After his successful run with Premier, which included classic songs such as Jazz Thing which featured in Spike Lee film Mo’ Better Blues, Guru founded 7Grand Records with producer Solar.
Following the split Guru released a series of Jazzmatazz albums where he teamed up with classic jazz, soul and hip hop artists.
His Best of Jazzmatazz album included collaborations with hip-hop band The Roots, Brand New Heavies singer N’Dea Davenport, Chaka Khan, Branford Marsalis, Donald Byrd, Kelis, Ramsey Lewis, Erykah Badu, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Jamiroquai.
He continued to tour the world with a band and producer Solar.
The rapper is survived by a son, KC.