxbury, Massachusetts. Keith Edward Elam. Gang Starr's MC, the Boston-bred half of the most-loved DJ Premier collaboration in rap. 'Step in the Arena' (1991), 'Daily Operation' (1992), 'Hard to Earn,' 'Moment of Truth' (1998), 'The Ownerz.' The Jazzmatazz series fused jazz musicians with hip-hop in a way that anticipated Robert Glasper by 20 years. One of hip-hop's purest, deepest, most unflashy great voices. Gone in 2010 from cancer. Boston's loss; rap's loss.
Tracks featured on snoopspecial
2 tracks of theirs made it onto 5 snoopspecial playlists , spanning 2016–2020. Each one was sequenced into a mix by hand — no algorithmic suggestions, no auto-recommendations.
- State Of Clarity WK: When Jazz and Rap Unite #317 (2020) Year In Review 2017 (2018) Your Top Songs 2017 (2017) Weekend Kickoff - Mar 2017 (2016)
- Keep Your Worries Weekend Kickoff: Hip Hop Shorty (2018)