Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Gangsta’s Paradise | 4:01 | Coolio feat. L.V. | Dangerous Minds: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| MCA Soundtracks | MCD-1228 |
| 1.1 | Gangsta's Paradise | 4:01 | Coolio | Dangerous Minds: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| MCA Soundtracks | MCD 11228 |
| 1.2 | Gangsta’s Paradise | 4:00 | Coolio feat. L.V. | The Best Rap Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 75 |
| 1.5 | Gangsta’s Paradise | 4:02 | Coolio feat. L.V. | Magic Hip Hop 3: 38 Cool Slammin’ Rap Flavas! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 485293 2 |
| 1.13 | Gangsta’s Paradise | 3:59 | Coolio feat. L.V. | The Best Hip Hop Anthemz Ever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 184 |
| 3.11 | Gangsta's Paradise | 4:01 | Coolio feat. L.V. | The History of Hip-Hop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | WSMCD085 |
| 2.3 | Gangsta's Paradise | 4:02 | Coolio | All That Urban | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing Australia | 5046719462 |
| 1.15 | Gangsta’s Paradise | 4:02 | Coolio feat. L.V. | Bravo Hip Hop Special: History | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 88697 01669 2 |
| 3.11 | Gangsta’s Paradise | 4:01 | Coolio | Hip Hop: The Collection. The Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 5303160 |
| 1.5 | Gangstas Paradise | 4:02 | Coolio feat. L.V. | Chilled Hip Hop (unmixed) | Various Artists | Album + DJ-mix |
| Ministry of Sound | MOSCD457 |
| 1.2 | Gangsta’s Paradise | 4:02 | Coolio feat. L.V. | Throwback: Hip Hop (unmixed + mixes) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + DJ-mix |
| Ministry of Sound | |
| 3.3 | Gangsta's Paradise | 4:01 | Coolio & L.V. | Latest & Greatest Hip-Hop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Union Square Production | USMMTCD069 | |
Relationships
| producer: | Doug Rasheed |
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| background vocals: | Trinna Simmons |
| vocals: | L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”) |
| part of: | Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 98) (order: 99) Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 166) (order: 166) |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/1DIXPcTDzTj8ZMHt3PDt8p [info] |
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| other databases: | https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/titel-details-3110 [info] |
| recording of: | Gangsta’s Paradise |
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Related works
Gangsta’s Paradise
| writer: | Artis L. Ivey Jr. (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer) Larry James Sanders (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”) Doug Rasheed Stevie Wonder |
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| publisher: | IQ Music Ltd. Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) Polygram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Road to Bowser’s Paradise |
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| later parody versions: | AlGore Paradise Amish Paradise Canadian Paradise Shepherd's Paradise |
| later translated parody versions: | Ganske hyggeligt paradis Paratiisihumppa Smurfenpicknick |
| is based on: | Pastime Paradise |
| music quoted in: | Alibi |
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