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Rebel Wilson Joins The Kooks at Reading Festival for ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Cover

The actress says the cameo was arranged about 12 hours earlier as a playful in‑character “movie scene” moment.

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Overview

  • Wilson appeared on the Main Stage on Friday as Luke Pritchard set up the bit as filming and introduced her as “pop star Tazzi Young.”
  • She rapped the verses while Pritchard sang the chorus of Coolio’s 1995 hit, prompting a loud singalong from the crowd.
  • Pritchard said Wilson contacted the band to watch their set, and he immediately invited her to join them on stage.
  • Wilson said they chose the cover overnight because she didn’t want to “butcher” a Kooks song and knew all the words to that track.
  • The Kooks shared video of the moment on Instagram, and there has been no announcement of any further collaboration.