If a rapper were only to be known for one song, it’s hard to beat “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Coolio’s signature No. 1 smash in 1995 was voted the best single of the year in the Village Voice’s “Pazz & Jop” ...

We’ve been spendin’ most their lives livin’ in the gangsta’s paradise We’ve been spendin’ most their lives livin’ in the gangsta’s paradise We keep spendin’ most our lives livin’ in the gangsta’s ...

Twenty-five years ago, the Michelle Pfeiffer movie Dangerous Minds was released — and while it was a hit at the box office, the real success story was its theme song, “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Compton ...

Coolio, the West Coast rapper whose gritty music and anthemic hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” helped define hip-hop in the 1990s, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 59. His longtime manager, ...

Before his biggest hit happened in 1995, Coolio wasn't even aware of the song that gave it its hook. "Gangsta's Paradise" sampled the Stevie Wonder 1976 single, "Pastime Paradise." The rapper died ...

Coolio performing at Riot Fest in 2022. CREDIT: Jason Squires/FilmMagic. ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, the hit 1995 single from the late Coolio, has re-entered the charts for the first time in over 25 years ...

From metal to Hawaiian slack key guitar, big band and pop, these take the cake. By Gil Kaufman Coolio‘s death on Wednesday at age 59 was a shock to his fans across the world. The rapper born Artis ...

Coolio, the rapper best known for his 1995 Stevie Wonder-sampling hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died at the age of 59. TMZ was the first to report the news. According to the outlet, the rapper was ...

Rapper Coolio, known for his hit 90’s song ‘Gangsta’s Paradise,’ died Wednesday. He was 59. The rap star was found dead on the bathroom floor of a friend’s home in Los Angeles, his longtime manager, ...