years." L.V. released a solo version of the single in 1996 on his debut album, I Am L.V. This version did not feature Coolio, and featured additional lyrics written by L.V. himself, with rap lyrics written by Scarface and Dani Blooms. In 1996, the song was covered by Battery for the electro-industrial various artists compilation Operation Beatbox and their 1996 album, Distance. American post-hardcore band In Fear And Faith covered the song in 2008. Austrian melodic death metal band Artas covered the song in 2008 on the album The Healing. In 2014, post-hardcore band Falling in Reverse covered the song for the compilation album Punk Goes 90s Vol. 2. The video included an appearance by Coolio. In 2015, Postmodern Jukebox produced a version in a 1920s jazz style. That same year, New Zealand hard rock band Like a Storm covered the song on their second studio album, Awaken the Fire. In other media It was first used in the 1995 drama film Dangerous Minds and was featured in its soundtrack. In 2011, the song featured in the comedy film Bad Teacher. The song featured in the superhero film The Green Hornet. The song appears in the 2013 action comedy film Pain & Gain. The song was also featured in various official trailers for the 2014 US comedy film Tammy, which stars Melissa McCarthy. In 2019, the song was used in the original trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog. Accolades Billboard Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers 1995 Top Hot 100 Single number one Top Hot 100 Single Sales number one (2.5 million copies) (2× platinum) Grammy Awards Best Rap Solo Performance Record of the Year (nominated) MTV MTV Video Music Awards 1996 Best Rap Video Track listings Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts All-time charts Certifications and sales References External links Rock on the Net 1995 songs 1995 singles Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Coolio songs Dutch Top 40 number-one singles European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles Film theme songs G-funk songs Gangsta rap songs Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance Irish Singles Chart number-one singles MCA Records singles Music videos directed by Antoine Fuqua Number-one singles in Australia Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Finland Number-one singles in Germany Number-one singles in Iceland Number-one singles in Italy Number-one singles in New Zealand Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in Scotland Number-one singles in Sweden Number-one singles in Switzerland Number-one singles