Gangsta's Paradise - Musik
Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio
Coolio
Künstlerbiographie Coolio
Coolio * 1. August 1963 Als Artis Ivey In Compton Los Angeles County Kalifornien Ist Ein US-Amerikanischer Rapper Und Schauspieler. Coolio Arbeitete Anderthalb Jahre Als Feuerwehrmann In Kalifornien Um Seine Abhängigkeit Von Der Droge Crack Zu Überwinden. Artis Ivey Sagt Von Sich Selbst Dass Er Den Künstlernamen Coolio Wählte Nachdem Ihn Beim Üben Auf Der Straße Ein Passant Gefragt Hatte Ob Er Sich Denn Einbilde Julio Iglesias Zu Sein … Seine Wohl Bekannteste Single Ist Gangsta’s Paradise Eine Neu-Interpretation Von Stevie Wonders Pastime Paradise Auf Dessen Album Songs In The Key Of Live Zu Finden . Der Song War Auch Populäre Filmmelodie Von Dangerous Minds Verkaufte Sich 1995/1996 Rund 2 5 Millionen Mal Und Wurde In Deutschland Zur Meistverkauften Hip-Hop-Single Der Musikgeschichte. 1996 Gewann Er Dafür Den Grammy-Award Für Die Best Rap Solo Performance. Als Schauspieler War Coolio Unter Anderem In Den Filmen Batman & Robin USA 1997 Die Hölle Hollywood USA 1997 Mike Mendez’ Convent USA 2000 Daredevil USA 2003 Allerdings Nur Im Director's Cut Und Dracula.3000 USA 2004 Zu Sehen. 1997 Wurde Er In Böblingen Wegen Ladendiebstahls Und In Los Angeles Wegen Fahrens Ohne Führerschein Illegalem Waffen- Und Marihuanabesitzes Verhaftet Und Dann Wieder Freigelassen. 2004 Nahm Er An Der ProSieben-Show Comeback Teil Bei Der Er Dritter Wurde Hinter Chris Norman Der Das Finale Gewann Und Benjamin Boyce. Heute Lebt Coolio Mit Seinen Sechs Kindern In Los Angeles. Insgesamt Verkaufte Coolio Weltweit 35 Millionen Tonträger.
Frogtoon Musik - Song-Info: Gangsta's Paradise
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
"Gangsta's Paradise" Is A Rap Song By Coolio Featuring L.V. From The Movie Dangerous Minds. The Song Was Later Released On The Albums Gangsta's Paradise And Dangerous Minds Soundtrack In 1995. Coolio Was Awarded A Grammy For The Song/album. The Song Was Voted As The Best Single Of The Year In The Village Voice Pazz & Jop Critics Poll. It Sampled The Chorus And Music Of The Song "Pastime Paradise" By Stevie Wonder. The Song Was Also Listed At #69 On Billboard's Greatest Songs Of All-Time. In 2008 It Was Ranked Number 38 On VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of Hip Hop. Following Coolio's Appearance In The UK TV Show Celebrity Big Brother 2009 Gangsta's Paradise Re-Entered The UK Singles Chart Peaking At #31. L.V. Released A Solo Version Of The Single In 1996 On His Debut Album I Am L.V. This Version Did Not Feature Coolio And Featured Additional Lyrics Written By L.V. Himself. The Single Did Not Repeat The Popularity Of The Original With Coolio. The Music Is A Reworking Of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise" A Song From His Album Songs In The Key Of Life. "Gangsta's Paradise" Uses The Same Tune And A Different Orchestration Of The Same Backing Music. Coolio Changed The Lyrics To Be More Relevant To Life On The Streets. The Song Begins With A Line From Psalm 23 4 From The Bible 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. Many Of The Lyrics Are Very Dark And Tragic And Are Meant To Be A Criticism Of The Violence And Tragedy Of The "gangsta" Life. The Choral Lines Sung By L.V. Tell Me Why Are We So Blind To See / That The Ones We Hurt Are You And Me Offer An Especially Plaintive Self-Criticism. The Music Video For The Song Was Directed By Antoine Fuqua Of Propaganda Films And Featured Michelle Pfeiffer Reprising Her Earlier Role In Dangerous Minds. When Coolio Won Best Rap Video At The MTV Video Music Awards In 1996 He Said In A Press Conference That Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Deserved The Award For "Tha Crossroads".
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Coolio * 1. August 1963 Als Artis Ivey In Compton Los Angeles County Kalifornien Ist Ein US-Amerikanischer Rapper Und Schauspieler. Coolio Arbeitete Anderthalb Jahre Als Feuerwehrmann In Kalifornien Um Seine Abhängigkeit Von Der Droge Crack Zu Überwinden. Artis Ivey Sagt Von Sich Selbst Dass Er Den Künstlernamen Coolio Wählte Nachdem Ihn Beim Üben Auf Der Straße Ein Passant Gefragt Hatte Ob Er Sich Denn Einbilde Julio Iglesias Zu Sein … Seine Wohl Bekannteste Single Ist Gangsta’s Paradise Eine Neu-Interpretation Von Stevie Wonders Pastime Paradise Auf Dessen Album Songs In The Key Of Live Zu Finden . Der Song War Auch Populäre Filmmelodie Von Dangerous Minds Verkaufte Sich 1995/1996 Rund 2 5 Millionen Mal Und Wurde In Deutschland Zur Meistverkauften Hip-Hop-Single Der Musikgeschichte. 1996 Gewann Er Dafür Den Grammy-Award Für Die Best Rap Solo Performance. Als Schauspieler War Coolio Unter Anderem In Den Filmen Batman & Robin USA 1997 Die Hölle Hollywood USA 1997 Mike Mendez’ Convent USA 2000 Daredevil USA 2003 Allerdings Nur Im Director's Cut Und Dracula.3000 USA 2004 Zu Sehen. 1997 Wurde Er In Böblingen Wegen Ladendiebstahls Und In Los Angeles Wegen Fahrens Ohne Führerschein Illegalem Waffen- Und Marihuanabesitzes Verhaftet Und Dann Wieder Freigelassen. 2004 Nahm Er An Der ProSieben-Show Comeback Teil Bei Der Er Dritter Wurde Hinter Chris Norman Der Das Finale Gewann Und Benjamin Boyce. Heute Lebt Coolio Mit Seinen Sechs Kindern In Los Angeles. Insgesamt Verkaufte Coolio Weltweit 35 Millionen Tonträger.
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"Gangsta's Paradise" is a rap song by Coolio featuring L.V. from the movie Dangerous Minds. The song was later released on the albums Gangsta's Paradise and Dangerous Minds soundtrack in 1995. Coolio was awarded a Grammy for the song/album. The song was voted as the best single of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll.
It sampled the chorus and music of the song "Pastime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder. The song was also listed at #69 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of All-Time. In 2008, it was ranked number 38 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
Following Coolio's appearance in the UK TV show Celebrity Big Brother 2009 Gangsta's Paradise re-entered the UK singles chart peaking at #31. L.V. released a solo version of the single in 1996 on his debut album, I Am L.V. This version did not feature Coolio and featured additional lyrics written by L.V. himself. The single did not repeat the popularity of the original with Coolio.
The music is a reworking of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise", a song from his album Songs in the Key of Life. "Gangsta's Paradise" uses the same tune and a different orchestration of the same backing music. Coolio changed the lyrics to be more relevant to life on the streets.
The song begins with a line from Psalm 23:4 from the Bible: 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. Many of the lyrics are very dark and tragic and are meant to be a criticism of the violence and tragedy of the "gangsta" life. The choral lines (sung by L.V.) Tell me why are we so blind to see / That the ones we hurt are you and me offer an especially plaintive self-criticism. The music video for the song was directed by Antoine Fuqua of Propaganda Films and featured Michelle Pfeiffer reprising her earlier role in Dangerous Minds. When Coolio won Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1996, he said in a press conference that Bone Thugs-n-Harmony deserved the award for "Tha Crossroads". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.