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"Gangsta's Paradise" is a single by American rapper Coolio, released on August 1, 1995 [3] by Tommy Boy, Warner Bros. and MCA. Interpolating Stevie Wonder's song "Pastime Paradise" (1976), "Gangsta's Paradise" features vocals from American singer L.V. who served as a co-composer and co-lyricist with Coolio and Doug Rasheed, with Wonder also being credited for the composition and lyrics.
Gangsta's Paradise is the second studio album by American rapper Coolio, released on November 7, 1995. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is Coolio's best-selling album, with over two million copies sold in the United States.
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), [4] known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper.He was best known for his single "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for changing the course of hip hop by bringing it to a wider audience. [5]
"Alibi" is a song by British singer Ella Henderson featuring British drum and bass band Rudimental. It was released on 12 January 2024 through A Major Toms and Asylum Records. "Alibi" samples Coolio's 1995 single "Gangsta's Paradise", which in turn samples Stevie Wonder's 1976 song "Pastime Paradise". [1] "
"Pastime Paradise" Coolio feat. L.V. "Gangsta's Paradise" [237] Sting "Shape of My Heart" Juice WRLD "Lucid Dreams" [238] The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" Las Ketchup "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" [239] [240] Supertramp "The Logical Song" David Guetta and Kim Petras "When We Were Young (The Logical Song)" [241] Suzanne Vega "Tom's Diner ...
"Pastime Paradise" is a song by American musician Stevie Wonder, recorded for his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. The song was one of the first to use a synthesizer (the Yamaha GX-1 ) to sound like a full string section . [ 2 ]
It Takes a Thief is the debut studio album by American rapper Coolio. [1] It was released on July 19, 1994, on Warner Bros. Records.The album received praise for bringing a humorous and lighthearted perspective to the often violent and profane themes of typical gangsta rap.
In 1995, American rapper Coolio covered the song for his second studio album, Gangsta's Paradise (1995). It was released in October 1995 by Tommy Boy Records as the second single from the album. Major parts of the original were retained, but supplemented by independent rap passages. In the rap passages he also addresses the disease HIV/AIDS ...