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Gang Starr, Hip-Hop's Chilliest Pair Of Heads, Returns

The East Coast kings of understated confidence and louche jazz interpolation drop a surprise on their fans, with an assist from J. Cole.
Gang Starr — left, Guru, with DJ Premier — photographed in July 1998.

Gang Starr is back. After 16 years of silence, the revered duo of Guru and DJ Premier has put out a surprise new single, "Family and in 2010, DJ Premier's trademark string chops and light touch, and an acrobatic verse from J. Cole.

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