Artis Leon Ivey Jr. Coolio achieved mainstream success in the mid-to-late s with his albums It Takes a Thief , Gangsta's Paradise , and My Soul He was also known for rapping the theme song "Aw, Here It Goes! Coolio has since gone on to release albums independently and has also become a chef, creating a web series titled Cookin' with Coolio and releasing a cookbook.

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The song was released on Coolio's album of the same name , as well as the soundtrack for the film Dangerous Minds. It samples the chorus and instrumentation of Stevie Wonder 's song " Pastime Paradise ". The song was listed at number 85 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of All-Time [2] and number one biggest selling single of on U. The song has sold over 5 million copies in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany alone, [6] [7] [8] and at least 6 million worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. Coolio has performed this song live at the Billboard Music Awards with L. The artists co-wrote the song with its producer Doug Rasheed, with Stevie Wonder receiving writing credits for the sampling of his song " Pastime Paradise " from his album Songs in the Key of Life. The song begins with a line from Psalm : "As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death", but then diverges with: "I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left. Due to the sampling of Stevie Wonder's music, "Gangsta's Paradise" is one of the few Coolio tracks that does not contain any profanity , as Wonder himself would not allow it. Coolio said, "I had a few vulgarities So I changed it.
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