Coolio

Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (1 August 1963 – 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".

Gangsta's Paradise (1995)
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 * 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. · Official video · Live performance on Late Night with Conan Obrien (5 September 1995)

I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left 'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
 * As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of You better watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin' Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk.

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.
 * Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
 * First chorus

That the ones we hurt, are you and me? Tell me why are we, so blind to see That the ones we hurt, are you and me?
 * Tell me why are we, so blind to see
 * Second chorus

Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin' It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
 * Power and the money, money and the power

If they can't understand it, how can they reach me I guess they can't, I guess they won't I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool.
 * They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me