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Artist News
Guru out of coma, issues statement
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 4 March 2010
Rapper Guru is now out of the coma he fell into after suffering a heart attack last week. He also underwent surgery earlier this week, which seems to have been successful, if the short statement issued to AllHipHop yesterday is anything to go by.
The Gangstarr man said: “I am doing fine and I am recovering! I’m weak though. [Current production partner] Solar is the only person who has the accurate info on my situation. Any info from anybody else is false! I appreciate your well wishes and all the love!”
Solar added: “Guru is resting and doing well after his surgery. The doctors say that he will fully recover from his illness. We thank everyone who send prayers our way and we appreciate the outpouring of love from around the world!”
The “anybody else” referred to in Guru’s statement, it seems, also includes members of his direct family. In a video statement issued yesterday on YouTube, the rapper’s nephew, Justin Nicholas-Elam Ruff claimed that Solar was “manipulating” Guru, withholding information about his health and blocking his family from visiting him.
He said: “[Solar] has primary control over the decisions made for Guru’s health in the hospital. Now, last I checked, it was the family’s right to have a say on what goes on in the hospital when a family member falls ill”. He also claimed that Guru was admitted to hospital on 2 Feb “for reasons I will not disclose”, but the family were not notified until 16 Feb.
If genuine, the statement is a pretty damning account of Solar’s handling of Guru’s affairs. Watch it in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TNkP4pH6-0
