crazy about the lyric where he says death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away. and it was cardiac arrest that took his life 4 months after this performance. gave me chills
My first car was a Renault 11 TS a 1993 model, this song came out in 1995 and I equipped my car with Subwoofers, and 6 speakers and boosters with a pioneer cd player, just to play gangsta s paradise was epic this was the perfect song to play.
I remember when this came out. I was 7 years old. And I fucking loved this song. And somehow I'm now 34. Crazy. Still one of my favorites. I got to see Coolio live in 2011 in Clearwater and we ended up leaving before we heard gangster's Paradise. 😑Like... What
Rip Coolio, one of the respected, and will always be the respected, whatever bad he has done. He still has changed everyone just by listening to the music
THANKS FOR SHARING THIS CONCERT @SurroundSister !R.I.P. COOLIO ! I still from time to time groove to "GANGSTA'S PARADISE ". This song I sang a lot back in 1995 because I was a 24 yr. old junkie and Crackhead.. So, Coolio's lyrics,especially the 1st line resonated with me,"As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left...." Addiction made me a slave and I lost everything!Including, my son (5 yrs old at the time) and my daughter (3 yrs old at the time). "Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away..." "I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24. The way things are goin' I don't know.." "If THEY can't understand, how can THEY reach me..." POWERFUL LYRICS! I THANK COOLIO FOR THIS GIFT!This song has a very sentimental value to me. I have been in recovery from Crack and heroin since 2004;alcohol since 2011. I SHOULD'VE BEEN DEAD YEEEARS AGO! GOD was definitely watching over me! Now,my mission is to help those strugglin' with addiction/ alcoholism. May Coolio have a FANTASTIC VOYAGE TO THE GANGSTA'S PARADISE IN HEAVEN. SHAKA ZULU! ✌😥
Can't even front. I got a little misty watching this. This song is a WARRIORS PRAYER. I didn't understand the depth when I was young but life showed me. 🙏🏾🖤🎙👑💪🏾💯♾
Me acuerdo el programa de escuela del vicio me gustaba mucho empezaba con este canción, que recuerdos de mi infancia, Rip Coolio siempre en mi mente..!
quick reminder: he got a grammy for best rap performance or something with this song in 95 or 96 haha i don't want to check, but i would've loved to see this song live. legend. RIP.
