Coolio is an American rapper whose fame exploded in the 1990s. Born as Artis Leon Ivey Jr. in 1963 in Compton, California, he grew up in a harsh environment, but quickly developed an innate talent for ...

The “Gangsta’s Paradise” lyricist died of a drug overdose, a source confirmed to TMZ. And according to a new coroner’s report, Coolio sadly had fentanyl, as well as traces of heroin and ...

Precious little in Coolio’s career had suggested he would even entertain something so bleak as “Gangsta’s Paradise”. “Do I have to use a gat to show you where I’m at?” he rapped on 1991’s Ain’t a Damn ...

Rapper and entertainer Coolio (born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. in 1963) was pronounced dead September 28 after collapsing in a friend’s bathroom in Los Angeles, California. According to the tabloid TMZ, ...

Coolio already had a hip-hop party song ready to go when he was asked to contribute a song to the teen comedy Clueless in 1995. “Rolling with My Homies” actually featured the original lyrics to ...

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Kel Mitchell paid tribute to late rapper Coolio, and revealed the last conversation he had before his shocking death. Kel Mitchell has shared a tribute to his late collaborator Coolio. The “Gangsta’s ...

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