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Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ returns to charts following his death? Ent Update

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‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, the hit 1995 single from the late Coolio, has re-entered the charts for the first time in over 25 years following the rapper’s death last month.

Per Billboard, the multi-Platinum song has re-entered both its Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and its Hot Rap Songs chart. It currently appears at Number 16 on the former chart, while charting even higher up at Number 11 on the latter. Additionally, the song is currently placed at Number 45 on Billboard‘s Global 200, which tracks the overall success of singles across the world.

Outside of the US, the song has also made a chart comeback – in the UK, it has re-entered the Singles Chart at Number 55, and the Hip-Hop/R&B chart at Number Nine. It also charted again in the Top 100 of countries such as Greece (Number 22), Belgium (Number 50), the Czech Republic (Number 56), Lithuania (Number 62) and Poland (Number 65).

This marks the first time ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ has appeared on most of these charts since 1996 – with the exception of the UK charts, where it returned in 2009 after Coolio appeared on Celebrity Big Brother.

Following its 1995 release, the song became one of the most successful singles of all time. It topped the charts in 21 countries – including Australia, where it would hold the Number One position for 14 weeks, a record that was held locally for over 20 years. The song went on to achieve 26 Platinum certifications globally, including four in the UK and three in the US.

The resurgence of ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ comes as part of an overall surge in listening to the late rapper’s catalogue. Since he died, Coolio’s songs have racked up some 19.6million streams in the US alone – a rise of 264.3 per cent overall.

Aside from ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, the report also noted a considerable uptick in streams of his single ‘Fantastic Voyage’ – which was also used in a commercial for Airbnb earlier this year – as well as his hits ‘C U When U Get There’, ‘1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New)’ and ‘Too Hot’.

This rise in listening has even spilled over to the catalogue of “Weird Al” Yankovic, who famously parodied ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ with his 1996 single ‘Amish Paradise’. The parody has almost doubled its usual amount of weekly streams in the wake of Coolio’s passing, with Billboard noting a 104 per cent rise.

Yankovic was one of multiple celebrities to pay tribute to Coolio in the wake of his death. Others included Ice Cube, Martin Lawrence, Michelle Pfieffer and Snoop Dogg.

In late September, Futurama producer David X. Cohen revealed that Coolio will feature posthumously in the show’s upcoming return. Prior to his death, the rapper recorded lines for his character, Kwanzaa-bot, as well as a freestyle rap.

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Davido: I’ll go to jail for Chioma?Entertainment gist

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Afrobeats superstar Davido has vowed to go to jail for his fiancee and baby mama if need be.

The “Assurance” singer revealed this during an interview with Miyabel on Hot 97.

He stated he would go to jail for Chioma aka Chef chi if she commits a crime for him.

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The duo’s relationship experienced a setback in 2020 after news of him having yet another child with an America model-cum-makeup artiste, Larissa London broke.

But in September 2022, their relationship set sail again as they’ve been seen together at different events loving up on each.

Recently, he officially confirmed that he and his estranged fiancee-cum-baby mama weren’t just back to together but also that they’ll be tying the nuptial knot in 2023.

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Oxlade: Wizkid told me not to copy him? Ent Update

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Singer Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman aka Oxlade has shared the career-related advice he got from his mentor Wizkid.

He said the Grammy award winner advised him to observe his style of music and figure out a way of being unique without copying him.

Oxlade made this known during an interview on Kiss FM UK.

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He talked about his performance at the 21,000 capacity Accor arena in Paris, France.

The 25-year-old artist explained that Wizkid does not want him to follow the same path he took or to make the same mistakes.

According to him, Wizkid made it possible for him to have his first ever performance at the prestigious O2 Arena in 2018.

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SEVENTEEN Announces Additional Dates And Cities For 2022 World Tour “BE THE SUN”?Entertainment gist

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SEVENTEEN has confirmed additional dates and cities for their Asian tour!

The day after completing their North American tour and the initial last stop for their Asian tour in Singapore on October 13, SEVENTEEN gave a pleasant surprise to their fans by releasing a poster announcing the additional dates of their “BE THE SUN” Asia Tour. According to the poster, they will hold additional performances in Bulacan, the Philippines on December 17 and Jakarta, Indonesia on the December 28.

SEVENTEEN is also scheduled to hold concerts at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on November 19 and 20, followed by the Tokyo Dome on November 26 to 27, and finally the Vantelin Dome in Nagoya on December 3 and 4.

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