"Gangsta's Paradise" is a single by American rapper Coolio,released on August 1,1995 by Tommy Boy,Warner Bros. and MCA. Interpolating Stevie Wonder's song "Pastime Paradise" (1976),"Gangsta's Paradise" features vocals from American singer L.V. who served as a co-composer and co-lyricist with Coolio and Doug Rasheed,with Wonder also being credited for the composition and lyrics. Certified Platinum in October,the song was included on Coolio's second album,Gangsta's Paradise,in November 1995. Its music video was directed by Antoine Fuqua and featured Michelle Pfeiffer. The song is taken from Pfeiffer's movie Dangerous Minds,and the music video is also themed around the movie.
Earl Tywone Stevens Sr.,better known by his stage name E-40,is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date,appeared on numerous movie soundtracks,and has also done guest appearances on a host of other rap albums. Initially an underground artist,his 1995 solo album In a Major Way opened him up to a wider audience. Beginning in 1998,he began collaborating with mainstream rappers outside the San Francisco Bay Area. He rose to higher mainstream popularity in 2006 with his single "Tell Me When to Go",which was produced by Lil Jon.
American rapper E-40 has released 27 studio albums,7 collaborative albums,6 compilation albums,1 mixtape,5 extended plays,38 singles,and 8 other charting songs.
"Ain't Nobody" is a song by American funk band Rufus and American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on November 4,1983 by Warner Bros.,as one of four studio tracks included on their live album,Stompin' at the Savoy (1983). "Ain't Nobody" quickly gathered popularity,and reached number one on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1984 at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards,"Ain't Nobody" won for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. It has become one of Khan's signature songs.
"Still Ballin'" is a song by American rapper Tupac Shakur from the 2002 posthumous album Better Dayz. The song was released as a promo single in 2003 and features Trick Daddy. It is part two of the song "Str8 Ballin'" from the album Thug Life Vol. 1. On the album,Better Dayz,the song is listed under the name "Still Ballin' ",due to the song not being the original version. The original version,produced by Johnny "J" and featuring Kurupt,was recorded in 1995 during the All Eyez on Me sessions and has never been officially released.
"Suga Suga" is a song by American rapper Baby Bash featuring Mexican-American singer Frankie J. The song was written by both singers and was released on July 21,2003 to radio,and was physically released on August 5 as the second and final single from Baby Bash's third studio album,Tha Smokin' Nephew (2003). It is Baby Bash's highest-charting song on the US Billboard Hot 100,reaching number seven,and it appeared on several international rankings,including the New Zealand Singles Chart,where it peaked at number one. It has received sales certifications in Australia,Germany,New Zealand,the United Kingdom,and the United States.
In a Major Way is the second studio album by American rapper E-40. It was released on March 14,1995,by Sick Wid It and Jive Records. Production on the album was handled by Studio Ton,Mike Mosley,Sam Bostic,Funk Daddy,Kevin Gardner,Redwine,and E-40 himself,who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Levitti,2Pac,Celly Cel,Mac Mall,Mac Shawn and Spice 1,as well as fellow The Click groupmates B-Legit and Suga-T,and his son Droop-E.
"Straight Outta Compton" is a song by American hip hop group N.W.A. It was released on July 10,1988 as the lead single from their debut album of the same name. It also appears on N.W.A's Greatest Hits with an extended mix and The Best of N.W.A:The Strength of Street Knowledge. The song samples "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic,"West Coast Poplock" by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People,"Get Me Back on Time,Engine No. 9" by Wilson Pickett,and most famously,"Amen,Brother" by The Winstons. It was voted number 19 on About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs,and is ranked number 6 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
"Hotel Room Service" is a song by American rapper Pitbull released as the third single from his fourth album,Pitbull Starring in Rebelution. It was released to both iTunes and mainstream radio on June 16,2009. The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100,making it his second top 10 hit following "I Know You Want Me ".
Tenina Stevens,better known by her stage name Suga-T,is an American rapper from Vallejo,California. She is a founding member of the Click,a rap group that also includes her brothers E-40 and D-Shot and her cousin B-Legit.
"Right Above It" is a hip hop song by American rapper Lil Wayne,released as the first single off his eighth studio album,I Am Not a Human Being (2010). The song features vocals from Canadian and Young Money rapper Drake,and is produced by American hip-hop producer Kane Beatz. The song is also written by rapper and producer Andrew Canton. The song achieved reasonable chart success,particularly in the United States where it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Digital Songs chart,and also charted modestly internationally.
"Rapper's Ball" is a song by American rap artist E-40,featuring rapper Too $hort and Jodeci lead singer Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey. It is a single from the lead rapper's 1996 album Tha Hall of Game and is a B-side for E-40's song "Things'll Never Change",featuring The Dove Shack rapper Bo-Rock. The song peaked at #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart along with "Things'll Never Change",becoming E-40's most successful song as a lead artist until "U and Dat" featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl peaked at #13 on the Hot 100 in 2006. This song is considered a classic by most west coast rap fans,especially in E-40's hometown Vallejo which is in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. This song is also notable for featuring a diss to Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G. in which E-40 says,"Don't buy an $85,000 car before you buy a house",making reference to Biggie owning expensive cars but still not having purchased his own home. In the video,Tupac Shakur,who makes a cameo appearance,winks at the camera when this line is said. This song is also one of Too Short's successful songs amongst many Platinum Albums Too Short has recorded with other Bay Area HipHop Rap Legend. Later several Top Artists around the Bay would collaborate on the album Derty Werk by T.W.D.Y. a west coast supergroup formed by Ant Banks and released in 1999. The music video also features another Rap artist from the Bay Area most known for his Raw Gangsta Rap lyrics,Ice-T arriving with Too Short &playing pool with Tupac,albeit doesn't perform.
Ronald Ray Bryant,better known by his stage name Baby Bash,is an American rapper from Vallejo,California. His first two albums,Savage Dreams (2001) and On Tha Cool (2002),were released by the independent Houston-based label Dope House Records under the stage name "Baby Beesh". It was changed to "Baby Bash" before he signed with Universal Records in 2003 and released his first hit single,"Suga Suga",in July of that year. The song served as the lead single for his third album and major label debut,Tha Smokin' Nephew (2003).
"Without Me" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his fourth studio album The Eminem Show (2002). "Without Me" was released on May 14,2002,as the lead single from the album,and re-released on his greatest hits compilation album Curtain Call:The Hits (2005). "Without Me" is one of Eminem's most successful singles,reaching number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,and number one in fifteen countries.
"Cross Me" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring American rappers Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock. It released on 24 May 2019 through Atlantic Records as the second single from the former's compilation album,No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).
"All Night" is a song by RM and Suga of the South Korean boy band BTS and American rapper Juice Wrld,released on June 21,2019. It is the third single to be taken from the BTS World:Original Soundtrack,and was produced by RM.
"Bandit" is a song by American rappers Juice Wrld and YoungBoy Never Broke Again,released as a single on October 4,2019. It served as the final single released by Juice Wrld as a lead artist before his death,suffering from a seizure at Chicago's Midway Airport on December 8,2019,a few days after his 21st birthday. It was later added to Juice Wrld's second studio album Death Race for Love as a bonus track.
"Suga's Interlude" is a song by American singer Halsey and South Korean rapper Suga of BTS. It was released on December 6,2019 through Capitol Records as the third promotional single from Halsey's third studio album,Manic (2020). The song was released simultaneously with the album's second promotional single "Finally // Beautiful Stranger".
Suga is the third extended play by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. It was released on March 6,2020,by 1501 Certified Entertainment and 300 Entertainment. It features guest appearances from Kehlani and Gunna. The project's release was preceded by legal troubles between the rapper and the label,following a contract renegotiation attempt,which led to the filing of a temporary restraining order towards the label. Megan had initially intended for it to be her debut studio album,but instead released it as an EP as a result.
"Girl of My Dreams" is an English and Korean song by American rapper Juice Wrld and South Korean rapper Suga of BTS. The track was released as a standalone digital release on December 10,2021,serving as the first promotional single from Juice Wrld's fourth and second posthumous studio album,Fighting Demons (2021). It serves as the second collaboration between Juice Wrld and Suga from BTS,with the two having collaborated previously on the 2019 single "All Night" from the soundtrack album BTS World:Original Soundtrack (2019).
