About "Gangsta's Paradise"
"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. Certified Platinum in October, the song was included on Coolio's second album, Gangsta's Paradise, in November 1995. Its music video was directed by Antoine Fuqua and featured Michelle Pfeiffer. The song is taken from Pfeiffer's movie, Dangerous Minds. The music video is also themed around the movie.
The song was the number one biggest-selling single of 1995 on US Billboard and the first rap single ever to go straight to Number One in Britain. In 2008, it was ranked number 38 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop". NME listed the song at number 100 in their ranking of "100 Best Songs of the 1990s" in 2012 and Billboard magazine ranked it among the "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time" in 2023. Coolio was awarded a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance, two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rap Video and Best Video from a Film and a Billboard Music Award for the song/album. The song was voted as the best single of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics' poll.
The song has sold over five million copies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. Coolio performed this song live at the 1995 Billboard Music Awards with L.V. and Wonder, and at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards with L.V.
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- Cruisin'
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- Kinda Drunk
- Fucc Coolio
- N Da Closet
- What Is A Mc
- The Revolution
- The Devil Is Dope
- Sunshine
- Hit 'em High (the Monstar's Anthem)
- Smilin'
- One Mo
- Knight Fall
- Let's Do It
- For My Sistas
- 2 Minutes & 21 Seconds Of Funk
- Bring Back Somethin Fo Da Hood
- A Thing Goin' On
- All The Way Live
- Bright As The Sun
- Can I Get Down 1x
- 1 2 3 4 (sumpin' New)
- Fantastic Voyage
- Can U Dig It
- Can O Corn
- Geto Highlites
- County Line
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