The Grouch speaks on the release of his new track, “Weight Of The World” taken from his forthcoming LP, Three Eyes Off The Time. He felt the urgency to release it now, with Guru’s passing, as it incorporates lines from “Who’s Gonna Take The Weight”. He writes:

Guru from Gang Starr passed today. It’s also 4/20 so people are saying things like “Take two and pass” on Twitter and other internet outlets today. Sometimes I get feeling that that behavior is mainly to be cute or the first to report. All of a sudden Gang Starr is a bunch of peoples favorite group etc. That’ll last until maybe this evening. It saddens me to think about how folks have to die these days to be a current topic or “#trendingtopic” of conversation and get a little love (I believe that’s what all of us are really searching for.)

I’m not posting the song “just to get a rep” for myself but I believe that the timing is ironic as I was planning to drop it within the next couple of days anyway. I think the subject matter is appropriate for this situation as well as countless others we are presently dealing with. R.I.P. Guru

The Grouch – “Weight Of The World” (MP3)