Which film featured Coolio’s 1995 hit song “Gangsta’s Paradise” on its soundtrack?

Coolio’s 1995 hit song “Gangsta’s Paradise” was featured in the film Dangerous Minds.

Dangerous Minds was released in 1995 and stars Michelle Pfeiffer as LouAnne Johnson, a teacher working with students at an inner-city high school. The film was loosely based on Johnson’s memoir, My Posse Don’t Do Homework.

Coolio recorded “Gangsta’s Paradise” with singer L.V. The song prominently samples the instrumental and vocal structure of Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise,” originally released on Wonder’s 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. Its serious tone and orchestral arrangement contrasted with many contemporary rap singles.

The single became one of Coolio’s signature recordings and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1996. It is sometimes confused with the film’s broader soundtrack credits, but Dangerous Minds is the movie most directly associated with the song’s breakthrough.