‘I looked at him as a brother,’ Solar says; denies rumors of romantic relationship. By Shaheem Reid with additional reporting by Sway Calloway Solar Photo: MTV News Simply known as Solar, the music-industry veteran knows when it comes to the hip-hop community, he’s probably the most hated man on the Internet. It seems that everyone is questioning his relationship with Keith Elam — better known to millions of fans as Guru — who passed away on Monday (April 19). On Wednesday, RapRadar.com had Solar as the focus of their infamous “You Played Yourself” section and one of the blog’s writers, Brian “B. Dot” Miller, referred to him as a “lying sack of sh–.” “This is one solar that needs to be eclipsed,” B. Dot goes on to write. And that may be one of the kindest things said about Solar, friend and confidant of the rap legend since 2002. Twitter’s list of trending topics includes #F—SOLAR and longtime Gang Starr musical family member Bumpy Knuckles has been posting tweets directed at Solar that we cannot reprint here. Journalists such as “The Media Assassin” Harry Allen and Miss Info have openly questioned the authenticity of issued a statement about his passing on Wednesday. Related Videos MTV News Extended Play: Solar Gang Starr’s Guru Passes Away Related Photos Gang Starr’s Guru: A Life In Photos Related Artists Gangstarr
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Solar Opens Up About His Relationship With Guru
