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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: LurkerNoMore on September 28, 2022, 07:12:59 PM
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Damn. I just had Gangsta Paradise come up on my playlist at the gym today while getting in a pre hurricane workout.
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Coolio, the rapper best known for his chart-topping single “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died at the age of 59, according to TMZ.
Citing the rapper’s longtime manager, TMZ reports that Coolio died from cardiac arrest on Wednesday. At the time of his death, he was at a friend’s house, his manager said. After the rapper went to the bathroom and never returned, his body was found laying on the floor. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Released in 1995, the Stevie Wonder-sampling, L.V.-featuring “Gangsta’s Paradise” was an ominous yet infectious document of gangster life, a darker offering from a man with a pretty lighthearted persona (if his iconic hair wasn’t proof enough, Coolio’s earlier output had built him a reputation for bringing a humorous perspective to his tales of violence). The track spent three weeks at No. 1 and earned a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. The song was also famously parodied by “Weird Al” Yankovic, who reimagined it as “Amish Paradise.”
Coolio’s other notable songs included “Fantastic Voyage” and “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New)” — both of which cracked the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100.
Coolio was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. on August 1st, 1963. After moving from Monessen, Pennsylvania to Compton, California, he came up in the West Coast rap scene of the 1980s and ‘90s, releasing his first single, “Whatcha Gonna Do?”, in 1987. In 1991, he joined WC and the Maad Circle, appearing on their debut album Ain’t a Damn Thang Changed.
In 1994, Coolio signed to Tommy Boy Records. The same year, he released his solo debut, It Takes a Thief, home to the platinum single “Fantastic Voyage.” “Gangsta’s Paradise” arrived in 1995 and became one of hip-hop’s rawest, most enduring singles.
Following the success of “Gangsta’s Paradise,” Coolio wrote “Aw, Here It Goes!” as the theme song for Nickelodeon’s Kenan & Kel, and joined the likes of Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe for America Is Dying Slowly, a compilation album for the AIDS-awareness group Red Hot Organization.
Coolio also had a number of acting roles throughout his career, featuring in television shows like Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Nanny, and Gravity Falls and becoming a fixture of 2000s reality TV by appearing on Celebrity Big Brother and Wife Swap. His eighth and final studio album was 2009’s From the Bottom 2 the Top.
Just two weeks prior to his death, Coolio performed at the 2022 edition of Riot Fest in Chicago.
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RIP.
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Sucks rip playa
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He was great in Training Day.
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RIP
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Now living in a gangstas paradise.
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RIP.
"Rapper died from shot" has an whole new meaning these days.
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PIP
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Big hits during the 90s.
Inject in peace brother.
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Amish Paradise was a great song. PIP playa
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Saw him in an airport once. Crazy, I didn’t realize how old he was, seems like just yesterday he was “twenty-fo”. Makes me feel old.
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Is Skee-lo still alive? Man, I sure hope so
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Better to live like a lion and die at 59 than die like a lamb at 80.
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Better to live like a lion and die at 59 than die like a lamb at 80.
I wonder if that was the last thing he thought or if it was “Oh shit”
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Saw him in an airport once. Crazy, I didn’t realize how old he was, seems like just yesterday he was “twenty-fo”. Makes me feel old.
I once almost got beat up by Flava Flav in a Sears. Flav does not like to hear "Yeah boy!!!!!!!" while buying an oven :-\.
Coolio always looked like he was having a rough day, even when he was happy.
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One of the best Hip Hop one hit wonders...... he owned 1995 with gansta Paradise .
RIP.
WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Valley of death
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Amish Paradise was a great song. PIP playa
He was butthurt over Weird Al for that.
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RIP G!
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Wonder if his posse was mad at weird al
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Bodybuilding related because he got in shape working out with dexter Jackson.
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I once almost got beat up by Flava Flav in a Sears. Flav does not like to hear "Yeah boy!!!!!!!" while buying an oven :-\.
Coolio always looked like he was having a rough day, even when he was happy.
Did he need the oven to get "baked"?
Your powerful bodybuilding punches would have destroyed that pesky clown.
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I prefer Al Gore's paradise:
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Did he need the oven to get "baked"?
Your powerful bodybuilding punches would have destroyed that pesky clown.
Ha, it happened when me and my buddy were like 12, 13. Flav was off to the side negotiating a deal, and at first we were like "Wow, it's Flava Flav." But then for some reason we decided to mess with him, so we hid in the isle across from where he was, and while he was talking and looking over the features, we'd wait for him to pause, then shout that exaggerated "Yeah Boy" he'd do at them. then run to a different isle and watch while he tried to figure out where it came from.
Well the first time he gets a laugh out of it, and goes "Who said that?", the second time he ignores it. Well me and my buddy are retards, and think this is the greatest thing ever, so we go back a 3rd time. This time he gets pissed and goes "Who ever the fuck is doing that, stop." He doesn't yell it, but you could he hear it a decent ways off, and you could see a few other people snickering. But this is a hood Sears, they're not going to call for a security guard, that's probably busy chasing shoplifters, etc... upstairs, and the salesman wants the sale so he's just going on with the spiel.
Well, we go back for a fourth time, and his Spidey sense must've been tingling and caught a glimpse of us, cause he low speed chases us from appliances into hardware. I get caught, but I guess since I was young or maybe he didn't want to beat up a tubby honky, he just got up in my face and daddy lectured me.
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Damn. I just had Gangsta Paradise come up on my playlist at the gym today while getting in a pre hurricane workout.
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Coolio, the rapper best known for his chart-topping single “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died at the age of 59, according to TMZ.
Citing the rapper’s longtime manager, TMZ reports that Coolio died from cardiac arrest on Wednesday. At the time of his death, he was at a friend’s house, his manager said. After the rapper went to the bathroom and never returned, his body was found laying on the floor. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Released in 1995, the Stevie Wonder-sampling, L.V.-featuring “Gangsta’s Paradise” was an ominous yet infectious document of gangster life, a darker offering from a man with a pretty lighthearted persona (if his iconic hair wasn’t proof enough, Coolio’s earlier output had built him a reputation for bringing a humorous perspective to his tales of violence). The track spent three weeks at No. 1 and earned a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. The song was also famously parodied by “Weird Al” Yankovic, who reimagined it as “Amish Paradise.”
Coolio’s other notable songs included “Fantastic Voyage” and “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New)” — both of which cracked the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100.
Coolio was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. on August 1st, 1963. After moving from Monessen, Pennsylvania to Compton, California, he came up in the West Coast rap scene of the 1980s and ‘90s, releasing his first single, “Whatcha Gonna Do?”, in 1987. In 1991, he joined WC and the Maad Circle, appearing on their debut album Ain’t a Damn Thang Changed.
In 1994, Coolio signed to Tommy Boy Records. The same year, he released his solo debut, It Takes a Thief, home to the platinum single “Fantastic Voyage.” “Gangsta’s Paradise” arrived in 1995 and became one of hip-hop’s rawest, most enduring singles.
Following the success of “Gangsta’s Paradise,” Coolio wrote “Aw, Here It Goes!” as the theme song for Nickelodeon’s Kenan & Kel, and joined the likes of Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe for America Is Dying Slowly, a compilation album for the AIDS-awareness group Red Hot Organization.
Coolio also had a number of acting roles throughout his career, featuring in television shows like Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Nanny, and Gravity Falls and becoming a fixture of 2000s reality TV by appearing on Celebrity Big Brother and Wife Swap. His eighth and final studio album was 2009’s From the Bottom 2 the Top.
Just two weeks prior to his death, Coolio performed at the 2022 edition of Riot Fest in Chicago.
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Sorry to hear one of your brothers passed.
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10 kids to 7 different women.
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Head more than one hit so not a one hit wonder.
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Now he’s gonna be extra “Cool”io.
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Sorry to hear one of your brothers passed.
It's cool(io). Hope your mom isn't too upset.
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Better to live like a lion and die at 59 than die like a lamb at 80.
Bhanky train of thought, he’s going to die a lion and not a lamb
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Bodybuilding related because he got in shape working out with dexter Jackson.
You are mistaken, that was def Kevin Hart
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Was never a fan...........RIP
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You are mistaken, that was def Kevin Hart
The guy from the wu tang clan?
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8)
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10 kids to 7 different women.
He died doing what he loved. Being black.
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He was butthurt over Weird Al for that.
I always read Weird Al asked permission for his parodies. I got some answers in the YouTube comments for Al's version of the song [see screenshot below].
Also, I had no idea Gangsta's Paradise was a sort of remake of a Stevie Wonder song:
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Is Skee-lo still alive? Man, I sure hope so
I wish.
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The guy from the wu tang clan?
Shawshank Redemption, you know, the guy who also had that hitsong "In The Club".
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Damn
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Stealing somebody’s shoes….must’ve been a future Trump-voting white male, right?
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Did she shark?
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I always read Weird Al asked permission for his parodies. I got some answers in the YouTube comments for Al's version of the song [see screenshot below].
Also, I had no idea Gangsta's Paradise was a sort of remake of a Stevie Wonder song:
Weird Al claimed he got permission from Coolio and then he acted all pissed off later on. I tend to side with Weird Al.
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Weird Al claimed he got permission from Coolio and then he acted all pissed off later on. I tend to side with Weird Al.
I think that Coolio was upset because Weird Al exceeded his expectations, and made the song more ridiculously funny that anyone could have imagined.
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I think that Coolio was upset because Weird Al exceeded his expectations, and made the song more ridiculously funny that anyone could have imagined.
Amish Paradise was probably more popular. Do artists get royalties if someone parodies their song?
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Shawshank Redemption, you know, the guy who also had that hitsong "In The Club".
True. He was not only a musical artist. He had crossover appeal too. His role on Cool Runnings was great comedic relief.
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One of the best Hip Hop one hit wonders...... he owned 1995 with gansta Paradise .
RIP.
WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Valley of death
He had three hit songs bro.
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He came in to our store twice. I got to speak to him.
RIP