FIRST TIME HEARING Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.) [Official Music Video] REACTION

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  • @cherylmiller1753
    @cherylmiller1753 Před 3 lety +7806

    41 year old housewife from England and proud to say that I just rapped the whole thing to my very embarrassed and confused 14 year old son! 💥😂

  • @realkingofantarctica
    @realkingofantarctica Před 3 lety +7824

    The fact that you've lived this long without hearing Gangsta's Paradise is shocking.

    • @vedrankrdzovic9877
      @vedrankrdzovic9877 Před 3 lety +115

      Horor

    • @TheDrjones10
      @TheDrjones10 Před 3 lety +309

      Yeah I don’t get how they haven’t heard half the songs that they listen to on this channel, even just hearing them in the background of film or tv show. You hear songs all the time in shops and things that you wouldn’t listen to usually.

    • @davidpitts5851
      @davidpitts5851 Před 3 lety +151

      TheDrjones10 I’m not going to for sure say they are lying but they kind of have to be right? At least not 100% honest if I had to guess.

    • @CAMILA-wm4xw
      @CAMILA-wm4xw Před 3 lety +134

      It's not even a matter of age, it's like general culture.

    • @jakecook716
      @jakecook716 Před 3 lety +77

      I can only believe they've never heard it if they've never actually had the radio on in their life. 100% they have at least heard some of the song

  • @nikkotan2840
    @nikkotan2840 Před rokem +391

    A historical masterpiece with 0% auto-tone snd 100% pure talent.

  • @coryjohnson2486
    @coryjohnson2486 Před rokem +248

    This song transcended all races and classes of people… it captivated literally EVERYONE in the world when it came out. It was EASILY one of the most popular songs of the 90s. I was a 10-year-old white boy from rural Ohio jamming this on my boom box CONSTANTLY when it dropped 😂.

  • @408mile408
    @408mile408 Před 3 lety +1833

    This song is hard af and there are ZERO cuss words. Crazy.

    • @DigitalBrooke
      @DigitalBrooke Před 3 lety +156

      That alone explains the power of language

    • @SuperSillySister
      @SuperSillySister Před 3 lety +68

      One of the reasons it’s amazing. I don’t mind cuss words all in all but when you can convey this to the masses it’s powerful.

    • @RichLuciano1
      @RichLuciano1 Před 3 lety +12

      This and Slam by Onyx are probably the only radio friendly songs I can think of until NF

    • @phatlewt2932
      @phatlewt2932 Před 3 lety +42

      i heard Stevie wonder made them remove the cuss words, good choice

    • @darairhart8129
      @darairhart8129 Před 3 lety +17

      riiiight.... and it dont need no cuss words..... its still so dope.

  • @GregoryGregory916
    @GregoryGregory916 Před 3 lety +2056

    L.V. was from a group called South Central Cartel, Coolio was in a group called W.C. and The Mad Circle, this song was from the soundtrack for the movie Dangerous Minds and stayed in the #1 spot for 14 weeks, one of the biggest music singles ever released, you couldn’t go ANYWHERE in 1995 without hearing this

    • @mo_bra3340
      @mo_bra3340 Před 3 lety +31

      Ha... For REAL!!! I got SO sick of this song!!!
      Did you ever see the movie trailer for "High School High", with Jon Lovitz? lol

    • @user-hk8yp7cw1v
      @user-hk8yp7cw1v Před 3 lety +6

      That movie is totally a mindfucc ngl

    • @itzdrebabay714
      @itzdrebabay714 Před 3 lety +14

      @@mo_bra3340 that movie was funny af haha it was a parody to dangerous minds and a couple others at the time

    • @mcdonaldsneedstousehealthi4369
      @mcdonaldsneedstousehealthi4369 Před 3 lety +2

      Hello

    • @kenleppek
      @kenleppek Před 3 lety +45

      There wasn't a person alive then that didn't know about this song!

  • @natural_niky
    @natural_niky Před rokem +431

    Y’all heard he passed away today🙏🏾 Rest In Peace Coolio. This song is forever my fav. I always get chills listening to it.

    • @TheMacKosh
      @TheMacKosh Před rokem +10

      Rest in Peace. Banger of a song

    • @lyncochran27
      @lyncochran27 Před rokem +10

      Rip Coolie

    • @zeddazr9098
      @zeddazr9098 Před rokem +5

      Rest in peace

    • @carlavandermeer9732
      @carlavandermeer9732 Před rokem +7

      I'm 50ish and love watching young people react to the music I love. It gives me a new perspective and appreciation for my favorites,

    • @mrmagoo.3678
      @mrmagoo.3678 Před rokem +4

      RIP Coolio..

  • @Nick-P75
    @Nick-P75 Před rokem +217

    RIP Coolio ( thank you for your historic contribution to Hip Hop Culture )

  • @jonemmanuel1577
    @jonemmanuel1577 Před 3 lety +1507

    You know you’re old when they don’t recognise Michelle Pfeifer and how dope this movie was

  • @irisshalurhad7901
    @irisshalurhad7901 Před 3 lety +8193

    Congratulations, I’m 39 but your channel has successfully made me feel at least 70. 😂

  • @ronj5714
    @ronj5714 Před 2 lety +126

    This song gives me chills every time. I've never lived this kind of life but he's able to transport the listener to right where he's at.

  • @pamelabraden8760
    @pamelabraden8760 Před 2 lety +82

    Twins, This song, "Gangsta's Paradise" performed by Coolio in 1995 Won and was awarded a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance, 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rap Video and Best Video from a Film, and a Billboard Music Award for the song/album in 1996. Please watch the great movie, "Dangerous Minds". The woman in the video is Michelle Phifer, the lead actress in the movie. Very profound film. I've seen it many times and I love this song. Coolio sampled the opening of Stevie Wonder's track "Pastime Paradise".

  • @dalmassoluis
    @dalmassoluis Před 2 lety +2379

    I'm 37 and I can't believe we reached the point in life when we are watching other kids reacting to our songs for the first time lol

    • @mimosa.pw2ij
      @mimosa.pw2ij Před 2 lety +45

      It's so weird 😂

    • @jaulloa21
      @jaulloa21 Před 2 lety +40

      The lit kids seeing what’s really lit

    • @leoanhermon
      @leoanhermon Před 2 lety +17

      I know it’s unbelievable 😩

    • @melpost8117
      @melpost8117 Před 2 lety +40

      Kinda cool isnt ? We once did this with our parents music

    • @Fyrecide
      @Fyrecide Před 2 lety +15

      Same age, same feeling man. It’s a trip.

  • @MarxAviano
    @MarxAviano Před 3 lety +1727

    "I feel like I've heard it before..." Because it's A CLASSIC.

    • @antionettemason1617
      @antionettemason1617 Před 3 lety +6

      🤣🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯💀💀

    • @Damicarter
      @Damicarter Před 2 lety +2

      It's for GTA videogame 😌

    • @jamerican413
      @jamerican413 Před 2 lety +50

      Also, the original track is "Past-time Paradise" by Stevie Wonder. They may have heard it with the singing.

    • @jillianandre3882
      @jillianandre3882 Před 2 lety +7

      With a melody taken from a classic! :) czcams.com/video/_H3Sv2zad6s/video.html

    • @advickprosankto
      @advickprosankto Před 2 lety +12

      PASTIME PARADISE !!

  • @THEFOXTHATROXTHEBOX
    @THEFOXTHATROXTHEBOX Před rokem +22

    Did anyone tell say that this song is a great sample of Stevie Wonder's song "Pastime Paradise" from the album Songs in The Key of Life!?!? RIP Coolio! 🌹🌹🌹

  • @jenniferjones4650
    @jenniferjones4650 Před 2 lety +32

    I am 41 and I have worked with and been around folks around yalls age.. they had no clue who Prince was.. and they were not willing to even try music from generations before them. I respect you guys for being open to all music from different times and styles. Plus your reactions are great! Keep up the great work! Maybe more from your Generation will be open to learning like you two.

  • @julieprommasit1306
    @julieprommasit1306 Před 3 lety +1533

    I was teaching in New Orleans when this came out. It broke my heart because so many kids missed Coolio's message...that the "gangster's paradise" was a trap...that they are killing each other....and themselves.

    • @user-yv1vr9em7p
      @user-yv1vr9em7p Před 3 lety +26

      Right on the money!

    • @swgarner1
      @swgarner1 Před 3 lety +43

      absolutely spot on and it remains a trap. I loved this song and Coolio is very poetic and poised when talking about the social problems in the US.

    • @pamelayarborough9277
      @pamelayarborough9277 Před 3 lety +37

      Yeah, I was teaching in Texas. The kids understood it better if the saw the movie..."Dangerous Minds". My favorite Michelle Pfeiffer movie.

    • @hunterspartner4575
      @hunterspartner4575 Před 3 lety +11

      @@pamelayarborough9277 you clearly haven't seen grease 2 lol
      Just kidding dangerous minds is epic.
      And what a stunner she is .

    • @raulantunez4228
      @raulantunez4228 Před 3 lety +14

      A very small amount of children have that level of maturity and understanding of the world. To them, the song just sounds cool.

  • @Malaika924
    @Malaika924 Před 3 lety +1481

    The 90s were the golden age of hip-hop: Tupac, Biggie, Coolio, Eminem, Beastie Boys, Foxxy, Missy, Salt n Pepa, Lil Kim...The list goes on and on! 💕

  • @dianeouellette3571
    @dianeouellette3571 Před rokem +37

    I'm so sorry to hear of Coolio's passing today. He was a King. RIP Coolio.

  • @lindsaywest850
    @lindsaywest850 Před rokem +24

    RIP he shook a lot of peoples mind w this song. If you watched the movie you need to, it’s worth it. Coolio was an icon. I’m 39 old but this is the music that raised us lol

  • @schaddalton
    @schaddalton Před 3 lety +1342

    All the joking comments aside, it strikes me how they both react to the lyrics even 20+ years after they were written. It says a lot about the depth of the lyrics of this amazing song.

    • @tonynorris1506
      @tonynorris1506 Před 2 lety +24

      96' hands down had the most timeless hits as far as 90s hip-hop and maybe hip-hop in general, and was the most entertaining year for hip-hop and it broke commercially and became mainstream!
      (East Vs West Coast, Deathrow records, Pac Died, Bone Thugs' reigned on top with the "E1999 Eternal" album and it's timeless singles. The Fugees.... Biggie...
      Even Coolio who ended up being somewhat of a "one hit wonder" had what I think was the #1 track of 96 on the MTV Top 100 on New Years Eve, along with "Bone Thugs- Crossroads" and "2pac- I ain't Mad At cha" and the Fugees "Kill me Softly" and "Ready or Not".
      I think "No Doubt- Dont Speak" MAY have been #1 being it was the most POP of them all, 96 is when hip-hop started becoming commercially accepted the most.
      I was a kid and it still seems like it was the biggest year for hip-hop, so many big tracks and so much crazy stuff was going on.
      That "East Vs West" even had kids at the time choosing sides (Pac Vs Biggies) and throwing up the E or W hand sign, the media turned that ordeal into something that got both men killed! Smh

    • @Thisandthat8908
      @Thisandthat8908 Před 2 lety +5

      or how little has changed.

    • @oldschoolvato4827
      @oldschoolvato4827 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Thisandthat8908 🧢

    • @monzie8123
      @monzie8123 Před 2 lety +1

      To be fair they're pretty generic

    • @tonynorris1506
      @tonynorris1506 Před 2 lety +4

      @@monzie8123 Who is?
      If your saying Bone sounds generic, it's due to the past decade of people biting their style to now it not sounding as unique, before like 2012, the Bone flow was the Bone flow, period!
      These younger artists have put a spin on it and often "sometimes" it's entertaining but if you listen to Bones music aside from just their "radio singles", you'll hear stuff no other rappers have ever done.
      Remember, they came out during the period of NY and Westcoast rap, it was something no one had heard.

  • @Tracy_Red_Raider
    @Tracy_Red_Raider Před 3 lety +820

    This song is the theme song to a movie called "Dangerous Minds ". Coolio actually has a masters degree.

  • @seannnn_
    @seannnn_ Před 4 měsíci +3

    I just know this song made a big impact during the 90’s because that’s how people were living during that time. He was speaking on people gang banging and losing their lives over it. How they had no choice because that’s what they were born into. If you watch the movie Dangerous Minds it explains most of it.

  • @christo4992
    @christo4992 Před 4 měsíci +3

    90's High School. This was the jam. Listen to his lyrics

  • @lawrencesterling8830
    @lawrencesterling8830 Před 3 lety +559

    Yall have no idea how much people love this song man! Straight 🔥🔥🔥

    • @tayb838
      @tayb838 Před 3 lety +25

      It's still fire 🔥 in 2021

    • @corgio1260
      @corgio1260 Před 3 lety +1

      @@tayb838 thanks Sonic

  • @GinaGeeILuvu
    @GinaGeeILuvu Před 3 lety +1031

    Coolio recorded this song for the movie “Dangerous Minds” about a teacher played by Michelle Pfeiffer (the blonde lady in the video) who gets a job teaching teens in a gang and drug infested school! I can’t watch this video without thinking about Weird Al’s parody called Amish Paradise! 😂😂😂😂

    • @jodiebetts9183
      @jodiebetts9183 Před 3 lety +45

      Actually loved that film and I am old as shit as I had it on vhs

    • @Irish-Rose
      @Irish-Rose Před 3 lety +32

      I too was thinking of weird Al....🤣😂😅

    • @CLW82
      @CLW82 Před 3 lety +20

      @@Irish-Rose Amish Paradise!!! Loves it!!

    • @mistermindahenziandalasnus3754
      @mistermindahenziandalasnus3754 Před 3 lety +37

      The movie was based on a true story.

    • @jenniferallan5251
      @jenniferallan5251 Před 3 lety +20

      "I'm a million times more humble than thou art"

  • @terri2861
    @terri2861 Před rokem +37

    RIP Coolio!! age 59, this was cool to watch you both see this first time too! I remember this song, it was in the movie "Dangerous MInds" so very popular, it won a Grammy in 1996!! good music, good lyrics

  • @BlackButterfly78
    @BlackButterfly78 Před 4 měsíci +3

    It's so refreshing watching the genuine appreciation that you guys have for music from a different generation. And you guys are able to understand the lyrics. ❤

  • @Jamie-tb6hg
    @Jamie-tb6hg Před 2 lety +1442

    The 90's were legendary. You had to be there to understand.

    • @thatverydepressedfancylad
      @thatverydepressedfancylad Před 2 lety +27

      I was a kid but still now as a kid have an old soul new "music" isnt appealing to me its about fucking and money not about struggle and pain and helping those in need

    • @sarai373
      @sarai373 Před 2 lety +17

      @@thatverydepressedfancylad well said. Back then they sang from the heart and soul

    • @LR-kj8ec
      @LR-kj8ec Před 2 lety +2

      True dat!

    • @laurachilcote6924
      @laurachilcote6924 Před 2 lety +5

      This is definitely a classic song. Remember jamming to this song in the back of the school bus.

    • @lenarobinson
      @lenarobinson Před 2 lety +5

      So true. I was late teens to late twenties during the nineties in New Zealand and it was an epic time. When this song/movie came out it was so impactful. I still listen to it and love it as much now as I did then. Watching these young lads enjoying it for the first time is such a lovely thing. 🧡

  • @melaniejordan1199
    @melaniejordan1199 Před 3 lety +727

    This is from the movie Dangerous Minds. The woman who sits down in the beginning is the teacher at an underpriveleged school and the story involves the changes she makes to her students' lives by showing them they matter. I highly recommend it!

  • @ImpartiallySpeaking
    @ImpartiallySpeaking Před rokem +18

    His sudden passing is deeply shocking and an absolute tragedy to the world of music where success and fame so often seems to lead to hugely talented artists being taken way before their time

  • @bhperfig349
    @bhperfig349 Před 3 měsíci +1

    L.V.'s voice with the harmonizing vocals in the background gives me chills. its like. fr emotional

  • @suwaidajalal
    @suwaidajalal Před 3 lety +742

    I'm 40 now, Asian housewife, still can rap to these lyrics, and the whole thing still makes chills run through my body!

  • @iandeverill4888
    @iandeverill4888 Před 3 lety +745

    Michelle Pfeifer plays a marine, retrained as a teacher in the worst area possible. But she finds something more in the kids she teaches, something even they could not see themselves. A very tragic story with a very emotional ending. One of the best films i have ever seen and YOU TWO NEED TO WATCH IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @amyyngsdal8982
      @amyyngsdal8982 Před 3 lety +12

      ❤ Yes ❤

    • @stephanierosborough9507
      @stephanierosborough9507 Před 3 lety +32

      Yea dangerous minds is one of my favorite movies in its genre, also freedom writers is good too

    • @alynaramsay1022
      @alynaramsay1022 Před 3 lety +13

      Freedom Writers is an up dated version of this movie

    • @entertainmentrealm
      @entertainmentrealm Před 3 lety +20

      @@alynaramsay1022 it’s not an updated version. they’re both films about teachers of at-risk youth and based on two different teacher’s experiences.

    • @entertainmentrealm
      @entertainmentrealm Před 3 lety +7

      such an amazing, moving film and awesome song. thanks for choosing this one!

  • @wildwestreviews4622
    @wildwestreviews4622 Před 2 lety +5

    This was epic back in the 90's when it was released and it was all over MTV and the radio. Hearing this takes me back to where I was the first time I heard it. I'm surprised y'all never heard this, great reactions!

  • @rainer250
    @rainer250 Před rokem +3

    It's so satisfying seeing these first-time reactions to Gangsta's Paradise. My deceased older brother had the Dangerous Mind CD album, and he loved this song in the 1990s. Ah, that was a great decade to grow up in.

  • @BlueskyGladue
    @BlueskyGladue Před 2 lety +1121

    Coolio was trying to reach as many as he could trying to wake people up to life in the hood. Speaking from rhe gangstas perspective. Definitely still one of my favorites

    • @helloheyo4ever
      @helloheyo4ever Před 2 lety +24

      He did too, I remember when this was the most popular song on the radio, everyone was singing along with it. I just sang the whole song lol

    • @tyrellsmith7695
      @tyrellsmith7695 Před 2 lety +3

      Perfectly stated

    • @saraelizabethjoyce
      @saraelizabethjoyce Před 2 lety +7

      This was no1 in Australia from what i recall too. Woke a lot of us kids up with the song and the movies of this time.

    • @jefferypettit5107
      @jefferypettit5107 Před 2 lety +14

      Awaken it did to life in the hood and so many of our young black men dying so tragically 🙁

    • @user-qq8ix4zv7f
      @user-qq8ix4zv7f Před 2 lety +10

      He translated his harsh reality into an art form the public could understand

  • @S.L-Sully
    @S.L-Sully Před 3 lety +221

    Nothing will compare to the 80's and 90's music!!!! So glad I grew up during this time!!! No cellphones and social media etc!!

    • @mississa2
      @mississa2 Před 3 lety +8

      Same! Now we can watch videos and have every song we ever wanted. Remember waiting for Saturday morning, the American top 40, waiting for your favorite songs to come on, and having your finger on the record button so you could get the whole song on your mixtape? Rick Dees on the weekly top 40, Casey Kasem on the American top 40. Good times.

    • @jrollie3228
      @jrollie3228 Před 3 lety +6

      The best decades of all time and I’m 28

    • @spongebobandplanktonshould2920
      @spongebobandplanktonshould2920 Před 3 lety +1

      60s is the best.😎💪👍

    • @tayb838
      @tayb838 Před 3 lety +1

      Facts

    • @MoMoMyPup10
      @MoMoMyPup10 Před 3 lety +1

      It had it's share of good music but..... It was more like the beginning of a lot of crap music. But this song is very good.

  • @connieashworth3206
    @connieashworth3206 Před rokem +3

    My goodness I’m a chill white great grandma and my grand babies have grown up listening to Coolio✌🏻 He is so missed,breaks my heart

  • @danbelliveau2550
    @danbelliveau2550 Před rokem +6

    I've had this tape for years about 25 years since I was 8. This song is about society. Listen to it. Still holds true to today's ways

  • @nathanneelyoutlawdiditprod2891

    Coolio was 32yrs old when this cut was released, and though he had other moderately successful songs, this was by far his biggest hit. He won a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance and this was the highest selling single of '95.

    • @erickiam25
      @erickiam25 Před 3 lety +2

      Olio had great hits

    • @marymino3815
      @marymino3815 Před 3 lety +1

      I remember watching the Grammy’s that year. Their performance was one that I’ll never forget!! Love this song!!

    • @nathanneelyoutlawdiditprod2891
      @nathanneelyoutlawdiditprod2891 Před 3 lety +3

      @CLOUT Fantastic Voyage was my jam.

    • @jvleasure
      @jvleasure Před 3 lety +2

      @@nathanneelyoutlawdiditprod2891 I burned that song up when I still have my 65!

    • @nathanneelyoutlawdiditprod2891
      @nathanneelyoutlawdiditprod2891 Před 3 lety

      @@jvleasure That '65 was the lick.
      Wit hella hella folks and a Mariachi band coming out the trunk.

  • @haleym.6102
    @haleym.6102 Před 2 lety +389

    One of the greatest songs of all time. Goosebumps every time.

  • @aidanhoward213
    @aidanhoward213 Před 2 lety +16

    When rap and hip-hop have become such a 'big thing', especially in the African American population, welcome to one of THE greats who, back in 1995, was kicking the whole thing off. The song was cowritten by the sensational Stevie Wonder, who also produced it, and has writing credits for it, and whose own song, Pastime Paradise, is sampled in it.

    • @fizzypop1249
      @fizzypop1249 Před rokem

      Thankyou. Didn’t know that stevie wonder co wrote

  • @annaalquitela1731
    @annaalquitela1731 Před rokem +9

    The late 80s and 99s was the rap you could really enjoy! The story telling was the truth! No need to use profanity or sexual content just truth and facts!! Rest In Heaven Coolio!

  • @elinorkhilifi4685
    @elinorkhilifi4685 Před 3 lety +368

    Im a 43 year Scottish pealy waly white mum whose teenagers cringe when I sing and rap to this. I hate the rap of today but way back in the 90s or 00s I loved this and still do. ❣❣

    • @TheCharolai
      @TheCharolai Před 3 lety +3

      I used to hate the rap of today...until I found Upchurch, Tom MacDonald, Wise, Joesph Rose, K- Rino,and N F...... all thanks to my kids!

    • @Iflutterbyv
      @Iflutterbyv Před 3 lety +1

      Doomtree is another good modern rap group...

    • @carriebizz
      @carriebizz Před 3 lety +11

      I'm also 43 but a white Australian and god I loved the 90s rap, hip hop, r and b. Today's shit isn't right, all posers

    • @tinamarie8061
      @tinamarie8061 Před 3 lety +1

      This is too funny!

    • @marinal.
      @marinal. Před 3 lety +2

      the song is fire love it

  • @nursewratchet59
    @nursewratchet59 Před 3 lety +155

    I’m a 61 year old grandma. I loved the movie, loved the song. Still a relevant message, but the song still makes me get up and move!

  • @Lindae696969
    @Lindae696969 Před rokem +1

    This song was golden and still is masterpiece! LV has such a rich and passionate voice. The chorus is amazing! Lyrics are so good! Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻 RIP Coolio 🕊🎼

  • @cameronwhyman579
    @cameronwhyman579 Před rokem +1

    I graduated from high school one year BEFORE this hit the airwaves and it still speaks to my soul. Good to hear young folk keeping this one alive.

  • @GregoryGregory916
    @GregoryGregory916 Před 3 lety +615

    The chorus is a sample of “Pastime Paradise” by Stevie Wonder

  • @distortionpedal
    @distortionpedal Před 3 lety +129

    My mum made me play this song at her 60th a few years ago. She is a white australian lady. ... i was like ohh mum RESPECT!!!!

    • @mrenb7
      @mrenb7 Před 3 lety +6

      Aussies represent! 🙌🙌🙌

    • @daveaglasgow
      @daveaglasgow Před 3 lety +10

      My mum is 70 white and Scottish and she loves this song, she always dances to it. This is a multi generational song.

    • @dreameryoung38
      @dreameryoung38 Před 3 lety

      Your moms 2 years older,that's the jam

    • @elttygomez3980
      @elttygomez3980 Před 3 lety +3

      My mom loves this song as well and she's a 65 yr old mexican lady...lol.. I tell her come on Mom you're too old to be liking that song

    • @natania5301
      @natania5301 Před 2 lety

      I'm a Aussie with Mexican heritage in my 50's this music and rap era make me shake it like I'm 22! 😎💃🏻💕

  • @sabrinagerick2610
    @sabrinagerick2610 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I heard this song for the first time when I saw the film dangerous minds in the cinema. that was in 1996 when i was 14 years old. i love the film and the song and i'm glad that it's kept alive by young people who open themselves to "new things". thank you for that!
    greetings from Germany :)

  • @DanielleKingdjdinosaur
    @DanielleKingdjdinosaur Před rokem +4

    im an old goth and this just gave me chills.A classic a stone cold classic

  • @gnat8218
    @gnat8218 Před 2 lety +28

    62 yr old white woman here & I think think this is one of the best songs/poetry ever written & should be taught in public schools !!!

  • @sweetshellee
    @sweetshellee Před 2 lety +84

    How could anyone not have heard this song? My 11 year old grandson had it on his Spotify and wanted me to listen to this “crazy cool song” which near broke me🤣🤣! The fact that I knew every word broke him😁

  • @marydejong110
    @marydejong110 Před rokem

    thanks you 2!
    i enjoy the music and sharing your experience of it!!!

  • @PlanetYokoshima
    @PlanetYokoshima Před rokem +1

    I always get chills when I hear this song... reminds me of my difficult childhood upbringing.

  • @joyceslaton233
    @joyceslaton233 Před 3 lety +346

    This song is built on Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise," if you like this one, don't miss the original, it's so beautiful.

    • @aj3974
      @aj3974 Před 2 lety +15

      Thank YOU!!! I was looking for this comment

    • @susanr791
      @susanr791 Před 2 lety +5

      Thank you for that history of this song.

    • @creolelady4096
      @creolelady4096 Před 2 lety +5

      Yeeeeeeees indeed, you couldn't have said it any better. 👍👍👍💯💯💯

    • @luluciferia1948
      @luluciferia1948 Před 2 lety +11

      Also, after this one was Amish paradise by weird Al

    • @texaschica6056
      @texaschica6056 Před 2 lety +8

      The performance at the ‘95 Music Awards with Stevie Wonder, Coolio and LV intertwining Pastime and Gangsta’s together is so Awesome!

  • @MissSeaSea
    @MissSeaSea Před 3 lety +482

    So, everyone else gonna tell you about the song and the movie, let me tell you about Coolio. This dude is so cool and funny, man. My best friend from high school was this wild punk rock chick and she was in Vegas partying and ran into him, he was so drunk he tripped off the curb in front of a bus and she snatched his drunk ass back onto the sidewalk before he got hit. So, she’s laughing at him and he’s kinda dazed and when he realizes what just happened he was like, “you’re partying with Coolio tonight, girl” they had a wild ass night, vip everything. She said they still talk once in a while

  • @tgafire87
    @tgafire87 Před 2 lety +1

    Mid 30’s and is so funny seeing you guys discovering the classics. KEEP IT GOING!

  • @MrDeworDie
    @MrDeworDie Před rokem

    I'll never forget the first time I heard song. It was this music video. I grew up in a household that listed to rock n roll strictly. This song grabbed ahold of my soul and took me someplace deep. For 4 minutes I couldn't move or hear anything else around me.
    Also, Dangerous Minds was a great movie. Based on a true story.

  • @BacklashMR79
    @BacklashMR79 Před 3 lety +141

    This one of the songs you can’t unlearn the lyrics because it’s truth and poetry intertwined with music.

  • @fontco
    @fontco Před 3 lety +357

    I had this as my ring tone on my phone. I'm 65 and worked in a Medicaid Pregnancy clinic. My phone would ring and the girl I was ultrasounding would laugh. I'd say, I know, I'm an old white woman, but I love this! 😂

    • @sheilakennedy7331
      @sheilakennedy7331 Před 3 lety +3

      Haaaa! Yes!

    • @antionettemason1617
      @antionettemason1617 Před 3 lety +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣‼️‼️

    • @JustHeAndMe7733
      @JustHeAndMe7733 Před 3 lety +25

      Good music knows no race or gender. Everyone can appreciate it.

    • @lisaabelow6147
      @lisaabelow6147 Před 2 lety +8

      I am a 39 year old working with young mothers. I have also had a similar experience. I am often twice these young ladies age but I still relate to the significance of the current music. The patient always laughs, smiles, and sing/raps along.

    • @KC-bv9kf
      @KC-bv9kf Před 2 lety +2

      Thank you for taking care of these young ladies and our future.

  • @tammymeade160
    @tammymeade160 Před rokem

    Thank you for all your reactions..keep doing what you guys do!!!❤❤

  • @galaxytraveler5779
    @galaxytraveler5779 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This song was the soundtrack to Dangerous Minds and those are the clips you see throughout the video at that high school. Great movie you should check out.

  • @PatrickRsGhost
    @PatrickRsGhost Před 3 lety +91

    For many kids/teens of the 90s, this song was like the "gateway drug" to gangsta rap or rap in general. It was for me. I'm not a big fan of rap, but there are a handful of rap songs I enjoy, and this is one of them.
    The first lyric, "As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left," is taken from Psalm 23:4. "Yea, tho I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I shall fear no evil, for Thou art with me." In the Bible verse, King David mentions how God is with him as protection just like a shepherd protects the flock, but Coolio's version indicates he's all alone.
    This was the main track from the 1995 film "Dangerous Minds", starring Michelle Pfeiffer (the woman talking to Coolio), about an ex-Marine who takes a job teaching a group of gangsta teens at an inner-city school. The part sung by L.V. is to the tune of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise". Larry Sanders aka L.V. ("Large Variety") did the demo chorus first, and sent it to Coolio, who liked it and wrote the main verses around it.
    Coolio and L.V. were familiar with the "gangsta" lifestyle, the former having grown up in Compton, and the latter having survived a shooting, but Coolio had said the song was not about him personally. Rather, it was about the kids in the movie, who felt like they had no control over their lives. In the movie "Dangerous Minds", Pfeiffer's character intends to turns the kids' lives around, convincing them that they are, in fact, in control of their lives. Various scenarios throughout the movie prove otherwise.

    • @agoodgurl2k
      @agoodgurl2k Před 3 lety +2

      I love this channel...we learn so much!!!!!!

    • @ChristinaChrisR
      @ChristinaChrisR Před 3 lety +1

      @@agoodgurl2k couldn’t agree more! Thank you @PatrickRsGhost

  • @dr.j-ro8726
    @dr.j-ro8726 Před 3 lety +147

    I’m showing my age with this comment, but oh well. LOL. This song was originally only available on the soundtrack for the movie “Dangerous Minds,” which premiered in Aug. 1995. I had just started driving when this song dropped. I loved it so much that I had to buy the movie soundtrack on CD in order to listen to the song. I remember blasting this song in my ‘95 Pontiac Grand Am GT & cruising the strip with this song bumping. LOL. I still love the song & still have it memorized. I actually have it in my iTunes library. I didn’t know until several years ago that the song was a reworking of Stevie Wonder’s song “Pastime Paradise,” & that Stevie wouldn’t allow Coolio to release the song until he agreed to take curse words out of the song. You guys need to watch the movie “Dangerous Minds.” It’s really good! Even though Coolio & LV can certainly relate to the lyrics, the lyrics really aren’t about Coolio or Larry Sanders (aka LV, which stands for Large Variety). The song is about the lives of the kids portrayed in the movie “Dangerous Minds.” I’m proud of you guys for listening to older music & learning about the deeper meanings in the lyrics of the songs. Love you guys! Keep listening to older music, & never stop learning! ✌🏽❤️

    • @ramelmil8552
      @ramelmil8552 Před 3 lety +4

      Great post! This was a great song..from a great song.

    • @carag2567
      @carag2567 Před 3 lety +2

      Girl, I'm right here with you! This song was a MONSTER back in 1995! I'm 41 and this takes me back to a happy place 🥰

  • @signorabyrd3972
    @signorabyrd3972 Před 2 měsíci

    I LOOVE watching y’all’s reactions to the music I have loved my whole life!

  • @blank_C7
    @blank_C7 Před rokem +3

    The Gangsta made it to paradise.
    Rest easy Coolio.

  • @annesmith7366
    @annesmith7366 Před 3 lety +306

    “Gangsta’s Paradise” was on the soundtrack of the 1995 movie, “Dangerous Minds,” which starred Michelle Pfeiffer as an idealistic teacher in a ghetto high school - a modern iteration ...

    • @maureencollins5177
      @maureencollins5177 Před 3 lety +18

      The Twins probably know the Michelle Pfeiffer reference in Uptown Funk (that white gold) but don't know her as an actress. Terrific in so many movies like The Fabulous Baker Boys but was also the best Catwoman.

    • @twilber23
      @twilber23 Před 3 lety +6

      That is one very good movie

    • @holodeck87
      @holodeck87 Před 3 lety +17

      Dangerous Minds is one of my favourite movies of all time. Its based off the book: "My Posse Don't Do Homework" by Louanne Johnson. Its based on real kids. I was fortunate enough to have corresponded with Louanne by email in my teen years. She was an incredible woman.

    • @jeremyniss9116
      @jeremyniss9116 Před 3 lety +15

      Definitely a movie you guys should watch. You'll understand the song after you watch the movie. I promise you will not be disappointed. 👍🏼

    • @heatherpearce3632
      @heatherpearce3632 Před 3 lety +3

      Great movie! Really worth seeing!

  • @jaymillerr
    @jaymillerr Před 3 lety +178

    This tune is the capital song of 90s Hip Hop era. Its also from my the Dangerous Minds movie soundtrack. 👊🏾

    • @leoking8325
      @leoking8325 Před 3 lety +10

      Facts they gotta check the movie out

    • @diperry4026
      @diperry4026 Před 3 lety +8

      Dangerous Minds true story about a teacher and kids from rough neighborhoods

    • @NickelsonGuy
      @NickelsonGuy Před 3 lety +6

      With a phenomenal Michelle Pfeiffer in the lead role! Great movie!

    • @Friendship1nmillion
      @Friendship1nmillion Před 3 lety +1

      *YES* 🥳✊ It's a great movie { I've seen it } this song 1st hit the radio airwaves when I was a teenager { I'm 42yrs old now } ✍👨‍💼 👥🫂🦸‍♀️👩‍🏫🗽🛣

  • @MedusasFeelinSalty
    @MedusasFeelinSalty Před rokem

    I'm 57 and this is my ring tone in 2022, I switch it out between all kinds of old rap from back in the day when they were cranking out the bangers that STILL live!

  • @janelizabeth8680
    @janelizabeth8680 Před rokem

    From Australia & 45, and in 1995, I was 18. Like yesterday. One of those rare tracks that got me & loved instantly. Rest Easy, Coolio, Thanks mate. 💛 🤙

  • @RicardoMarquez9457
    @RicardoMarquez9457 Před 3 lety +214

    “Pastime Paradise” by Stevie Wonder. That’s where the hook came from.

  • @BrotherKnowledge.
    @BrotherKnowledge. Před 3 lety +175

    Dudes. Y'all *GOTTA* check out the group *En Vogue* man!
    Listen to *Giving Him Something He Can Feel,* fellas. Their vocals and harmony are *legendary* and you two will *not* be disappointed.

    • @LiveWellBetter
      @LiveWellBetter Před 3 lety +22

      And “Free Your Mind”!

    • @NickelsonGuy
      @NickelsonGuy Před 3 lety +13

      Not to forget "Whatta Man", a song featuring Salt-n-Pepa!

    • @fhat6924
      @fhat6924 Před 3 lety +3

      Giving him something.... yes

    • @jaynahoffacker2557
      @jaynahoffacker2557 Před 3 lety +9

      And the “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” video is amaaaazing.

    • @lindseystein9676
      @lindseystein9676 Před 3 lety +7

      Yessss en Vogue is so amazing. So many good songs, but don’t let go is my favorite.

  • @fiberpoet6250
    @fiberpoet6250 Před 9 měsíci +1

    90’s was a magical time for music
    Music was real and about real things across genres.
    The talent in late 80’s to mid 90’s was unlike anything before or after.
    Rap /Hip Hop, metal.. hell even Pop was epic and meangful then
    This song in particular hit a chord with so many ppl.
    I mean.. my HS legit did a Pep Rally to Gangsters’ Paradise.
    Coolio was one of the Real Ones
    And the movie, Dangerous Minds is absolutely spot on about how “Behavior Ed” is used to warehouse “problem kids” instead of educating them.
    I was in”behavior Ed”
    And it told the truth.

  • @branypoo
    @branypoo Před rokem

    Listened to this as a kid, still listen now. Love it. Always been a moving song to me. Chills. RIP Coolio 🕊

  • @chancebrown106
    @chancebrown106 Před 3 lety +322

    Wonderful. Now you MUST do your further homework and check out the root of this song: Stevie Wonder’s Pastime Paradise. Bonus assignment is the live performance of Coolio and Stevie singing both songs interchangeably!

    • @reneechavarria4554
      @reneechavarria4554 Před 3 lety +12

      Nice did not know I'm check that out

    • @chancebrown106
      @chancebrown106 Před 3 lety +6

      @@reneechavarria4554 please do. The more you know!

    • @stefaniegrindle282
      @stefaniegrindle282 Před 3 lety +3

      Yes!

    • @imarifolami
      @imarifolami Před 3 lety +9

      Oh wow, I didn't know they performed this together. Thanks!

    • @MintNHoney
      @MintNHoney Před 3 lety +4

      Wow. I never know they did a live performance of both songs together. Hope the video is on CZcams.

  • @misstriciak
    @misstriciak Před 3 lety +1636

    Yes young men, tell your homies how REAL rap music sounds like, none of these mumblings you hear these days.

    • @stormyalice
      @stormyalice Před 2 lety +50

      Rap could be so educational. It's so hard to find the same thing these days.

    • @chrisdavies3659
      @chrisdavies3659 Před 2 lety +15

      @@stormyalice RAP is not in the slightest bit educational. All it does is glorify that shite life style. Young lads going around dressing all the same in black thinking they are little hard cases. I see them everyday.

    • @hathatsfunny1911
      @hathatsfunny1911 Před 2 lety +82

      @@chrisdavies3659 calm down boomer

    • @leonardoD81
      @leonardoD81 Před 2 lety +35

      I agree with you 1000%. I can't even listen to today's rap music. This is a classic, music, lyrics, it has it all.

    • @chrisdavies3659
      @chrisdavies3659 Před 2 lety +22

      @@hathatsfunny1911 " calm down " That is so funny coming from a millennial, the generation known for crying about their feelings, being offended, and not knowing if they are male or female. Lmao

  • @chantellerogers4736
    @chantellerogers4736 Před 2 lety +2

    Love the strings on this song

  • @lekaoforty.726
    @lekaoforty.726 Před rokem +3

    R.I.P Coolio ! 🕊️

  • @tobybuckwheat9270
    @tobybuckwheat9270 Před 3 lety +65

    I grew up listening to this, I am 50 and now my 18 year old son LOVES this song and artist.
    I was born in 71 and was raised in the best era for music 70s 80s and 90s

    • @saltysouthernmomma9354
      @saltysouthernmomma9354 Před 3 lety +2

      Born in 72. Totally agree. Totally. 🤙Lol. It was great being a teenager in the 80's. Music was everything!

    • @mariekevanommeren7570
      @mariekevanommeren7570 Před 3 lety

      Totally agree born 1980.

    • @nicolelarsh6961
      @nicolelarsh6961 Před 3 lety +1

      Yep...79 here and definitely had the best era of music in ALL genres.

    • @Alex22.22
      @Alex22.22 Před 3 lety +2

      Yes, born 71 also. We really had it all; we were kids in the 70's, teenagers in the 80's and young adults in the 90's. Best time ever!

    • @reddae6910
      @reddae6910 Před 3 lety

      Yep, ‘71 with you right here. Word!

  • @whateverthecase2458
    @whateverthecase2458 Před 3 lety +68

    Throws me back to my youth. Still know all the lyrics. Still gives me chills. 🔥

  • @vegasvlogs2008
    @vegasvlogs2008 Před rokem +2

    Coolio said he downloaded this song from an entity in the ether in an interview. He was gifted the song. He didn’t write it. The song wrote him, he was the vessel, as he put. Love coolio and this song, RIP. My favorite version is the one he did live with Howard stern and lv. I was listening to that on repeat the day before his passing.

  • @seanprice8999
    @seanprice8999 Před 5 dny

    You guys make the reaction vids fun to watch!!!

  • @alanafoster106
    @alanafoster106 Před 3 lety +125

    This song needs to be rereleased. Pertinent to today's youth.

    • @helloheyo4ever
      @helloheyo4ever Před 2 lety +2

      Agreed!! It was such a great song with a great message!

    • @creolelady4096
      @creolelady4096 Před 2 lety +2

      Exactly, you couldn't have said it any better thank you so much for speaking the real truth. 👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯💯💯

    • @WilliamSmith-xv2tu
      @WilliamSmith-xv2tu Před 2 lety

      they probably wont like it lol

  • @Fyrecide
    @Fyrecide Před 2 lety +468

    Growing up in the late 80’s and early/mid 90’s was a blast. I know every generation talks about how music was better back then, but when it comes to rap/hip-hop, you can’t beat the 90’s man. It really was the golden age.

    • @mgco150
      @mgco150 Před 2 lety +10

      Well said!!!!! Exactly that!!

    • @Donts_blackwell
      @Donts_blackwell Před 2 lety +8

      Ice cube

    • @Cander617
      @Cander617 Před 2 lety +8

      2pac n biggie and the start of alot more

    • @samuelpinder1215
      @samuelpinder1215 Před rokem +3

      Nwa 2pac dr dre and snoop dogg

    • @Fyrecide
      @Fyrecide Před rokem +1

      @@samuelpinder1215 don’t forget Outkast and Mobb Deep.

  • @suecavallaro2826
    @suecavallaro2826 Před 2 lety

    Love watching you guys and your reactions. You're the best ones I've found and the only ones I subscribed to 👍💖

  • @tonicline1984
    @tonicline1984 Před 3 měsíci

    Hey Yo! This has always been one of me favorite songs but I gotta say ya'll are the first to say and the first time I realized that that is a heartbeat at the beginning!!! Dude I NEVER KNEW!!!

  • @RenMar1108
    @RenMar1108 Před 3 lety +106

    I’m a 61 year old woman and watching young people appreciate my music is awesome!

  • @marjoriefaso8194
    @marjoriefaso8194 Před 3 lety +212

    Did y'all know, that Gangsta's Paradise was originally Stevie Wonder's song called "Pastime Paradise"?

    • @jillspiekerman6072
      @jillspiekerman6072 Před 2 lety +6

      I think you and I may be the only ones.

    • @antoinjohnson4146
      @antoinjohnson4146 Před 2 lety +2

      Yea I know too lol

    • @e.l.france5136
      @e.l.france5136 Před 2 lety +2

      I love (and still have) that album by Stevie. Just posted props to him for the original.

    • @chrishamilton1403
      @chrishamilton1403 Před 2 lety +1

      I thought it was based of Amish paradise by weird Al

    • @Aalu420
      @Aalu420 Před 2 lety

      I did not know that. Thanks for the info.

  • @helgafox777
    @helgafox777 Před 2 lety

    Always gives me goosebumps! I tried to see if you reacted to Pastime Paradise but couldn't find if you did.

  • @jimmykarlsson2567
    @jimmykarlsson2567 Před 2 lety

    The type of badass ghetto rap/hiphop i grew up with n the hood playing ball all day long.
    Beautiful memories bruh 💪💪💪

  • @klaytonvonkluge4905
    @klaytonvonkluge4905 Před 3 lety +127

    “Tell me,
    Why are we too blind to see,
    That the ones we hurt
    Are you and me ....?”

  • @JulieWineReason
    @JulieWineReason Před 2 lety +110

    "Gangsta's Paradise" is classic and holds up. It's so cool watching y'all hear it for the first time! As a former teacher, what Coolio says about "if you can't understand me, how you gonna reach me?" is absolutely true. My experience was so different from a lot of my students that it was hard to reach them, & I didn't always succeed.

    • @jonnigusu9200
      @jonnigusu9200 Před rokem +2

      All you can do is stay true at all costs

  • @goldenteacher5g626
    @goldenteacher5g626 Před rokem

    Me and my homies always played this song when i was in highschool and college days. I was a very active gang member during those times. I will never forget those crazy days.

  • @donnaharewood9982
    @donnaharewood9982 Před rokem

    Also watch some of the 1996 live performances with the choirs. Brilliant!

  • @giyavictoria3747
    @giyavictoria3747 Před 3 lety +113

    Dude, this is uploaded 3 days ago, and it's their first time seeing him! Nothing made me feel any older lately until I seen this. And I'm only 33 😆

    • @thenewwave9684
      @thenewwave9684 Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/Tg5unj_-WY0/video.html

    • @heather3562
      @heather3562 Před 3 lety +1

      Dude turning 50 in November get it. Lol

    • @justinlove8819
      @justinlove8819 Před 3 lety +1

      Same! Haha

    • @tal4976
      @tal4976 Před 3 lety +4

      haha they're like 23, same age as me and I grew up with this music :) only reason they haven't heard it is bc they had a really religious/strict upbringing and weren't allowed to listen to mainstream music!

    • @galacticjester6668
      @galacticjester6668 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm 19 and I've listened to this song before omg

  • @jooname
    @jooname Před 3 lety +949

    Its actually a rule that you have to react to Amish Paradise now.

  • @johntrek187
    @johntrek187 Před 2 lety

    This is a timeless track. It's lyrics, composition can reach across and inform and teach...

  • @thelittleonesneedourprotec9447

    I love seeing younger generation react to what was such a great time to grow up! Great times!