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Two billion people have taken a trip to a gangsta's paradise. The music video for Coolio's classic 1995 hit "Gangsta's Paradise" reached 2 billion views on YouTube. The visual was helmed by film ...

The legendary chart-topper reached the top spot decades ago, becoming one of the most successful singles of its decade.

If a rapper were only to be known for one song, it’s hard to beat “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Coolio’s signature No. 1 smash in 1995 was voted the best single of the year in the Village Voice’s “Pazz & Jop” ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said.

Coolio performed his 1995 smash hit “Gangsta’s Paradise” just days before his sudden death on Sept. 28. The rapper took the stage for an “I Love the ’90s” tour stop in Texas this past weekend. On ...

The Grammy Award-winning artist was also behind the hit singles "Fantastic Voyage," "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" and "C U When U Get There." By Abid Rahman ...

Keeping it gangsta! One Jeopardy contestant named Nick Spicher lost money for saying the word “gangster” when referring to Coolio’s 1995 song “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Let Nick’s mistake be a lesson to us ...

Two billion people have taken a trip to a gangsta's paradise. The music video for Coolio‘s classic 1995 hit "Gangsta's Paradise" reached 2 billion views on YouTube. The visual was helmed by film ...

Coolio, a West Coast hip-hop star known for melding gangsta rap and pop music into memorable hits such as “Gangsta’s Paradise,” died Wednesday at the age of 59. The rapper, whose real name was Artis ...