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Gangstars paradies is one of my favorite song of coolio what I think is that he is a very good hip hopper i can not say that I love him because I`m not gay, but it`s ok to say that he is great and cool he can be proud of his name.His hip hop sounds ... Read review
Advantages: good for everyone Disadvantages: i don`t know any
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Gangstars paradies is one of my favorite song of coolio what I think is that he is a very good hip hopper i can not say that I love him because I`m not gay, but it`s ok to say that he is great and cool he can be proud of his name.His hip hop sounds very very good and this is my opinion.I don`t know what you think,but maybe you kan write a komment for me.And 2Pac is super cool ,too.Sure, there ... more
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Gangstars paradies is one of my favorite song of coolio what I think is that he is a very good hip hopper i can not say that I love him because I`m not gay, but it`s ok to say that he is great and cool he can be proud of his name.His hip hop sounds very very good and this is my opinion.I don`t know what you think,but maybe you kan write a komment for me.And 2Pac is super cool ,too.Sure, there are other super cool raper and hip hopper and he was just one of a lot.
Advantages: Best hip hop song out - no swearing Disadvantages: none
Coolio has now been around for years and maybe this review is a little late for the sound that I am talking about, but there is no substitute for Gangsta Paradise when it comes to classic hip hop music.
I listen to a wide range of music, the majority of it being rap and hip hop but this song is by far my favorite. It has a bigger appeal than most rap songs as well due to the fact that there is no swearing in the song, which in itself is unusual ... ...a lot today and it is a favorite on my media player because the tune and words are simply brilliant.
Nearly all of the words in the song make perfect sense and reflect life in deprived areas where people get beaten up and mugged just for walking down the steet. The song begs the answer to the question why does it happen? "Tell me why are we so bling to see, that the ones we hurt are you and me" is the brilliant line from the song that makes you ...
baggie8r 18.05.2004
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i remember when this song first came out it use to give me a chill, there was something about his voice, it was scary but it suited the song. it was from a film that was out starring michelle phieffer. It went to number one and everyone i know had bought the song and everyone loved it. It used to be pumping from all the cars on my road. i bought the song and watched the film. A great song by a great artist, i wish he would make more songs because ...
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Product Information for "Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio" »
Product details
Title
Gangsta's Paradise
Performer
Coolio
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Gangsta / Hardcore
Release Date
12/1995
Original Release Year
1995
Label / Distributor
Tommy Boy / -
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Format
Performer
EAN
5029831114132
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Coolio, Talkbox, Malika, E-40, Kam, 40 Thevz, Rated R, Jeremy Monroe, Leek Ratt, PS, Ras Kass, WC, Shorty, PS, Capucine Jackson (vocals); Romeo, Jammin' James (various instruments); Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones (guitar, bass); Chris Fletcher, Darryl Crookes, Eric "Funkyworm" Park, Brian James (guitar); "Roy Dog" Pennon (keyboards, bass); Chris Hamabe, Devon Davis (keyboards, programming); Frank "Spade" Cannon (keyboards); Charles "Charlie Macc" Anderson, Andrew Gouche (bass); L.V., Trinna Simmons, J.T. Taylor, Shaunna D., Baby G., Lashanna Dendy, Will Wheaton (background vocals). Producers include: Coolio, Christopher Hamabe, Devon Davis, Doug Rasheed, Brian "The Wino" Dobbs. Engineers: Bob Morse, Mark Nathan, Patrick MacDougall. Recorded at Echo Sounds, Los Angeles, California and Studio 56, Hollywood, California. The single "Gangsta's Paradise" won a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. The single was also nominated for Record Of The Year. "Sumpin' New" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, and GANGSTA'S PARADISE was nominated for a 1997 Grammy for Best Rap Album. "Be it wrong or right...these are the geto highlites." In that one line lies the genius of Coolio (even if he can't spell "ghetto"). From this disc's first track--a short dialogue that sums up both the violent, inexorable sameness and the strange attraction of ghetto life--to the Grammy-winning title track, Coolio and his crew take an unflinching look at life on the streets of America. The music--sampled from, and made possible by, the likes of Stevie Wonder, the Evasions and Kool And The Gang--stays compelling throughout. Despite his hard-edged stance, Coolio shows a decided preference for summertime cruising grooves, the kind that make you wanna put your arm up on a hot aluminum door strip and watch the underworld go by.
Album Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (12/29/95-1/5/96, p.132) - Ranked #4 on EW's Top 10 Albums Of 1995. The Source (2/96, p.87-88) - 4 Mics (out of 5) - "...The crazy braided one brings skilled and insightful lyrics that reach and relate to all levels of the Black experience....sets standards that corny lyrics and catchy loops can't compete with....Few artists can straddle the line between commercial and underground hip-hop..." Rap Pages (12/95, p.30) - 7 (out of 10) - "...maybe because he rapped for a decade with no props, got yanked on record deals...this cool-ass homie from Compton has stayed grounded....Coolio rejoices in the only life he knows..." Spin (12/95, p.82) - 8 (out of 10) - "...Today's rappers aren't interested in sharing any knowledge with outsiders. Coolio is the great exception....the most stylistically broad mainstream rap album you'll probably hear all year. Even upon first listen, it sounds like a collection of hits..." Musician (2/96, p.94) - "...Coolio ties his music to a message that's as deep as the groove..." NME (11/4/95, p.49) - 7 (out of 10) - "...Instead of playing the role of the Uzi-toting big-shot, he adopts a more reflective view of urban life in Los Angeles....In doing so, Coolio takes a deliberate step forward from last year's light-hearted debut..." Entertainment Weekly (11/10/95, p.62) - "...the level-headed street philosopher, preaching respect for black women, fatherly responsibility, and safe sex....continuing in the great tradition of Sly Stone and Stevie Wonder....Coolio and his crew make the ghetto seem not just a place of desolation, but of hope." - Rating: B+
Titles on disc 1
1.
That's How It Goes
2.
Geto Highlites
3.
Gangsta's Paradise
4.
Too Hot
5.
Cruisin'
6.
Exercise Yo' Game
7.
Sumpin' New
8.
Smilin'
9.
Fuck Coolio
10.
Kinda High Kinda Drunk
11.
For My Sistas
12.
Is This Me
13.
Thing Goin' On
14.
Bright As The Sun
15.
Recoup This
16.
Revolution
17.
Get Up And Get Down
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