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Song · 1995 · Gangsta rap

Gangsta's Paradise

1995

★ 6.5 editorial score

A Stevie Wonder interpolation cleared on condition the profanity went, L.V.'s stacked one-man choir, and 1995's biggest-selling single.

Genre

Gangsta rap Hip hop

Subject

Gang violence Mortality Urban decay

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“Sic transit gloria mundi.”

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