In spite of several nominations for music awards, including 4 major categories in the 2015 4Syte Music Video Awards in 2015, Guru has yet to win any causing some to wonder if there is some inner industry turmoil [REF].
Guru's popular song and dance "Alkayida" also known as "Boys Abre," came under fire from the government when some officials claimed it "promoted terrorism" because of the similarity of the song's title to the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization's name.