“I love that song… It’s so good,” said Pfeiffer’s of “Gansta’s Paradise”, which was part of the soundtrack of her 1995 movie, “Dangerous Minds”. RELATED: Michelle Pfeiffer And Lucas Hedges Are The Ultimate Mother And Son Duo In Dark Comedy ‘French Exit’ The 62-year-old actress looked back on starring in Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” music video while being interviewed on Friday’s installment of “Jimmy Kimmel Live”. Get ready for some all-time hits only here at the rhythm of the city, Y101, Always First.Michelle Pfeiffer is taking a trip down memory lane. Get a chance to hear your favorite songs of 1995 during Y101’s Friday Gold Rush, where our rhythm crew will play the hits of the past. The song is about a gangster reflection on his life. Once he heard it, he thought it was incredible.” Coolio said, " I had a few vulgarities in the song.and he wasn't with that.
Coolio, who co-wrote the song with other artists, asked permission to Wonder who wouldn’t allow the song’s use of the sample if it had any profanity. Gangsta’s Paradise sampled Wonders’ 1976 song Pastime Paradise.
That is because Stevie Wonder didn’t approve it. One of the reasons why the song was popular is because it didn’t use any profanity in the lyrics. It went on to stay number one for three weeks.
The song replaced Michael Jackson’s You Are Not Alone at the top of the Billboard Chart in 1995. The song became such a massive success, it topped charts worldwide and nabbed Coolio a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance. The next year, though, Coolio dropped Gangsta’s Paradise - first via the soundtrack to Michelle Pfeiffer’s hero-teacher movie Dangerous Minds, then on his sophomore album, Gangsta’s Paradise - and became a number one hit 21 years ago today. Coolio scored his first US No.1 single with Gangsta' s Paradise which later went on to win a Grammy award.Ĭoolio, the Compton, California rapper released his debut album in 1994, and quickly saw a single from the album called Fantastic Voyage become a sizable radio hit.
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