Gangstas Paradise -

: Decades after its release, the song reached over one billion views on YouTube and one billion streams on Spotify in 2022, shortly before Coolio's death at age 59.

: The video, directed by Antoine Fuqua, featured Pfeiffer and Coolio facing off in a dark room, interspersed with clips from the movie. It won MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rap Video and Best Video from a Film . Gangstas Paradise

: It was the Number One song of 1995 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first time a rap song achieved this year-end distinction. : Decades after its release, the song reached

: In 1996, Coolio won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance . : Decades after its release