Synopsis

Coolio falls asleep on his porch after brushing off his friend Spoon's invitation to go to the beach, pointing out that they do not have a car. A mysterious, 1970s-style magician appears and transforms a battered bicycle into a customized blue 1965 Chevrolet Impala convertible. Coolio and his friends cruise toward the beach, picking up passengers along the way and turning the trip into a lively, multiracial street party. After the celebration, the car becomes a bicycle again, apparently revealing the entire adventure as a dream - although the car's license plate remains behind.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was filmed in Los Angeles and premiered in May 1994.

• The magical transformation centers on a blue 1965 Chevrolet Impala convertible, matching the song's imagery of cruising and hydraulic switches.

• B-Real of Cypress Hill makes a cameo during the beach-party sequence.

• The video won both Rap Clip of the Year and Rap New Artist Clip of the Year at the 1994 Billboard Music Video Awards.

• It was also nominated for the awards show's Maximum Vision honor and received a 1995 Soul Train Music Award nomination for R&B/soul music video.

• The "FNTX VYG" license plate left on the bicycle at the end acts as a playful final twist, casting doubt on whether the voyage was only a dream.

• The video helped establish Coolio's visual identity during the breakout period surrounding his debut album, It Takes a Thief. The single later peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

• In 2018, Chrysler reworked the concept for a promotional video titled "Vantastic Voyage," again featuring Coolio.