Editing Coolio (section)

===''Gangsta's Paradise''===
In 1995, for the film ''[[Dangerous Minds]]'', Coolio released "[[Gangsta's Paradise]]", featuring [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[L.V. (singer)|L.V.]]. It became one of the most successful rap songs of all time, topping the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for three weeks. It was the No. 1 single of 1995 in the United States for all genres and was a global hit topping the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, [[Austria]], Netherlands, Norway, [[Switzerland]], Australia, and New Zealand charts. "Gangsta's Paradise" was the second-best-selling single of 1995 in the U.K. The song also created a controversy when Coolio claimed that comedy musician [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] had not asked for permission to make his parody of "Gangsta's Paradise", titled "[[Amish Paradise]]".<ref>{{Cite news |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |last=Johnson |first=Billy |date=August 1, 2013 |title=Coolio Did Not Want Weird Al to Spoof 'Gangsta's Paradise' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bp/coolio-did-not-want-weird-al-spoof-gangsta-205954306.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715163933/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bp/coolio-did-not-want-weird-al-spoof-gangsta-205954306.html |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[1996 Grammy Awards]], the song won Coolio a [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance]].<ref name="grammy">{{Cite web |title=Coolio wins rap Grammy – UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/02/28/Coolio-wins-rap-Grammy/8925825483600/ | work=[[United Press International]] | date=February 28, 1996}}</ref>

Originally "Gangsta's Paradise" was not meant to be included in one of Coolio's studio albums, but due to its success, Coolio included it on the album, making it the title track. It [[interpolation (popular music)|interpolates]] the chorus and music of the song "[[Pastime Paradise]]" by Stevie Wonder, which was recorded nearly 20 years earlier on Wonder's album ''[[Songs in the Key of Life]]''. The album ''[[Gangsta's Paradise (album)|Gangsta's Paradise]]'' was released in 1995 and was certified two-times Platinum by the RIAA, selling more than two&nbsp;million copies in the US alone.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amos Barshad |date=August 10, 2011 |title=Nostalgia Fact-Check: How Does Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise Hold Up? | work=[[Vulture.com]] |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/08/nostalgia_fact_check_how_does_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614164852/https://www.vulture.com/2011/08/nostalgia_fact_check_how_does_1.html |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The album contains two other major hits in "[[1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)]]" and "Too Hot" with J.&nbsp;T.&nbsp;Taylor of [[Kool & the Gang]] doing the chorus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=SPIN |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Coolio, 'Gangsta's Paradise' Rappers, Dies at 59 |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/09/coolio-gangstas-paradise-rappers-dies-at-59/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001204728/https://www.spin.com/2022/09/coolio-gangstas-paradise-rappers-dies-at-59/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref> Despite no longer being an official member of the group, Coolio appears on the second WC and the Maad Circle album ''[[Curb Servin']]'' on the song "In a Twist".<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 3, 2018 |title=WC and the Maad Circle Drop 'Curb Servin': Today in Hip-Hop – XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/wc-and-the-maad-circle-drop-curb-servin-album-today-in-hip-hop/ | work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615204817/https://www.xxlmag.com/wc-and-the-maad-circle-drop-curb-servin-album-today-in-hip-hop/ |archive-date=June 15, 2020 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, Coolio had another top 40 hit with the song "It's All the Way Live (Now)" from the [[Eddie (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the movie ''[[Eddie (film)|Eddie]]''. He is also featured on the song "Hit 'em High" from the soundtrack to the 1996 film ''[[Space Jam]]'' with [[B-Real]], [[Method Man]], [[LL Cool J]], and [[Busta Rhymes]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/290531454/ |title=Space Jam CD getting a major push | work=The Post-Crescent | via=[[Newspapers.com]] | date=November 28, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205527/https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/290531454/?terms=coolio%20%22Hit%20%27em%20High%22&match=1 |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, the band [[Falling in Reverse]] did a cover of "Gangsta's Paradise" for ''[[Punk Goes 90s Vol. 2]]'', with Coolio making a cameo in the music video.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Falling in Reverse Land Coolio for 'Gangsta's Paradise' Clip |url=https://loudwire.com/falling-in-reverse-coolio-cameo-gangstas-paradise-video/ | work=[[Loudwire]] | first=Chad | last=Childers |date=May 8, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209130316/https://loudwire.com/falling-in-reverse-coolio-cameo-gangstas-paradise-video/ |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |access-date=September 29, 2022 }}</ref>