The hip-hop world is still reeling from the [article id="1637388"]passing of legendary Gang Starr MC Guru[/article] (real name: Keith Elam), who died Monday at the age of 48 from cancer. [article id="1637417"]Fans have reacted to his death[/article] with found memories of Guru's work with DJ Premiere for Gang Starr and his Jazzmatazz series, and artists like [article id="1637438"]Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj and Fabolous[/article] reached out via Twitter to share their condolences. When MTV News caught up with [artist id="1340778"]Game[/artist] in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, he said he was caught off-guard by the news.

"It happens so fast sometimes. I felt the same way I felt when I woke up and they said that Jam Master Jay got murdered, and then I woke up this morning to a text [saying], 'Guru is dead.' "

Game said he got the text from a DJ in New York, and things like that can serve as a wake-up call, especially when people pass in an untimely fashion. He even compared the late, legendary MC's impact on East Coast hip-hop to Ice Cube's influence on the West.

"That's like waking up tomorrow -- and knock on wood -- and somebody like Cube died," Game said. "So my condolences to his family and to hip-hop for losing a legend."

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