Coolio's balance could probably best be labeled a product of his reaching a hip hop audience before a pop one, unlike, say, Skee-Lo and Paperboy. The dichotomy between street credibility and commercial success is tenuous, well-explored, and hard to formulate. With his contribution to Ras Kass' 1995 debut "Soul on Ice," he became his coast's Method Man-the sole guest rapper on his coast's most lyrically conceptual masterpiece. As fans will be quick to point out, though, he was far from a corporate creation, first gaining fame as a member of WC and the Maad Circle, an acclaimed Los Angeles outfit prior to WC's success as a member of Westside Connection. Coolio recorded the theme song for Nickelodeon's "Kenan and Kel," rapped with Kermit on "Muppets Tonight," and guested on "All That," "The Nanny," and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" during his superstardom, cementing his status as a family-friendly MC with gravity-defying braids and a rather loud wardrobe. The pop culture lexicon is likely to recall him as somewhat of a West Coast Fresh Prince-a squeaky-clean rapper with mega-hits and a massive television presence.
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** RapReviews "Back to the Lab" series **Ĭoolio managed to straddle the line between pop success and rap legitimacy as well as anyone who preceded or succeeded him. This 25th anniversary release features unreleased mixes of hit single, "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)".Coolio :: Gangsta's Paradise :: Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Certified triple platinum by the RIAA in the US, the album's three singles all went on to hit the Billboard Hot 100, with "Gangsta's Paradise" hitting the #1 spot as well as many other pop charts around the world. Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1996. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album, with lead single "Gangsta's Paradise", taking home the Grammy. The album produced three hit singles: the title track "Gangsta's Paradise" (first used in the 1995 film Dangerous Minds), "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)", and "Too Hot". The 25th anniversary of the release of Coolio's pivotal and best-selling album, Gangsta's Paradise. Digitally remastered and expanded edition. This 25th anniversary release features unreleased mixes of hit single, "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)".
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