Coolio’s third album, 1997’s My Soul, yielded his fourth and final Top 20 hit, “C U When U Get There.”.The rapper’s 1995 sophomore album, also titled Gangsta’s Paradise, spawned another Top 5 pop hit: “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New).”.Built on a sample from Stevie Wonder’s 1976 classic “Pastime Paradise,” the somber single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and earned Coolio a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance. He recorded the 1995 song “Gangsta’s Paradise,” featuring R&B singer LV, for the film Dangerous Minds.3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the year’s biggest songs. Here are 10 things you didn’t know about the classic ‘90s. Coolio’s solo debut album, 1994’s It Takes a Thief, features the party anthem “Fantastic Voyage.” The single peaked at No. In the year of its release, however, Gangsta’s Paradise was one of the most commercially successful rap singles of all-time, and the single was a turning point not only for Coolio but for rap as a genre.Sista appears courtesy of Swing Mob/Elektra Entertainment, A Division of Warner Communications, Inc.
Written by MisDemeanor, Craig Mac, Evil Dee. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products. Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation. In 1991, he joined the group WC and the Maad Circle and worked on the group’s debut LP, Ain’t a Damn Thang Changed. Performed by Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns.He recorded his first single, “Whatcha Gonna Do?” in 1987.Gangsta’s Paradise was a gangster rap song. He turned his life around by working as a volunteer firefighter in the San Jose area. Baker: L.V.’s stark crooning and Coolio’s raps about the street life were endearing to people who simply looked at Coolio as a party rapper. The Compton native started rapping at 15 but fell victim to drugs in the ’80s.West Coast rap legend Coolio helped to define ’90s hip-hop with party jams like “Fantastic Voyage” and the more serious-minded “Gangsta’s Paradise.”
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