Coolio, rapper of hits 'Gangsta's Paradise,' 'Fantastic Voyage,' dead at 59
Coolio, rapper of hits 'Gangsta's Paradise,' 'Fantastic Voyage,' dead at 59
His long-lasting supervisor Jarez Posey affirmed the news to Drifter and NBC News Wednesday. He said he accepts Coolio had a coronary failure, yet didn't give an authority reason for death.
His long-lasting supervisor Jarez Posey affirmed the news to Drifter and NBC News Wednesday. He said he accepts Coolio had a coronary failure, yet didn't give an authority reason for death.
Brought into the world in Pennsylvania in 1963, Coolio, whose genuine name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., later moved to Compton, California, where he was raised.
Brought into the world in Pennsylvania in 1963, Coolio, whose genuine name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., later moved to Compton, California, where he was raised.
He kept records during the 1980s, and his vocation exploded in 1995 with his tune "Gangsta's Heaven," which was highlighted in the Michelle Pfeiffer-drove film "Perilous Personalities."
He kept records during the 1980s, and his vocation exploded in 1995 with his tune "Gangsta's Heaven," which was highlighted in the Michelle Pfeiffer-drove film "Perilous Personalities."
"It's about existence, since you're living in the hoodlum's heaven likewise," Coolio said of the tune on the "Howard Harsh Show" in 1995.
"It's about existence, since you're living in the hoodlum's heaven likewise," Coolio said of the tune on the "Howard Harsh Show" in 1995.
His 1994 single "Awesome Journey" additionally hit No. 3 on the Announcement Hot 100.
His 1994 single "Awesome Journey" additionally hit No. 3 on the Announcement Hot 100.
Coolio acquired six Grammy Grant assignments and one win, for best rap solo execution for "Gangsta's Heaven" in 1996.
Coolio acquired six Grammy Grant assignments and one win, for best rap solo execution for "Gangsta's Heaven" in 1996.
He delivered a sum of eight collections: 1994's "It Takes a Cheat," 1995's "Gangsta's Heaven," 1997's "My Spirit," 2001's "Coolio.com," 2002's "El Cool Magnifico," 2006's "The Arrival of the Gangsta," 2008's "Take Hear" and 2009's "From the Last 2 the Top."
He delivered a sum of eight collections: 1994's "It Takes a Cheat," 1995's "Gangsta's Heaven," 1997's "My Spirit," 2001's "Coolio.com," 2002's "El Cool Magnifico," 2006's "The Arrival of the Gangsta," 2008's "Take Hear" and 2009's "From the Last 2 the Top."
He likewise showed up in a few movies and Television programs, including "Futurama," "Enchanted" and "The Caretaker."
He likewise showed up in a few movies and Television programs, including "Futurama," "Enchanted" and "The Caretaker."
In a 2016 meeting with Uproxx, Coolio pondered the inheritance he needed to leave.
In a 2016 meeting with Uproxx, Coolio pondered the inheritance he needed to leave.
"I want to be associated with simply being a cool ass individual. Also, being smart," he said. "In the event that individuals don't recall my music, my cooking, or my film work, it doesn't make any difference.
"I want to be associated with simply being a cool ass individual. Also, being smart," he said. "In the event that individuals don't recall my music, my cooking, or my film work, it doesn't make any difference.
I simply maintain that individuals should say ... 'He generally attempted to instruct me. He was continuously looking at something that planned to make me a superior individual.' "
I simply maintain that individuals should say ... 'He generally attempted to instruct me. He was continuously looking at something that planned to make me a superior individual.' "