Unbeknownst to me, the other condition was that he wanted 95 percent of the publishing! I had full control. I wrote a treatment for the idea, and Coolio and the studio signed off on it. But he had a better vision, thank God, than I did. Fuqua: It was my idea to get Michelle [in the video]. I asked Jerry Bruckheimer if she would do it.
He called her. She got on the phone with me. Asked me about my idea, and said yes. I had flashes of Scarface running through my head. She is one of the most stunning, beautiful women in the world, and turned out to be a very cool, nice lady, as well.
Her and Coolio had fun shooting the video, I believe. It was a great experience for me, as well. But we had a good time. She came out and did her thing, and she killed it; it took her two takes to do her parts, and she was outta there. No way. It was a great moment! That was a big moment in my life, especially considering the different things that were going on with me at the time.
My father was sick, my mother was sick, two of my brothers had died; yeah, there was a lot going on, man. The record came about at the perfect time. Coolio: I was touring in Europe when it went to Number One. And the thing was, I was Number One all over the entire planet — not just in the States.
I was Number One everywhere that you can imagine! Baker: L. Sign in. Accessibility help Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer. Become an FT subscriber Make informed decisions with the FT Keep abreast of significant corporate, financial and political developments around the world. Choose your subscription. Trial Try full digital access and see why over 1 million readers subscribe to the FT.
For 4 weeks receive unlimited Premium digital access to the FT's trusted, award-winning business news. Digital Be informed with the essential news and opinion. Delivery to your home or office Monday to Saturday FT Weekend paper — a stimulating blend of news and lifestyle features ePaper access — the digital replica of the printed newspaper. Team or Enterprise Premium FT. To complete the symbiosis, Pfeiffer agreed to star in the film clip with Coolio — an unheard-of collaboration at the time between white Hollywood and gangsta rap.
The film, despite getting mostly negative reviews, was a box office smash and the soundtrack flew off the shelves, driven by lead single Gangsta's Paradise and its Antoine Fuqua-directed film clip, which became an MTV staple. Entertainment Weekly's David Browne wrote it "may be the bleakest tune ever to top the pop singles chart".
In Australia, national youth network triple j was one of the first radio stations to play it. Francis Leach, a triple j presenter at the time, recalled it being one of the few hip-hop songs on high rotation. But Gangsta's Paradise cut through the noise of mostly white men playing guitars. The song landed at number 3 in triple j's Hottest of , setting a then-record as the highest-ranking hip-hop song in the countdown — a record that would not be surpassed until In fact, it would be the only hip-hop song to make the Hottest 's top 10 until Coolio never had another hit on the scale of Gangsta's Paradise, leaving many to pin him as a one-hit wonder, but the rapper had seven top hits in Australia.
He failed to trouble the charts after , but has kept releasing albums including last year's Nobody's Foolio, and built up a sideline in acting and as a celebrity chef, with a cookbook and short-lived web series called Cookin' with Coolio. Twenty-five years on, the size of the venues has changed, but Coolio is still doing what he loves. An Aussie tour in saw him playing suburban pubs and according to his website he is hoping to hit the road again in COVID permitting , including a stopover in Australia.
Should the tour happen, you can bet the biggest singalong will be for Gangsta's Paradise. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Key points: Released in , Coolio's hip hop track Gangsta's Paradise remains one of the top biggest-selling singles in the world The song spent 13 weeks at 1 in Australia, setting a long-standing record Sales were boosted by the track's appearance in the hit film Dangerous Minds.
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