Gangsta's Paradise (Dangerous Minds) - Coolio

«Gangsta's Paradise" είναι ένα τραγούδι ραπ του με Coolio featuring L.V. Το τραγούδι κυκλοφόρησε στο άλμπουμ του Coolio με όνομα Gangsta's Paradise καθώς και ως Dangerous Minds soundtrack το 1995. 

Στον Coolio απονεμήθηκε ένα βραβείο Grammy για Best Rap Solo Performance, δύο MTV Video Music Award's για το καλύτερο βίντεο Rap και για το καλύτερο βίντεο από ταινία και ένα βραβείο Billboard Music Award για το καλύτερο τραγούδι τραγούδι / άλμπουμ. 

Το τραγούδι ψηφίστηκε ως το καλύτερο single της χρονιάς στο The Voice Pazz Village & Jop δημοσκόπηση κριτικούς.

O Coolio τραγούδησε ζωντανά στα Μουσικά Βραβεία Billboard με LV και Stevie Wonder, αλλά και με τον τραγουδιστή Dutch Trijntje Oosterhuis.

Το τραγούδι πήρε την θέση 69 στην λίστα καλύτερα τραγούδια όλων των εποχών του Billboard και το υπ 'αριθμόν ένα στις μεγαλύτερες πωλήσεις το στο U.S.Billboard. Το 2008, κατετάγη sto αριθμό 38 στα 100 καλύτερα τραγούδια Hip-Hop του VH1. *

* Το τραγούδι έχει πουλήσει πάνω από 5 εκατομμύρια αντίτυπα στις ΗΠΑ, το Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο και τη Γερμανία και τουλάχιστον 5,7 εκατομμύρια σε όλο τον κόσμο, καθιστώντας το ένα από τα καλύτερα σε πωλήσεις singles όλων των εποχών. 

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

Songwriters

RASHEED, DOUGLAS B. / IVEY, ARTIS L. JR. / SANDERS, LARRY JAMES / WONDER, STEVIE