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"Gangsta's Paradise" is a single by American rapper Coolio, released on August 1, 1995 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.
Mar 22, 2023 · Coolio also recorded the theme song for the Nickelodeon show, Kenan & Kel, known as “Aw, Here IT Goes!” ... Next article The Lighthearted Meaning Behind Ice Cube’s “It Was A Good Day ...
Sep 28, 2022 · He was 59. His longtime manager, Jarez Posey, said he was told that Coolio died at a friend’s house. No cause was given. Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., achieved mainstream ...
Sep 29, 2022 · Coolio's legacy runs deeper than the hit song 'Gangsta's Paradise'. (Reuters) Our music and pop culture reporter Mawunyo Gbogbo has reflected on Coolio's career and the time she spent interviewing ...
Sep 29, 2022 · Thu 29 September 2022 9:15, UK. Few songs are as intrinsically linked to a decade and all its foibles as Coolio ‘s 1995 anthem ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’. The song shot to fame across the globe after it was given an ample cultural partner in Michelle Pfeiffer’s film Dangerous Minds. For a while, in the mid-90s, it was entirely impossible to ...
Sep 29, 2022 · 28. Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise,” built off Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise,” held No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in 1995. Paul Bergen/Redferns, via Getty Images ...
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like. On my knees in the night sayin' prayers in the streetlight. [Chorus: LV] We've been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise. We ...
