Shoulda Been Mo

Coolio - Can-O-Corn
(From It Takes A Thief album; 1994)

Coolio · Can-O-Corn

The Coolio song which was never a single but really shoulda been. Certainly, it was the song The Source magazine's review of Coolio's debut album identified as the jam, and the song I rewound the most after Fantastic Voyage. Obviously the Everlasting Love sample helps, but Coolio brought some vivid lived-in autobiographical pathos from his own time on the pipe.

If KMD's Black Bastards album had dropped as was intended in 1994 then Sweet Premium Wine surely would have been the follow-up single to What A N*ggy Know? Name me a more anthemic song from Black Bastards which the iconic duo of Zev Luv X & Subroc both rhyme on. I'll wait. KMD - Sweet Premium Wine
(From Black Bastards album; 1994/2000)

fourfours · KMD - Sweet Premium Wine

If we sacrifice Tina Malone to a volcano can we get Coolio back?

Nu Skool - I Wanna Know What Makes You Dance
(From Los Angeles Extreme - Force Groove Vol. 1 compilation EP; 1988)


A post title for the Britz there. Pour out a little orange soda for Coolio who me and the lads celebrated and considered earlier this year. Coolio was a charismatic personality when he first appeared at the arse-end of L.A's Electro era on tracks like Nu Skool's I Wanna Know What Makes You Dance, and he lived long enough to see Fantastic Voyage used in a British TV advert for Air BNBs. That's the thing about Coolio - he was a true multimedia star in Britain who was embraced by everyone from the streetz to the studentz. Someone get Elton John on the phone and get him to redo Candle In The Wind for Mr. Too Hot himself.

Coolio - Fantastic Voyage
(From It Takes A Thief album; 1994)


Top 10 California Livin' single of all time no IMHO necessary.