Critical reception īill Lamb from described the song as "riveting and atmospheric". Once he heard it, he thought it was incredible." This song is written in the key of C minor. Coolio said, "I had a few vulgarities.and he wasn't with that. He would later claim that the song ultimately came from a source outside himself, saying, "'Gangsta’s Paradise' wanted to be born it wanted to come to life, and it chose me as the vessel." ĭue to the sampling of Stevie Wonder's music, "Gangsta's Paradise" is one of the few Coolio tracks that does not contain any profanity, as Wonder didn't appreciate his song being paired with profanity. Coolio freestyled the first couple of lines, with the rest of the lyrics coming to him quickly in one sitting.
The song begins with a line from Psalm 23:4: "As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death", but then diverges with: "I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left." Adding to some of the religious overtones are choral vocals in the background. The artists co-wrote the song with its producer Doug Rasheed, with Stevie Wonder receiving writing credits for the sampling of his song " Pastime Paradise" from his album Songs in the Key of Life. and Wonder and at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards with L.V. The song has sold over 5 million copies in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany alone, Coolio performed this song live at the 1995 Billboard Music Awards with L.V. The song was voted as the best single of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics' poll. 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. NME listed the song at number 100 in their ranking of "100 Best Songs of the 1990s" in 2012. In 2008, it was ranked number 38 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. The song was listed at number 85 on Billboard 's Greatest Songs of All Time and was the number one biggest-selling single of 1995 on U.S. Coolio apparently deplores an ostensibly paradisiacal but factually dangerous and time-wasting 'gangsta' lifestyle. Stevie Wonder apparently used 'past-time paradise' in an ironic reference to squandering of the present on nostalgically 'living in the past'. It samples the chorus and instrumentation, and includes some of the lyric, with altered meaning, of Stevie Wonder's 1976 song " Pastime Paradise".
The song was released on Coolio's album of the same name, as well as the soundtrack for the 1995 film Dangerous Minds. The majority of our members use to search for acapellas & isolated vocalsfor remixing and sampling! *The BPM, Key & Genre may not be 100% accurate, by downloading this acapella you are agreeing to our terms and conditions." Gangsta's Paradise" is a song by American rapper Coolio, featuring singer L.V. If you are looking to remix or make a bootleg of Coolio – Gangsters Paradise (Studio Acapella), please make sure you check out our legal page which you can find in the footer of this page. Our acapellas come as mp3 & some in WAV, they are perfect for using in the studio, we work hard to collect as many studio quality acapellas & isolated vocals as we can! our samples are used by studio professionals all over the world including sound engineers, sound designers, students in music production and sound engineering schools and classes, bedroom producers, world famous DJ's and many more. designed and maintained by music producers, keeping free acapellas and isolated vocals all in one place!
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