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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. Driven by an ominously deep bassline and slashing strings, the creeping, threatening funk of 'Gangsta's Paradise' was the most chilling thing Coolio. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album, with lead single "Gangsta's Paradise", taking home the Grammy. Most of Coolio's hit debut It Takes a Thief was fairly upbeat material, but the appearance of the stark single 'Gangsta's Paradise' in the summer of 1995 signaled a change in the rapper's music. 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".
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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)". The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album, with lead single "Gangsta's Paradise", taking home the Grammy.
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