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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. The album produced three singles, which became hits: the title track (which was first used in the 1995 film Dangerous Minds, [ 4 ] released ...
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 ]
The song was featured on the soundtrack to 1995's 'Dangerous Minds.'
Amish Paradise. " Amish Paradise " [ 1 ] is a 1996 single by satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic. 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 ...
In addition to the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office cited cardiomyopathy, a disease The post Fentanyl caused ‘Gangsta’s Paradise ...
It was the third single released from his second studio album, Gangsta's Paradise (1995), in February 1996. Initially entitled "Sumpin' New", the song uses a sample from " Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move) ", recorded in 1981 by American jazz trumpeter Tom Browne , and also includes a vocal sample from "Wikka Wrap" by the Evasions , from 1981.
Coolio won a Grammy for best solo rap performance for “Gangsta’s Paradise,” the 1995 hit from the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film “Dangerous Minds” that sampled Stevie Wonder ...