{"product_id":"5029831118031-my-soul-asia","title":"My Soul","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003e Tommy Boy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e AMAZON \u003cbr\u003e Compton-born Artis Ivey Jr was well into his 30s by the time he made it big. Having served his time in old-skool rap acts like WC and The MAAD Circle since 1979, his breakthrough finally arrived in 1993 with the jubilant party anthem \"Fantastic Voyage\", but it was the Stevie Wonder-sampling \"Gangsta's Paradise\" which made Coolio a worldwide name, selling 4 million copies (the biggest-selling rap record in history) and earning him a Grammy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The fact that success came so late to Coolio was audible in every groove. The mello yello melodies and rubbery basslines had more in common with the phat-bottomed P-funk he grew up on than the G-funk that was in vogue. And his been-there, done-that maturity showed too, especially on this, his third album, with cautionary tales about crack and guns. My Soul is littered with the obligatory guest spots from the likes of G-funk crooner Montell Jordan, rapper Ras Krass, Coolio protegés 40 Thevz and legendary soul harmonists The Dramatics, and sometimes bizarre samples. \"Ooh La La\"--which lifts from Grace Jones' \"Pull Up To The Bumper\" to superb effect--makes perfect sense, but the biggest hit here is an unfortunate relic from the rap\/classical crossover fad which gripped the world in late 1997: \"C U When U Get There\", based on Pachelbel's \"Canon In D\", might be a little too saccharine for some tastes. -- Simon Price\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39713388003425,"sku":"5029831118031","price":5.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_804253_1566400_jpg.jpg?v=1727987919","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/5029831118031-my-soul-asia","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}