Gangsta's Paradise - Vintage 1920's Al Capone Style Coolio Cover ft. Robyn Adele Anderson 

It's amazing just how perfectly the lyrics fit this style of music.

Never occurred to me, but doing a Gangsta’s Paradise cover in the style of Jazz popular during the prohibition era is such a perfect fit, and in retrospect, so obvious a decision. Well done, “fellas!” :D

OH MAN!!!! This was the first rap song I ever learned when I was like 7 years old. You guys brought back so many 90s memories for me!! BEST COVER EVER

Not only admiring the talent it took from everyone involved to do such a killer cover, but also the self control it took to not have an amish backup dancer slide in at the end.

Seriously, PMJ, open a chain of restaurant/bar/lounges with live performances of these songs so we can sip on our scotch in tuxedos the way your music was meant to be!

Alright, someone needs to make a new movie, a damn good movie, that takes place somewhere in the 1920s-1940s with a soundtrack entirely made up of well-placed PostmodernJukebox songs. Yes, modern songs, I know it sounds wrong, but sung like this. I think the audience would appreciate it!

I'm watching this in 2020, feels like 1920

This deserves to be said more: the musicians absolutely crushed this song. Well done. And that voice. Million dollar voice.

The lyrics are from a 1990s song but they fit the 1920s too. Incredible.

The 1920s was the time when Mafia gangsters like Al Capone, Salvatore Maranzano, Charles Luciano and many other Italian gangsters ruled America and were blasting each other with Thompson sub-machine guns. The lyrics of this song fit so amazingly to that era. If this song really existed way back then, those gangsters would've loved it.

I wish the 1920's style could come back.

1930's: Gangsters. 2020's: Gangstas.

Man, never realized how sad the lyrics to this song are

They literally turned a 1990's rap song into a classical blues song from the 1920's! This is so cool!

Anyone else love irony of this song being done in the style of the time period known for gangsters? It just makes so much sense. So easy to picture her singing about the neighborhood she lives in during the 1920’s.

sounds like a song id hear in a underground bar in the 1920s america

This song makes me picture an alternate universe where Batman is a hard-boiled detective, Joker is the casino/saloon owner who doubles as a gangster, and Harley Quinn is the lounge singer Update: The Batman Caped Crusader show on Prime made the Penguin this.

her voice is just incredible

her makeup, her voice, her dress.... they're just everything.

RIP Coolio! ❤❤ "Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away"~

Now I desire to stand at a dark street corner in a trench coat and a fedora, smoking cigarette and flicking my fingers.

Robyn is so incredibly talented. Love her voice

I can imagine the old school gangsters in suits discussing in an underground club while this plays in the background.

R.I.P. Coolio. Thank you for a wonderful cover, Robyn Adele Anderson.

Holy crap! That voice! That music arrangement! Gawddd....

Their style is so great to actually understand the lyrics for any song. Vintage where the words were spoken clearly and clean.

I'm obsessed with the 1920's and the mafia times right now! This is absolutely amazing!

That flapper jazz vibe… NAILED IT!

Just closing my eyes listening to this... It makes me imagine that I'm in a 1920's bar.

Holy shit! It makes me extremely happy to see Robyn doing another song. Robyn, I missed you!

I want you guys to do all your songs in this style.

I showed this version to some friends, and any of them liked it. But for me, is pure gold.

Oddly enough a very appropriately chosen era to do this cover in, since the 20's had so much gangster action.. just different kinds of gangsters is all.

The drummer looks like his frying an egg with a spatula

gonna tell my kids coolio covered this song

I worked with LV & Coolio at the Earth Energy festival near carshalton the year Glastonbury got cancelled for the first time in 96 with Kiss FM etc... This will have our dear departed friend ,dancing his beautiful heart out ... Just wonderful ..... Blessings & all love .🙏

This cover reminded me how good the lyrics are to this song.

I want an Al Capon movie ti be made, and this song used in a scene like....a dinner scene or the end credits

This cover fits perfectly in Mafia franchise (games)... Tommy Angelo, Vito Scaletta, Joe Barbaro, Lincoln Clay, and most of their friends and enemies have been spending most their lives living in a ganster's paradise...

I now know this song heart by heart. Purely because of this cover. *It's just sooo good!*

my boy tossing the salad on the right

Сколько слушаю и смотрю эту крутую группу не перестаю восхищаться

I love both versions of this song. This is just a really well executed arrangement.

I like to imagine what people in that time would say to the lyrics in this song.

I feel like Al Capone would have actually loved this. He was the kind of dude that embraced every aspect of organized crime and took pride in it.

Wow. I'm actually speechless.. this sounds amazing 👏

Next time: Amish Paradise - Vintage 1699 Religious Style Coolio Cover Weird Al Cover ft. Weird Al

Fantastic work on the band's side. They carry Robin through the whole number, caressing her voice with music and stepped forward only when she paused. Very well tuned ensemble. Bravissimo!!

I thought Robyn was gone forever. I'm so happy that she's back omfg.

8 years and a day late I. FRACKING. LOVE. THIS!!! Just listening now, not watching the vid anymore, loving the stylization of the lyrics. Over and over again

I'm appalled at how few people know that Coolio's "Gangstas Paradise" is a rap cover of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise". They are doing Coolio's lyrics, but I still think Stevie deserves an honorable mention.

Who’s still listening after 100 years?

Love it, how they take a current song and put into that speakeasy style and put a spin on it, that is amazing, talented, the instruments and voices. So cool. Great job.

thats so good. i'm dazzled by her hand expressions

Could totally see this being used in a Gangster movie, ignoring the anachronism of course. Edit: Lol forgot I made this comment, and came back to it after two years only to find that I'd spelt anachronism wrong.

omfg I love her. like for real tho. imma die, she is perfection.

fuck! mafia 4 must start from this song!

je suis love de cette musique omggggggg

Good to see Robyn back!

This version should be called Mobsters Paradise

I wonder how Amish Paradise would sound in this style. Weird Al needs to know.

Feels right watching this in the 20s

59 is a lot longer than 24, still way too soon. I wonder if the OG ever saw this and what he thought of it. I ALWAYS thought Robyn KILLED it. RIP Coolio.

"al capone style" - its awesome

I love this! Man, this is what we need in the 2020's, and not stockpiling on toilet paper!

It's amazing the difference a decent arrangement can make.

Coming out of Covid... THIS is the concert we need. Please.

The more things change, the more they stay the same... GREAT video!

2:08 I felt this the most. I fucking love this

I love this song

I love her voice

I’m imagining Al Capone walking down the streets of Chicago with this song playing in the background.

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left 'Coz I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of You better watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin' Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk I really hate to trip but I gotta, loc As I grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise They got the situation, they got me facin' I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes So I gotta be down with the hood team Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams I'm an educated fool with money on my mind Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away I'm livin' life, do or die, what can I say I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-four The way things are going I don't know Tell me why are we, so blind to see That the one's we hurt, are you and me Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Power and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin' What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin' They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me If they can't understand it, how can they reach me I guess they can't, I guess they won't I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Tell me why are we, so blind to see That the one's we hurt, are you and me Tell me why are we, so blind to see That the one's we hurt, are you and me

I insist, this is pure gold. I dream with being the piano man at the bottom...

She's gorgeous ! I'm glad she's back, thank you Scott !

I'm glad that Robyn is finally back on some PMJ music. Postmodern Jukebox just isn't the same without her.

omg why does this sound so good? Good Job even though in 7 years late lol

so incredibly talented. like her voice

I can totally chill to this with a glass of Henny at a table

Боже, как же я балдею с этой песни. Особенно с этого "рррррррр"

Chorus hit got the chills and went numb

Pure awesomeness! Robyn is MAGIC!

I have a school project lately and learnt that the Roaring 20s was a decade of optimism and celebration after the War. It was a highlight period of Jazz music, Art Deco movement and Flappers fashion. Women would wear loose waist dresses with zigzag or chervon pattern, short wavy Bob haircut and some would put on beeded eyelashes makeup, pretty cool. In these years, the impact of Art Deco has left us with many achievements; such as in architecture, there're Chrysler Tower, The Empire States and so on.

Truly worthy of being considered a hood classic.

Robyn is queen I swear 😍😘. She makes every song better!

This style fits the Gangster type a lot more. You know, because the real gangsters.

I work at a speakeasy bar call Prohibition in Utah and I love performing aerial to all of your amazing songs 🎵

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life, and realize there's nothin' left 'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long That even my momma thinks that my mind is gone But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of You better watch how you talkin' and where you walkin' Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke Fool, I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Look at the situation they got me facin' I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street So I gotta be down with the hood team Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams I'm a educated fool with money on my mind Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' banger And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger Fool, death ain't nothin' but a heart beat away I'm livin' life do or die, what can I say? I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24? The way things is goin', I don't know Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me? Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Power and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin' It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin' They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me If they can't understand it, how can they reach me? I guess they can't, I guess they won't I guess they frontin', that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool! Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me? Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me?

Feels like so long since your last update. Good to see you back :D

My longing for Robyn is of equivalent to the first video I watched of her, if not more so.

Jazz is one of the best genre that is just timeless and seamless damn

Great interpretation

This could be in a "film noir" and stick so nice with the time, really nice work !

This shows the amount of skill all of you amazing people have. You took a rap/meme song and turned it to a piece of gold. You should be very proud of yourselves.

Finding this gem truly has been a golden experience

Gangsta's Paradise As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left 'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long that Even my momma thinks that my mind is gone But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of You better watch how you talkin' and where you walkin' Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke Fool, I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Look at the situation they got me facing I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street So I gotta be down with the hood team Too much television watchin', got me chasing dreams I'm a educated fool with money on my mind Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' banger And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger Fool, death ain't nothin' but a heart beat away I'm livin' life do or die, what can I say? I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24? The way things is going I don't know Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me? Power and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin' It's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin' They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me If they can't understand it, how can they reach me? I guess they can't, I guess they won't I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise With Robyn Adele Anderson Coolio, Rico Bernasconi, ...

they way how she make it so jazzy/old school is just just so cool ❤️

She's excellent

★★★★★ great ★★★ great ★★★ great ★★★★★

A villain theme with class.