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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.
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]
He has released five solo albums and was a member of the gangsta rap group South Central Cartel since it formed, usually singing the choruses. [ citation needed ] In 2019, L.V. was featured by NBC News after the Los Angeles Police Department designated him as a gang member or associate for the purposes of a heavily criticized database.
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.
It is a parody of the hip hop song "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V. (which itself is a reworking of the Stevie Wonder song "Pastime Paradise"). Featured on the album Bad Hair Day , it turns the original "Gangsta's Paradise", in which the narrator laments his dangerous way of life, on its head by presenting an Amish man praising his ...
La Raza (song) Real Gangstaz; Real Soon; Really Doe (Ice Cube song) Rebel Music (song) Reckless (Chris "The Glove" Taylor & David Storrs song) Red Nation; Regulate (song) Roc the Mic; Roll Up (Emtee song) Round Here (Memphis Bleek song) Ruff Ryders' Anthem; Runnin' (Dying to Live) Ryde or Die, Bitch
"Pastime Paradise" Coolio feat. L.V. "Gangsta's Paradise" [243] Sting "Shape of My Heart" Juice WRLD "Lucid Dreams" [244] The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" Las Ketchup "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" [245] [246] Supertramp "The Logical Song" David Guetta and Kim Petras "When We Were Young (The Logical Song)" [247] Suzanne Vega "Tom's Diner ...
The music video is a futuristic studio and 3D graphic-designed piece directed by Marco Gentile. It was filmed in Los Angeles in January 2006. It features Snoop Dogg dressed in black in a white control room surrounded by women wearing white uniforms. Coolio can be seen in a parking basement.