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Sep 28, 2022 · Coolio, the ’90s rapper who lit up the music charts with hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died, his friend and manager Jarez Posey, told CNN. He was 59.
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Born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., Coolio began recording music in the late 1980s and joined the hip hop group WC and the Maad Circle. His solo breakthrough came in 1994, when he released the album “It Takes a Thief,” including the Top Ten single “Fantastic Voyage.” He followed its success with “Gangsta’s Paradise” the following year, recorded for the movie...
Coolio appeared in a number of movies and TV shows, often as himself but also as an actor. His movies include “Batman & Robin,” “An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn,” and “Leprechaun in the Hood.” On TV, he made appearances on shows including “Martin,” “The Nanny,” “Malcolm & Eddie,” and “Charmed,” as well as providing the voice of Kwanzaabot...
“When I wrote ‘Gangsta’s Paradise,’ the very first thing that came out of my mouth, I freestyled. ‘As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,’ that whole first line, I freestyled it and I sat down and started writing it and I never once picked up my pen. I didn’t stop to think about anything. I wrote the whole song out without really thin...
Sep 29, 2022 · Coolio, whose nineties music was a staple on radio, a favourite on MTV, and included the hit ‘Gangsta’s Paradise,’ died Wednesday at the age of 59. Coolio’s manager, Jarez Posey, confirmed the rapper’s death to Rolling Stone. A cause of death was not immediately available. Read next
Sep 29, 2022 · Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr, won a Grammy for the 1995 track Gangsta's Paradise, which led the soundtrack to the film Dangerous Minds. Pfeiffer, who starred in the movie,...
Sep 28, 2022 · Coolio, whose Nineties music was a staple on radio, a favorite on MTV, and included the hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” died Wednesday at the age of 59. Coolio’s manager, Jarez Posey, confirmed...
Sep 29, 2022 · US rapper Coolio — who achieved enormous success with his 1995 hit Gangsta's Paradise — has died aged 59. Key points: The cause of Coolio's death was not immediately clear. He was found dead in the bathroom of a friend's home in Los Angeles. His biggest hits included Gangsta's Paradise and Fantastic Voyage.
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Sep 29, 2022 · Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at age 59, his manager said.
