From the day samplers became affordable to rappers and producers, hip-hop artists have been taking bits of their favorite music and dropping a beat on it.
Artis Leon Ivey Jr., better known as Coolio followed in those footsteps when he took Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise” and the 23rd psalm of the Bible and made a number one hit.
Billboard magazine, home of the top charts, recognized Coolio on December 6, 1995 at their awards presentation and the rapper brought up a very special guest, Wonder himself.
Backed by kids singing and playing violin, Stevie and Coolio interwove the original song from the 1976 classic Songs in the Key of Life, with the new mix that topped the music charts.
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