NEWS: Guru + Solar To Play S.O.B.'s w/ Secret Guest

Gang Starr's Guru will be performing with his new collaborative partner Solar as part of Revive Da Live at S.O.B.'s on MAY 19th. It was announced there will be a special suprise guest Grammy-Award Winning Trumpeter with A Hard Groove. Which obviously has to be Mr. Roy Hargrove. Should be dope.

Revive Da Live is a musical movement based on two goals: to enrich the soul of hip-hop and to redefine jazz as a genre relevant to the hip-hop generation. Revive Da Live aims to spark a jazz renaissance by revamping the formula of popular music through a Jazz/Hip-Hop union that some call a Nu-Jazz movement. Revive Da Live is about exposing the fusion of soulful jazz roots with the fresh, youthful energy of hip-hop to inspire jazz and hip hop enthusiasts and the two energies come together on Monday, May 19th when Guru, Solar and the surprise Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter take the stage at the legendary S.O.B.'s in Manhattan, New York.

VIDEO: Behind-The-Scenes @ Guru's New Video

Another first on SDSU. Our buddy Neilson sent over this great behind-the-scenes footage from Guru and Solar's video shoot for 'Jazzy Ways' with that excellently employed Slick Rick sample. Off of Guru's Jazzmatazz: The Timebomb/Back To The Future Mixtape which I posted for download here. Well worth the download with features by Common, Damian Marley, Lord Tariq, Common, Zion I, Doo Wop, Tony Touch, Aceyalone, Nature, K-Born, High Power, Mr. Lif, and more.

LISTEN: Guru - Knowledge ft. Lord Tariq + Jazzmatazz The Timebomb (Full Mixtape)

DOWNLOAD Guru - Knowledge ft. Lord Tariq (MP3
DOWNLOAD Guru - State of Clarity ft. Common (MP3
DOWNLOAD Guru - The Timebomb (Back To The Future) (Full Mixtape) (MP3)

Guru is about to come back with the fourth volume of his Jazzmatazz series soon (watch the first video for 'I'm Jazzy' featuring Slum Village). In the meantime there's the fantastic The Timebomb (Back To The Future) mixtape to carry you over. Download the whole thing above including stand out tracks 'Knowledge' featuring Lord Tariq and 'State of Clarity' featuring Common. You can listen also to the latter in the new SDSU music player in the column next to this one. You will get a big smile on your face when that bass line rolls in. Tracklist below. Props to Shake for the audio.

Guru's Jazzmatazz - The Timebomb (Back to the Future)
01 Intro (Don Gurizzy)
02 Knowledge ft. Lord Tariq
03 7 Grand Ya'll ft. Solar
04 For Ya Mind ft. Zion I
05 Peace! ft. K-Born, Highpower & Solar
06 State of Clarity ft. Common (Solar Remix)
07 Who Got It On Lock ft. Doo Wop
08 B-Boy Kamikaze ft. Tony Touch & Doo Wop (Diaz Brothers)
09 Too Slice ft. Yungun
10 So What It Do Now ft. Aceyalone
11 We Got That ft. Nature & Solar
12 Jazzy Wayz (7 Grand Exclusive)
13 Stand Up (Some Things'll Never Change) (Reggae Mix) ft. Damian Marley
14 Hot Like That ft. Medinah
15 No Need for Stress
16 Back to the Future ft. Caron Wheeler & C.Knowledge (Digable)
17 Assasino ft. Young Pablo
18 The Game Needs Me ft. Blue Scholars & Common Market
19 Feed the Hungry (Solar Remix)
20 Can't Stop the Movement (7 Grand) ft. Ms. Camille