“Gangsta’s Paradise” sampled the Stevie Wonder 1976 single, “Pastime Paradise.” The rapper died Wednesday at the age of 59, the same day Wonder’s song and his Grammy-winning album, “Songs in the Key of Life” debuted 46 years ago.
Before his biggest hit happened in 1995, Coolio wasn’t even aware of the song that gave it its hook. Coolio explained how their collaboration came about in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2015. “I wasn’t really familiar with ‘Pastime Paradise,’ as much of a Stevie Wonder fan as I was. My very first album I ever bought was the one with ‘Superwoman’ on it,” he told the publication. “[1972’s ‘Music of My Mind.
“One day, I pulled out the Stevie Wonder record, ‘Songs in the Key of Life,’ because that’s one of my favorite albums,” Rasheed said. “I pulled that sample out of ‘Pastime Paradise,’ and Paul was like, “Wow, that’s tight!” So I decided to sample it and make a beat with it. L.V. [who sang on the Coolio hit] was trying to get a deal at that time, so I was like, ‘Let’s do it on L.V.!’” Coolio said Wonder was initially less than willing to let his song be used.
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