From the moment Coolio first heard producer Doug Rasheed playing around with an early version of the song in 1995, the Compton-raised rapper knew it was meant for him. He had been visiting his manager Paul Stewart's house in Hollywood to grab a check, he said on a 2016 episode of "Hot Ones," when he heard the song playing in another room. "I went to Doug, said, 'Yo! What's this?' He said, 'It's just a song we're working on.' And immediately I said, 'It's mine.' Just like that," Coolio recalled.
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From the moment Coolio first heard producer Doug Rasheed playing around with an early version of the song in 1995, the Compton-raised rapper knew it was meant for him. He had been visiting his manager Paul Stewart's house in Hollywood to grab a check, he said on a 2016 episode of "Hot Ones," when he heard the song playing in another room. "I went to Doug, said, 'Yo! What's this?' He said, 'It's just a song we're working on.' And immediately I said, 'It's mine.' Just like that," Coolio recalled.
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