View Larger
Post Album to FacebookRate it!
Avg: 3.0 (80 ratings)
- Date Released: November 21, 1995
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Rap
- Label: X-Ray Records / The Orchard
-
They Say...
Most of Coolio's hit debut It Takes a Thief was fairly upbeat material, but the appearance of the stark single "Gangsta's Paradise" in the summer of 1995 signaled a change in the rapper's music. Driven by an ominously deep bassline and slashing strings, the creeping, threatening funk of "Gangsta's Paradise" was the most chilling thing Coolio had recorded to date, but the menace didn't come at the expense of his considerable talent for immediate, catchy hooks. Consequently, the single shot to the top of the charts and hovered in the Top Ten for many weeks. The album followed shortly afterwards, and it didn't fail to deliver on the promise of the single. Not only did Coolio expand his sound, but his songwriting skills improved, as Gangsta's Paradise has very few weak moments. Alternating between slow, funky grooves and elastic, party-ready anthems, Gangsta's Paradise is proof that Coolio is one of the most exciting and interesting hip-hop artists of the mid-'90s.
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
eMusic Tip
Paid downloads are counted towards an album discount but free downloads are not.
COMPLETE FOR FREE!
You can download the rest of the tracks from this album for free! Just click the Complete Album button.
We’re sorry this album can only be downloaded using paid subscription download credits.
We recommend you Save it for Later by clicking the Save for Later button shown just above this message. For a list of related albums you can download right now, check out these recommendations.
We'll give you 1 additional free credit to download this album and start your paid subscription.
Get 1 bonus credit on us if you download this album. Sweet!
Loading...
Playlists If you like Coolio, check out these member playlists
Explore music recommended by Coolio fans
Credits
- James "J.T." Taylor - Vocals (Background) // Coolio - Producer // Coolio - Producer // Coolio - Main Performer // Coolio - Main Performer // Charlie Anderson - Bass // Frank Cannon - Keyboards // James Carter - Producer // Brian Dobbs - Producer // Chris Fletcher - Guitar // Andrew Gouche - Bass // Brian James - Guitar // Roy Dog Pennon - Bass // Roy Dog Pennon - Keyboards // Oji Pierce - Producer // Doug Rasheed - Producer // Maurice Thompson - Producer // Wil Wheaton - Vocals (Background) // Jay Williams - Producer // Dominic Aldridge - Producer // Baby G. - Vocals (Background) // Darryl Crookes - Guitar // Shaunna D. - Vocals (Background) // Devon Davis - Keyboards // Devon Davis - Programming // Devon Davis - Producer // Lashanna Dendy - Vocals (Background) // 40 Thevz - Vocals (Background) // 40 Thevz - Performer // Christopher Hamabe - Keyboards // Christopher Hamabe - Programming // Christopher Hamabe - Producer // Malika - Vocals // Eric "Funkyworm" Park - Guitar // Rated R - Vocals // Trinna Simmons - Vocals (Background) // Stan Jones - Guitar // Peter Reardon - Engineer
Choose from over 7 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs available for 50¢ or less
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 24 downloads - that's just 50¢ per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as 42¢ per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC