First chorus
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Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise.
— Coolio
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise." in the context of "First chorus" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Coolio" (Quotes: Gangsta's Paradise (1995)
Co-written with Larry Sanders, and Doug Rasheed, this was first released on the soundtrack of Dangerous Minds, and later on his own album as the title track. ยท Official video ยท Live performance on Late Night with Conan Obrien (5 September 1995))
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About Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (1 August 1963 โ 28 September 2022), professionally known as Coolio, was an American rapper, who first gained fame as a member of the gangsta rap group WC and the Maad Circle, and then even greater success as a solo artist after his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit single "Gangsta's Paradise".
About Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (1 August 1963 โ 28 September 2022), professionally known as Coolio, was an American rapper, who first gained fame as a member of the gangsta rap group WC and the Maad Circle, and then even greater success as a solo artist after his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit single "Gangsta's Paradise".
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