Toronto woman sings 'Gangsta's Paradise' for 12 hours straight in Coolio tribute
Minute after minute, hour after hour, an innovative young artist from Toronto stayed live on camera — with no breaks — singingCoolio's iconic 1995 hit track "Gangsta's Paradise,"for 12 hours straight.
Twenty-one-year-old Tiana, who can be found onTikTokandYouTubeunder the handle Untainted Afro, is a freaking phenom. Let's just get that out of the way.
In addition toperforming live songsandconducting social experimentson the streets of Toronto, she dances, raps, sings, cooks, dishes out hair advice and — from time to time — hosts marathon livestreams during which she反复执行一个歌曲for hours at a time.
There’s a girl on TikTok live singing Gangsta’s Paradise for 12 hours straight to honor Coolio and I…pic.twitter.com/1HCx25dPY5
— (@_theeunicorn_)October 1, 2022
She oncerapped Eminem's Lose Yourselffor almost 12 hours straight. She lasted another 12 hours singing Doja Cat'sGet into It (Yuh), 12 hours doing Kodak Black'sSuper Gremlin, and 10 hours each on Em'sRap GodandGodzilla.
She alsoflossed for three consecutive hourslive on YouTube earlier this year, which is no easy feat.
In her latest and most-viral livestreaming stunt to date, Tiana took up the mantle of the recently-deceased Coolio, performinghis highest-ever charting singlefor 12 hours on TikTok.
This girl on TikTok (untaintedafro) has been singing Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” for almost 12 hours now as a tribute…and I honestly respect it.#Coolio#GangstasParadisepic.twitter.com/4KrYp75iTK
— Dennis Marr (@dennismarrr)October 1, 2022
Needless to say, she got some attention, both on account of the stream's extreme length and Coolio's recentdeath at the age of 59.
A TikTok post promoting the stream, in which Tiana wears her hair in similar styleto the Grammy Award-winning rapper's trademark braids,has been viewed more than eight million timessince going live on Friday.
An archived version of the actual stream has yet to be posted to Tiana's profiles, but a blogTO reader and fan of the artist's says it had as many as 14,000 viewers at a time before it ended.
There’s a young girl on TikTok live singing Gangsters Paradise for 12hrs straight as a tribute to Coolio and I’m dying.. I love her she’s cracking up me up ♥️pic.twitter.com/GJP0Np1WBB
— chingatumadre (@ahhh_yikes)September 30, 2022
Clips abound on Twitter, however, where people shared footage from the stream with remarks of shock, awe, wonder and confusion.
"TikTok never fails, just came across a girl that's been singing gangsters paradise on repeat for 12 hours live in her bedroom as a tribute to Coolio,"wrote one Twitter user.
"TikTok lives are so interesting,"joked another. "I'm on a live and all that’s happening is this person is singing Gangsta's Paradise for 12 hours straight."
Okay she's been rapping for an hour, and she's got 11 hrs left
— molls. (@mollymol___)September 30, 2022
Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. in Monessen, Pennsylvania,died at the age of 59on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in Los Angeles.
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