This song still gets me, chills and tears...This movie was actually about my teacher "Miss J" (Johnson) and our Academy class in 89-92. We grew up in East Palo Alto, CA in the heart of the Yay Area, aka "Small town Cemetery" (always bad but murder capital in 1992) and got bussed to Belmont ("white" neighborhood) Carlmont HS because our HS in EPA had been shut down... My teacher wrote a book called "My Posse Dont Do Homework" and Michelle Pfieffer read the book and wanted to make a movie. Special shout out to Miss J, I def wouldn't have lived thru HS or be alive today if wasn't for her! Thank you, love your reactions Asia & BJ... One Love!

@blackdiamondshop

Жыл бұрын

That’s incredible, god bless you.

@annb8296

Жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks for sharing! 💕

@Jedi-Biggs

Жыл бұрын

💪🏼💯

@WhiteCheddar

11 ай бұрын

I got that book. I also picked up "My Darling, My Hamburger."

@mike04574

8 ай бұрын

no way she hasnt heard this considering shes old enough

I believe she’s showing him that the little boy is imitating him, the cycle continues. Love this song and video. The movie is based on the true story of a former Marine ( Michelle Pfeiffer) who takes a teaching position in an inner city school.

@DK-001

2 жыл бұрын

I think the boy is his son.

@recoil53

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, similar to the end of New Jack Hustler, though in that video Ice-T is self aware enough to push the kid away.

@belentae6341

2 жыл бұрын

@@recoil53 Here too, that's why he takes off his glasses and sings all that so that he understands it.

@Tackleberry61

2 жыл бұрын

The thing I notice with the kid, is the same look in his eyes that Coolio has. A stare that has so much pent up anger, rage, and hate behind it. Really says a lot.

@danaherbie3208

2 жыл бұрын

The movie is called Dangerous minds this is on the soundtrack I have the movie

Great movie…. Dangerous Minds. 1995. Remember this is a movie soundtrack. Orchestra, yes, the arrangement is studio symphonic because they played it in the movie. This is old school rap. Coolio was the bomb. Special shout out to L.V., singing the chorus. And…. I loved his hair. Everyone has their own style. Actually once you get passed the hair, his signature is ground breaking rap. No swearing, no threats, no sex. Just amazing story telling. Actress is Michelle Pfeifer … you know, Bruno Mars, “Michelle Pfeifer, that white gold”.

@makaveliuk86

2 жыл бұрын

See you when you get there was the one👀👌🔥🔥💜

@deoncruywagen5191

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was an awesome movie. 👌😎

@Makaveli13Xroy

2 жыл бұрын

if she only know michelle pfeifer from the bruno mars song; shes too young for you bro lmao

@susanconstable2113

2 жыл бұрын

I was scrolling looking before commenting to make sure someone put that in there that it’s michelle pfeifer- Bruno mars- that white gold!

As a kid I thought this song was awesome. But as an adult I finally appreciate it fully. It speaks to our cultural issues with violence and how we prey on one another for greed and power. And the cycle continues because we think it is "cool" and worth repeating/replicating

@Evilrose0611

2 жыл бұрын

Why are we So blind to see The ones we hurt Are you and me.

@seelenwinter6662

9 ай бұрын

i allways laugh about US vets from irak, afghanistan or where ever they fought... live 20 years in a ghetto and survive it, is much harder than every normal war...

RIP Coolio, a firm milepost in hip-hop culture and fondly remembered by many Gen X'ers like myself!

@davidpeters3857

5 ай бұрын

💯

Coolio won a Grammy in 1996 for Gangstas z as Paradise.

This song is a masterpiece for sure 😊

The lyrics are real as shit, because of how many people in the same place can relate.

This was and still is FIRE! "Fantastic Voyage " is another Big time Hit from Coolio!

@kimberlinibambini1988

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Originally a Stevie Wonder song Pastime Paradise. He was a little worried about content but eventually allowed Coolio to use it.

@confucius12012

2 жыл бұрын

That's insane! I did not know this! I did not have the internet back in the summer 1995 so that's my excuse. lol

I was in 4th year university when this came out, and I lived in an on-campus residence-you could not go two hours without hearing this song somewhere in the building. It was a HUGE hit! HUGE.

You are correct Asia.....this was a unique beat in its day and was complete 🔥 🔥 heard on every block and every party in the United States.!!

@richardmcdonald6237

2 жыл бұрын

The beat is a Stevie Wonder sample.

I always think of Weird Al's parody to this song called 'Amish Paradise'. Not sayin' I don't like this, because I do. Love the chorus!

@reneesmith983

2 жыл бұрын

Amish Paradise was great!!

@susanelkins3068

2 жыл бұрын

They MUST watch that next!!!!!!!!!

@nrkgalt

2 жыл бұрын

When you watch the original after the parody you sometimes can’t help laughing.

@markadolph8715

2 жыл бұрын

I find it hard to take this seriously, having listened to Weird Al so much

@sealdrup

2 жыл бұрын

@@markadolph8715 I understand, I really do. Seeing Weird Al in concert in August. I think he is brilliant.

Her name is Michelle Pfeiffer. You should see her in the movie SCARFACE with Al Pacino. A MUST SEE!

I love the movie. Back when it came out I remember watching it with my family and even though I know it was fiction, it gave me a glimpse into a whole new perspective. The actress is Michelle Phifer.

@tm2bee

2 жыл бұрын

Its based on a true story although I have no way to know how much creative licence was taken.

@MrGzduzit

2 жыл бұрын

It was based on true story and some factual events were portrayed and some changed when reenacted. A lot of us were portrayed but they only used our last name and some of us were combined and depicted as 1 person in the movie. I thought it was so much softer than our reality of living thru that time, but there is no way to actually put it in a movie. Only us growing up in East Palo Alto and lucky enough to have make it thru thos years alive will ever truly know what it was really like.

That choir is a killer, the song is great storytelling. Ipersonally don't listen to too much Rap. More of an R&B, Disco and pretty much any dance music. A Mac 10 is a Machine pistol it fires lots of bullets very fast. i agree this song was a smash at the time. Saw the movie. Having grown up in Brookly's East New York section in the late 50's, early 60's. The lyrics make a lot of sense. Great song, never get tired of it.

This song samples Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise” from his 1976 classic “Songs in the Key of Life” which itself used an interpolation on a Yamaha synthesizer of Bach’s “Prelude No. 2 in C Minor”.

@SEANBANOG4

2 жыл бұрын

at the end of the day......it's ALL J.S. Bach.....few

@ibda1uno

2 жыл бұрын

Coolio had to give up 95% of the publishing for this song to Stevie Wonder and not use the "N" word or profanity on it.

@chrisa4695

2 жыл бұрын

@@ibda1uno Stevie doesn’t play around.

@RBBlackstone

2 жыл бұрын

@@ibda1uno ​ 95% is Stevie Wonder

@smbmiller655

2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️❗

Asia - you NEED to see Dangerous Minds. Awesome movie - everyone does a great job. Very powerful message and life lesson.

Oh my god it was released in 1995 wow 👌 it's still fresh Holy cow I was 30yoa

The sample is from "Pastime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder and Coolio and his producer gave him a writing credit for it too.

@monicamar8616

2 жыл бұрын

I’m certain he didn’t just give him writing credit… he HAD to give him the credit. It’s Stevie’s song. He can’t use it without approval or giving credit.

@steviekc9057

2 жыл бұрын

@@monicamar8616 Coolio's team purchased the rights to use the song - what always got me steamed is Coolio's fury at Weird Al for parodying "his song". I mean, it's good and all, but it will always be Stevie's song.

This song was beyond huge when it came out. The Chronic introduced gangsta rap to suburbia with white kids rapping along, this introduced gangsta rap to their parents!

Everybody vibed to this song for decades without realising the GREAT Message. Which over the years thankfully has spread and things are quite different for many and some of those issues came to the forefront etc etc This is great Rip Coolio

Yes! PLEASE react to the great Stevie Wonder’s song “PASTIME PARADISE”, which Coolio used as the foundation for this song. I love both abs has this Coolio CD back in the day, but Stevie Wonder is a music GOD.

Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of this called "Amish Paradise" 😊

Always Loved Coolio ❣️❣️❣️ OG 💯

Dangerous minds is one of my favorite movies. And this song still hits me in my feels! One love 💕

Now you should hear the original song. It was by Stevie Wonder, Pastime Paradise.

There's actually NO way that this song wasn't going to be a major hit! You've got the melody and genius of Sir Stevie Wonder harmonies on this track! No comparison to todays rap!

Gen X here Wild times a generation that raised itself. Real TALK

Another movie that is similar is Stand And Deliver, with Edward James Olmos as a math teacher of remedial math in East LA who saw potential in his students and started teaching them Algebra and eventually Calculus. It's based on a true story, and it came out in 1988, 7 years before Dangerous Minds.

@DaveMustang74

2 жыл бұрын

Stand and Deliver was better.

@steviekc9057

2 жыл бұрын

Agree - Stand and Deliver is by far the better movie. Lean on Me w/Morgan Freeman is also very well done.

@dr.burtgummerfan439

2 жыл бұрын

The Substitute with Tom Beringer was better than both.

@DaveMustang74

2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.burtgummerfan439 forgot about that one. Awesome movie that's a bit more....hands on. 🤣

@MrRandyv

2 жыл бұрын

As the kids called him, “ Finger Man”.

Such an iconic movie and soundtrack. This was at the height of gang violence in the 90s. And it being brought to the forefront in America

Coolio recorded his first single in 1987, titled "Whatcha Gonna Do? He also recorded "What Makes You Dance (Force Groove)" with Nu-Skool in 1988in 1991 he joined the group WC and The Maad Circle with WC, Big Gee and DJ Crazy Toones. L.V. is a founding member of the Gangsta rap group South Central Cartel.

Dont forget LV. He drove that chorus. Amazing

One of my fav rap songs. It tells a story & has a message. Whenever I hear it I crank up the volume!! Asia I highly recommend you watch the movie. It's powerful.

Coolio found out Michelle Pfeiffer was coming to do this video and he was very nervous but LOVED her after they did this. They stayed in contact and she was so sad when Coolio passed away. I love this movie. “ There are NO VICTIMS IN THIS CLASSROOM “. It was based on a book called My homies don’t do homework. The lady Michelle played really changed her students lives by showing that sometimes people really do care and want to see you succeed in life. In the movie she would show up at the student’s houses to introduce herself to their parents and gave positive remarks about her students to their parents. Asia, do yourself a favor and watch this movie. It’s so good, promise 😊

Rip Coolio🕊💔🙏 (8/1/1963-9/28/2022) This is a Masterpiece

Asia and BJ,THANKS FOR YOUR REACTION VIDEO! R.I.P. COOLIO ! I still from time to time groove to "GANGSTA'S PARADISE ". This song I sang a lot back in 1995 because I was a 24 yr. old junkie and Crackhead.. So, Coolio's lyrics,especially the 1st line resonated with me,"As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left...." Addiction made me a slave and I lost everything!Including, my son (5 yrs old at the time) and my daughter (3 yrs old at the time). "Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away..." "I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24. The way things are goin' I don't know.." "If THEY can't understand, how can THEY reach me..." POWERFUL LYRICS! I THANK YOU FOR THIS GIFT!This song has a very sentimental value to me. I have been in recovery from Crack and heroin since 2004;alcohol since 2011. I SHOULD'VE BEEN DEAD YEEEARS AGO! GOD was definitely watching over me! Now,my mission is to help those strugglin' with addiction/ alcoholism. May Coolio have a FANTASTIC VOYAGE TO THE GANGSTA'S PARADISE IN HEAVEN. SHAKA ZULU! ✌😥

So good. I have blown so so any speakers on this song back in the day. The video is heartbreaking. Thank you! ❤️🙏😇

This is one of those songs that is bigger than hip hop itself. Everyone knows this song and for good reason. It's a musical masterpiece!

***This was the Soundtrack to "Dangerous Minds", a film that starred Michelle Pfeiffer as a Teacher working in an Inner City school.

This is such an Iconic song- I don’t think there’s a person in the USA and beyond that can’t sing along! I think you two like Falling in Reverse; they do a cover you might enjoy. It sticks to the lyrics and melody but of course they put their flare on it. Check it out. Oh, and Coolio is on the video- I understand that he loved their cover!! Love your channel!!

@lesliebates22

2 жыл бұрын

Yep love this song and the Falling In reverse version!!!!

@Z3sty367

2 жыл бұрын

In Fear and Faith's version is better than FIRs in my opinion, just couldn't get into Ronnie's take, love FIR though

Brings back so many memories! Dangerous Minds was a great movie too. So much better than today's rap music.

Dangerous Minds was 1 of several movies over the years dealing with the same basic theme. It started with Sidney Poitier in To Sir With Love. Some good ones (who's names I remember) are The Principal, The Substitute, Lean On Me (w/Morgan Freeman), Wildcats, and We Are Marshall.

“ Gangsters Paradise” was the #1 song song of the year for 1995 on MTV Year End Countdown. You’ve got to see the movie 🎥

Gotta love Coolio's song Fantastic Voyage.

This is such a powerful song and message. It is emotional. The chorus with the background choir is hauntingly beautiful. Asia, you really should watch the movie as it is based on a true story. Stand and Deliver 1988 is a good movie as well. Also based on a true story with similar elements.

Epic tune!

A significant part of this song is sampled from Stevie Wonder's song, 'Pastime Paradise'.

RIP Coolio! he still had that hair in last interview i saw of him older here on you tube

I always thought the ten in his hand was the 10mm Smith and Wesson

Great Movie, mostly good message, great actress (😁). Overall great song!! Peace, Love!!

I don't think you two have reacted to Boz Scaggs. In 1976 he released his "Silk Degrees" album which contains numerous great songs. I believe both of you will really enough his music which ranges from r&b to jazz rock. The song "Lowdown" won the Grammy for best R&B song for 1976 and would be a good introduction to Boz Scaggs.

I'm not much into rap/hip hop type of music, but there is two songs that I will never stop to listening, I'm totally hooked, this song, and that one song from Eminem, "Lose Yourself" 🔥

This movie was so good!!!!

I been a lurker but I appreciate the fact that y'all the real ones. As a native American I respect y'all reacted to some stuff before. That's how I know y'all stuff is genuine! I'm asking I know like I said I been a lurker only for so long but all I'm asking for is actually one of my cousins song he just came out with called (kiowa kush) I'm asking cause you two are the only ones I ever seen react to native stuff and I respect that! Either way I love y'alls content. From a lurker lol I appreciate if y'all do it

Welcome back. I missed you guys.

@AsiaandBJ

2 жыл бұрын

More to come!

The first rap song I could actually rap all the words lol. Great song and movie.

Rest in Peace Coolio ♡

Dangerous minds movie. ... excellent choice

Screw Disney. You don't need them. They need you lol Keep on keepin on! Y'all are awesome!

I live around the corner from Coolio here in Vegas. Hung out with him many times.. Cool cat!

Long before I knew anything about music long before I saw the movie I remember being very impressed with the backup singer Learning now he is LV Absolutely incredible voice

This song has always had a great message.

Hi Asia & BJ! Great to have you guys back with new and amazing reactions. 😎👍 I have suggested this video before and I will do it again, because I really think, that you guys will be blown away by both the voice, music and surroundings of this video: Sarah Brightman: "Fleurs Du Mal" (live from Vienna Cathedral in 2008) I really want you guys to experience this musical piece, because it truly is💯 Best regards Your greatest fan from Denmark 😊

I was told this was a song you HAD to have. Watching the video it makes a lot more sense. Thanks for showing.

This song is still a hit today. I got it in my Playlist

Coolio's greatest hit. Great reaction! 👍🏿 Fun fact: Coolio is my 2nd cousin. His mother was my granny's (my dad's mom) younger sister; the 4th of 9 children. He's mostly doing his thing overseas now.

@williampinero9134

Жыл бұрын

😮😮😮😮

The movie Dangerous Minds is based on the true story of a California educator named LouAnne Johnson. It was adapted from her book “My Posse Don’t Do Homework “

Thers no way you had never heard this song, its massive

Man I am tearing up!! That movie makes me cry.

I'll admit, when this movie and song came out, it helped me understand how things in the inner city could lead kids to live such a lifestyle, even though they may not have wanted to. As a early 20s white guy from the rural south it made a big impact and I love the song because it tugs on my heart.

@vicegripp

2 жыл бұрын

That's super dope that you were able to get that transformative message from the artistry in the movie & song. The musicality in this song, combined with Coolio's dead serious & intense delivery of how he says the lyrics as he raps them, absolutely classic song in rap music history.

@willsofer3679

9 ай бұрын

A lot of people make fun of the "white savior" trope of Dangerous Minds, except that they fail to realize that this was actually based on a true story. A former Marine who was a highly praised teacher at an affluent school actually changed a whole inner-city school when they were brought in as a teacher... Partly by listening to the students, and the community. And then trying to make everyone who were "pillars of the community" (the white people in power), who weren't listening before, understand this was a product of cyclic violence, systemic racism, and indoctrination.

Now you should react to the song being sampled: "Pastime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder

What a classic 💛 I remember buying this and listening to it over and over constantly,driving people insane. Can still remember it word perfect to this day! I start singing along! Never seen the movie! Ha

I forgot about this movie, and don't even remember this song. I would have never known this was Coolio either; I don't know much of his music. BJ, I think you must of had to sneak into the movie too, ha, ha! Great reaction.

This song was sampled from Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise"

Thanks for sharing this Video Rest in Paradise ((Coolio))🕊️🕊️🕊️ 🙏

I love this song. I've listened to it the first time in 1995.

You guys are the actual BEST! I love the way you interact with each other. So natural, so true! Xx

The whole song is expressing the pain of inner city kids grew up in gangs four generation 😢 the choir expressing the pain God bless he begging for help inner city life period

I always loved this song and I’m not a big hip hop fan but this is one of my favorites

Just saw Coolio at the airport in Amsterdam, he's still a l'ocd out gangsta, set trippin' banger!

I’m going to join the list of people who have told you in the comments here to react to Stevie Wonder doing past time paradise because that’s the song that Coolio uses to make this and I don’t mean he sample said I mean he uses the whole song

This song gonna age well even 100 years from now.

"What's a Mac-10?" "It's a pow-pow" - made me chuckle - Love from the UK! - Actress whose name you're trying to remember is Michelle Pfeiffer btw

Coolio sang this entire song without using the N-word or cussing. RIP Coolio.

Actually the music is from Stevie Wonder's song "Past Time Paradise" from his album Songs In The Keys of Life. Also The song from Will Smith's movie The Wild Wild West the music is from the song "I Wish" from the same album.

Relatable is the way i think of when listening to this tune. Very relatable

I have never been into rap but I have always loved this song.

This is from the movie & soundtrack called Dangerous Minds I have the movie That was obsessed with this song when I was younger

Based on Stevie Wonder song. Bought that album when it came out back in the day.

This song was great back in the day...love this song...my favorite versus is the 3rd versus

I saw Dangerous minds a long ass time ago - now I need to go back and watch it. I use to love Michelle Pfeiffer; she was also in Scarface.

RIP to Coolio, who unfortunately died at 59 today.

The original song was called past time paradise and Stevie wonder wrote it in the 70s

The hook was originally recorded by Stevie Wonder and used as a sample for this.

This song is so well constructed.

This movie was so good. And the soundtrack ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥. Emilios death in the movie hit me the hardest too. And shame cause the actor who played Emilio died in 1998 due to respitory failure from AIDs 😢😢. May he rest in peace.

Probably one of the best rap songs of all time. Definitely top 5

This song. Was a must listen to back in the day 😉

So glad you guys had some down time with family…we missed ya’ll and glad you’re back and refreshed

@AsiaandBJ

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!