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12 'SNL' music videos that are equal parts catchy and hilarious

The music and comedy worlds often collide whenever Saturday Night Live airs from Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Cast members such as Andy Samberg, Chris Redd, Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant, Kenan Thompson and beyond have made the SNL music video digital shorts connect with audiences even more than the live sketches. […]

10 times Machine Gun Kelly raised the bar on live performances

Machine Gun Kelly has gone from raging in clubs to rocking arenas and festivals, but the passion he puts into his live shows has never wavered. Leaving it all on the stage with each set, he continues to raise the bar on his live shows.  Proving his creativity knows no bounds, he’s resorted to hotboxing […]

‘Punk Goes...’ has one volume Fearless Records is still hoping to pull off

On one level, punk is an extreme reaction to the music taking place around it. And that’s why Fearless Records’ long-running Punk Goes… series is the essence of punk, even though its various and sundry volumes are full of pop songs and unplugged renditions of fierce, fiery and furious punk tunes. Now 19 years old, […]

“Gangsta’s Paradise” remix features ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ samples

As if the trailer for the live-action Sonic The Hedgehog film featuring“Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio didn’t spur enough memes, there’s at least one more viral video giving us nightmares based on the trailer. One YouTuber has recreated the song using only samples from the Sonic games. Read more: ‘Birds Of Prey’ breaks “chick flick” perception with […]

"Gangsta's Paradise" streams up after 'Sonic' trailer criticism

The first trailer for the Sonic The Hedgehog film dropped last week and pretty much broke the internet for many reasons — including using the song “Gangsta’s Paradise.”  There was a huge social media outcry lead to filmmakers announcing they will change the design only six months away from the film’s release date. Read more: […]

Falling In Reverse tell us about that time they lost Coolio at the APMAs

APTV caught up with Ryan Seaman and Jacky Vincent of Falling In Reverse at Rock On The Range to talk festival preparations and the 2014 APMAs, about which they gave us a bit of never-before-told information about their performance of “Gangsta's Paradise” with Coolio. “Moments before we went onstage, we couldn't find Coolio,” Seaman explains. […]

“My daughter is a big fan of Falling In Reverse”—Coolio’s APMAs Blackstar backstage interview

Coolio chats with our Blackstar Amplification backstage lounge hosts Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die and Jason Aalon Butler of letlive. after performing “Gangsta's Paradise” with Falling In Reverse at the APMAs. The rapper talks about why he likes his collaborators in FIR and offers advice for younger hip-hop artists. If you missed it, watch his […]

Watch Coolio conduct the Contemporary Youth Orchestra at the APMAs

“Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio gave an awesome performance of his hit song at the inaugural AP Music Awards, alongside Falling In Reverse and Issues' Tyler Carter. When the rapper wasn’t lying down verses with Ronnie Radke, he took some time to show off his skills as a conductor. Below, you can watch video of Coolio […]

Falling In Reverse perform "Gangsta's Paradise" with Coolio and Tyler Carter at the APMAs

Falling In Reverse cover “Gangsta's Paradise” at the APMAs with Issues' Tyler Carter and a little help from the source: Coolio! Watch the clip that originally aired on AXS TV tonight right here on APTV! Thumbnail photo credit: Graham Fielder