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Sep 29, 2022 · Hours after Grammy-winning “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio died Wednesday, “Dangerous Minds” actor Michelle Pfeiffer saluted him as a “gifted artist.”
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Jun 1, 2010 · Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (Dangerous Minds Soundtrack) BestMovieSongs. 15K subscribers. Subscribed. 5.4K. 620K views 14 years ago.
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The chorus of “Gansta’s Paradise” was taken from a Stevie Wonder track, “Pastime Paradise.” Larry Sanders, who goes by the stage name L.V. (Large Variety), started playing around with Wonder’s melody and sent a demo to the rapper who would eventually go on to record the track for Dangerous Minds. The film follows an idealistic teacher, Pfeiffer, an...
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there’s nothin’ left ‘Cause I’ve been blastin’ and laughin’ so long, that Even my momma thinks that my mind is gone There are few opening lines that are as memorable as “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Even if you aren’t familiar with the rest of the song, you likely are ...
The music video for “Gansta’s Paradise” saw Pfeiffer reprise her role from Dangerous Minds. Initially, Coolio wasn’t pleased with director Antoine Fuqua’s treatment and instead said he wanted “some low-riders” and was “trying to take it ‘hood.'” Luckily he went with Fuqua’s idea and ultimately won a Video Music Award for Best Rap Video in 1996 and ...
Though he may not have agreed with it when “Weird Al” Yankovic first came up with the idea, “Amish Paradise,” likely only helped the longevity of Coolio’s track. Trading in Compton for the “mean streets” of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, “Weird Al” raps about harvesting grain and shunning “fancy things like electricity.” Diametrically opposed to Coolio’s...
Nov 4, 2019 · Dangerous Minds may have slipped into movie obscurity but Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” video is still iconic today. Released in 1995, Dangerous Minds told the tale of a white teacher who gets a job at an inner-city high school in Palo Alto and inspires the at-risk minority teens she teaches.
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Sep 29, 2022 · The actress remembered the hit performer, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., whom she worked with on the 1995 drama, Dangerous Minds. Coolio's iconic track, "Gangsta's Paradise," was featured in the...
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Sep 29, 2022 · According to Rolling Stone's oral history, the producers of Dangerous Minds, Coolio was paid $100,000 (£92,000) for Gangsta's Paradise. There was only one problem: Stevie Wonder hadn't...
The beginning of the movie Dangerous Minds with the song Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio.I do not own anything!
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