How great is this poster in memoriam for Guru from Gang Starr? The design is
simple and perfect and makes great use of the font Akzidenz Grotesque. You might
be wondering what a white girl from the ’burbs is doing talking about Gang Starr,
but I was big hip-hop fan in my New York–art school days at SVA. Albeit, in a
somewhat, ironic ”I get it” sort of way and intermixed with a lot of punk and trance
music (I was 18 and I thought I was so informed, so underground, you know?…)
Although nowadays I more often find myself sipping overpriced cocktails and listening
to the new Grizzly Bear or XX album, I still pull out my old Gang Starr albums when
I need to channel those free, creative days in the late 90s when I ran around
downtown NYC with $20 in my pocket…

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