"Gangsta's Paradise" is a rap song by Coolio featuring L.V..
The song was released on the Coolio album Gangsta's Paradise, as well as theDangerous Minds soundtrack in
1995. Coolio was awarded a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance, two MTV Video Music Award's for Best
Rap Video and for 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 inThe
Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll.
It sampled the chorus and music of the song
"Pastime Paradise" by Stevie
Wonder (1976). Wonder performed the song with Coolio and L.V. at the
1995 Billboard Awards.
The song was also listed at number 69 on Billboard's
Greatest Songs of All-Time[1] and
number one biggest selling single of 1995 on U.S.Billboard.[2] In
2008, it was ranked number 38 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[citation needed]
The song has sold over 5 million copies in the U.S., U.K., and
Germany alone,[3][4][5] and
at least 5.7 million worldwide, making it one of thebest-selling singles of all time.
Coolio has performed this song live at the Billboard Music Awards with L.V. and Stevie
Wonder and also with Dutch singer Trijntje Oosterhuis.
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