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Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Music Video Crosses 2 Billion Views on YouTube
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Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Music Video Crosses 2 Billion Views on YouTube

Billboard·Annie Harrigan·26 days ago
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It's the late rapper's first video to reach this milestone. Coolio in "Gangsta's Paradise" music video YouTube Trending on Billboard Two billion people have taken a trip to a gangsta’s paradise. The music video for Coolio ‘s classic 1995 hit “Gangsta’s Paradise” reached 2 billion views on YouTube . The visual was helmed by film director Antoine Fuqua, who is recently back in the public eye for his work on Michael , the new Michael Jackson biopic. It is the first video by the late rapper to reach this milestone. “Gangsta’s Paradise” comes from the 1995 thriller film Dangerous Minds and features vocals by the singer L.V. The track served as the lead single of Coolio’s second studio album of the same name. “Gangsta’s Paradise” is Coolio’s biggest chart hit, spending three weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995. Gangsta’s Paradise the album was also successful, spending 62 weeks on the Billboard 200 and peaking at No. 9 on the chart. “Gangsta’s Paradise” topped the Hot 100 Year-End chart in 1995.…

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