Gangsta's Paradise [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Coolio, LV

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 7, 1995)
• Original Release Date: November 21, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Rhino / Ada
• ASIN: B000000HKV
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,275 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. That's How It Is

2. Geto Highlites

3. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio,

4. Too Hot

5. Crusin'

6. Exercise Yo' Game - Coolio, , 40 Thevz

7. 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)

8. Smilin'

9. Fucc 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 Get Down

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Old-school hip-hop, which builds its sing-song raps atop samples of old funk and soul singles, may be on the way out, but in its twilight days it has yielded one more brilliant album, Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise. Coolio, the Compton rapper once known as Artis Ivey, creates tape loops of the catchiest sections from old songs by Smokey Robinson, the Isley Brothers, Billy Paul, and Herbie Hancock, and then raps his ghetto slice-of-life stories atop those loops. It's a familiar formula, but Coolio makes it fresh again, coming up with monologues strong enough to make us forget the original songs and get lost in his narratives. Moreover, Coolio drops his rhymes so they fall perfectly on the beats and even the melodies of the samples. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gangstas Paradise, January 4, 2003

By	Gee-Man (Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews

I bought this album a year ago just for Gangstas Paradise cuz i could not find the single n e where. I was well impressed that the other tracks on this album were nearly as good as 'Gangstas Paradise' but this tune will never be beaten for its spine tinglin beat and hard hittin lyric. This has to be the best Gangsta rap tune ever made. Coolio deserves more praise and respect for his work i only hope he will return with a new album as good as this. RESPECT!!!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a classic CD, November 23, 2004

By	B. Dunn "doom fan" (OH, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Gangsta's paradise (the song) still is one of my most played songs in my car. There are several other noteworthy songs too. With all the new rap CDs on the market now-a-days, sometimes it is just nice to kick back and listen to one of the classics.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great 2nd album by Coolio, October 8, 2002

By A Customer

This was Coolio's first album after the phenominal It Takes A Thief. It was boosted by the smash-hit Gangsta's Paradise and made Coolio a huge name. The album is packed with catchy beats and tight lyrics. My best song on the album is Get Up Get Down guest starring WC which is ill. Other great songs are A Thing Goin' On, Exercise Yo' Game and Is This Me. I say check this album out if you are a fan of Coolio or even better check out his great debut, It Takes A Thief for some real old-school hip hop... Later