{"id":18286,"date":"2022-12-17T11:32:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T11:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=18286"},"modified":"2022-12-17T11:32:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T11:32:32","slug":"celebrate-the-life-music-of-coolio-with-this-brand-new-orchestral-version-of-gangstas-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2022\/12\/17\/celebrate-the-life-music-of-coolio-with-this-brand-new-orchestral-version-of-gangstas-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate The Life &#038; Music Of COOLIO With This Brand New ORCHESTRAL Version Of GANGSTA\u2019s PARADISE!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The music world lost a true legend this year when pioneering rap figure Coolio was called home. As a recording artist, Coolio dominated the charts with his 1995 breakthrough album&nbsp;<em>Gangsta\u2019s Paradise<\/em>. As a consummate performer, he brought fans of all genres, races and creeds to their feet with his captivating stage persona. And as a person, he was as beloved as they came, appearing in numerous TV shows and providing guest vocals for a number of hip hop and punk rock tracks. His death was mourned the world over, a testament to Coolio\u2019s unique popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, fans have another way to celebrate the life and music of Coolio, with a brand new recording of the smash hit \u201cGangsta\u2019s Paradise\u201d that features Coolio\u2019s recut vocals for the track performed over a 30-piece professional orchestra, the world-renowned Budapest Symphony Orchestra. On this version, gospel meets classical as the gorgeous arrangement of strings and horns provide the perfect musical transcendence befitting Coolio\u2019s epic legacy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stream the single:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/orcd.co\/coolio_budapest_symphony_orchestra_gp\">https:\/\/orcd.co\/coolio_budapest_symphony_orchestra_gp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also be sure to check out the accompanying music video, which captures the in-the-studio magic of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra recording and interspersed with clips of Coolio\u2019s stage performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watch the video:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RvydAyspdlc\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/RvydAyspdlc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The music world lost a true legend this year when pioneering rap figure Coolio was&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[2487],"class_list":["post-18286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-news","tag-coolio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18288,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18286\/revisions\/18288"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}