Artists Without Autotune on Instagram: "Follow (us) @artistswithoutautotune for the best singing content on the gram! 🎙️ When you realize how old this song is 🤯 “Gangsta’s Paradise” is a legendary hip-hop track by Coolio featuring L.V., released in 1995. The song became an instant global hit after being featured in the film Dangerous Minds, starring Michelle Pfeiffer. Built around a haunting sample of Stevie Wonder’s Pastime Paradise, the track blends soulful vocals with hard-hitting rap verse

The Urban Herald on Instagram: "Coolio's 1995 performance of "Gangsta's Paradise" on Late Night With Conan O'Brien captures one of hip-hop's most unexpected success stories. The track, which became a defining anthem of 90s rap, achieved something remarkable: it created the ultimate gangster narrative without using a single profanity. This wasn't an artistic choice from the start but rather a condition set by Stevie Wonder, whose 1976 classic "Pastime Paradise" provided the foundation for Coolio'

Ryze Hendricks on Instagram: "When you mix Gangsta Rap with Christmas music 😆🎄🎅🏼"