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Coolio's 'Gangsta's
Paradise': The Oral History of
1995's Pop-Rap Smash
How Stevie Wonder, Michelle Pfeiffer and "Weird Al" Yankovic played a role in the
ubiquitous mega-hit
By Dan Epstein
August 7, 2015
various clips
from the film,
"Gangsta's Paradise" not only transcended its
original soundtrack tie-in, but also managed to
transcend the widely-perceived stylistic and
commercial limitations of hip-hop. The single
soared to the top of the pop charts in 16
countries, including the U.S., eventually
becoming Billboard's Number One song for 1995
— the first time that a rap song had ever held the
distinction of being a year-end chart-topper on
the Hot 100.
Rasheed: Our
RELATED
whole crew,
Paul, Coolio
and all of us,
everybody just
kind of went
kind of crazy
with the PHOTOS: Readers' Poll:
The 10 Best 'Weird Al'
success of
Yankovic Videos
"Gangsta's 'Like A Surgeon,' 'Amish Paradise' and
your other favorites
Paradise." We
all split apart; I
worked with
L.V. on his record, and recorded his version of
"Gangsta's Paradise," but me and Coolio never
did another record. Paul wanted to sign me to
some contract that my lawyer told me was
ridiculous, so I went out on my own. I won't get
into any dirt, but I will say that things got a little
bit nasty. Separately, we all did fine and we did
well — my career's been great because of it — but
I just felt like if we had stuck together we could
have had a huge impact, instead of just a great hit.
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