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Release Date
2 October 1995
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Length
14 tracks
Gangsta's Paradise is the second album by rapper Coolio, released on November 21, 1995. The album contained two hits: "Gangsta's Paradise", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)", which reached #5.
* "Gangsta's Paradise" contains samples of "Pastime Paradise", performed by Stevie Wonder.
* "Too Hot" contains an interpolation of "Too Hot", originally performed by Kool & The Gang.
* "Cruisin'" contains an interpolation of "Cruisin'", originally performed by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
* "Sumpin' New" contains samples of "Thighs High (Grip Your Hips More)", performed by Tom Browne, and "Wikka Wrap", performed by The Evasions.
* "Smilin'" contains an interpolation of "You Caught Me Smiling", originally performed by Sly & The Family Stone.
* "Kinda High, Kinda Drunk" contains interpolations of "Saturday Night" and "The Boyz in Da Hood"
* "For My Sistas" contains an interpolation of "Make Me Say It Again Girl", originally performed by The Isley Brothers.
* "A Thing Goin' On" contains an interpolation of "Me & Mrs. Jones".
* "The Revolution" contains an interpolation of "Magic Night".
* "Get Up, Get Down" contains an interpolation of "Chameleon", originally performed by Herbie Hancock.
* Song "Gangsta's Paradise" is used in the film Dangerous Minds (1995).
* The first line of Gangsters paradise is taken from Psalm 23
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