Coolio

Coolio, whose birth name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1996 for “Gangsta's Paradise.” “ ...

[The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/golfa-s-paradise-interview-coolio-1247021.html) in 1997 that as a child, he would play board games with his mother, to whom he later dedicated his success. Coolio’s other hits included “Fantastic Voyage” — the opening song on his debut album — and “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New),” which were both nominated for Grammys. [his official online biography](https://coolioworld.com/me/). She wrote that the late addition “turned a preachy Michelle Pfeiffer film about an inner-city teacher into a hit that sounded fresher than it really was.” Posey, who worked with the rapper for more than 20 years, said he was told that Coolio died at about 5 p.m. [He said in 2018](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDdX7k3nASE) that after years of lamenting over his struggles in the music industry, he had realized that “people would kill to take my place.” It was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. At a 2016 performance in Brooklyn, N.Y., [Page Six reported](https://pagesix.com/2016/02/25/coolio-has-asthma-attack-on-stage-gets-inhaler-from-crowd/), he had an asthma attack and was saved by a fan who had an inhaler. [PopkillerTV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDdX7k3nASE) in 2018 that the song had taken him on “a great ride.” Its popularity has endured for decades, with the music video garnering [a rare billion-plus views on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPO76Jlnz6c). [wrote in a review](https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/19/arts/pop-briefs-048089.html) in The New York Times, noting that “Gangsta’s Paradise” uses “the somber minor chords” of “Pastime Paradise,” by Stevie Wonder. [wrote for The Times](https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/26/movies/critic-s-notebook-singing-dancing-and-sinning.html) in 1996. Other hits by Coolio, who won a Grammy for “Gangsta’s Paradise” in the mid-1990s, included “Fantastic Voyage” and “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New).”

Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died at the Los Angeles home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press. The cause ...

He worked as a volunteer firefighter and in airport security before devoting himself full-time to the hip-hop scene. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The cause was not immediately clear.

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 ...

He won a Grammy in 1996 for the song. “I wasn’t looking for a career, I was looking for a way to clean up – a way to escape the drug thing,” he told the publication. I wasn’t drinking or smoking or doing the stuff I usually did.” “It was going to kill me and I knew I had to stop. In recent years, Coolio enjoyed the perks of being a nostalgic figure, making television appearances on shows like “Celebrity Cook Off” and “Celebrity Chopped.” In firefighting training was discipline I needed.

COOLIO, the US rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song Gangsta's Paradise, has died in Los Angeles aged 59, his manager said Wednesday (Thur...

Coolio began his rap career in California in the late 80s, but gained global famed in 1995 when he released Gangsta’s Paradise for the soundtrack of the film Dangerous Minds. Posey told celebrity news website TMZ that Coolio was found unresponsive in the bathroom of a friend's house on Wednesday afternoon. COOLIO, the US rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song Gangsta’s Paradise, has died in Los Angeles aged 59, his manager said Wednesday (Thursday morning in Malaysia).

Although the rapper - whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr. - burst onto the scene in the late 1980s, he achieved worldwide fame thanks to his 1995 song " ...

However, the official cause of death is still pending. During the night of Wednesday, September 28, Coolio reportedly passed away at the age of 59. Although the rapper - whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 29 ― The rapper Coolio has died, NBC Los Angeles reported today, citing his manager, Jarez Posey. The artist, whose real name is Artis ...

Posey told the paper that Ivey had earlier been found unresponsive in the bathroom of a friend's home. EDT) at a local hospital, his manager Jarez Posey told the Times. The rapper died at about 5 p.m.

The Grammy-winning musician, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr, passed away in Los Angeles. No cause of death was immediately provided. Coolio's friend and ...

Coolio began his rap career in California in the late 80s, but gained global famed in 1995 when he released “Gangsta’s Paradise” for the soundtrack of the film “Dangerous Minds.” With a hook lifted from Stevie Wonder’s 1976 track “Pastime Paradise,“ the song sold millions of copies worldwide, topping pop charts in 16 countries and becoming Billboard’s Number One song for 1995. LOS ANGELES: Coolio, the US rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song “Gangsta’s Paradise,“ has died in Los Angeles aged 59, his manager said Wednesday.

Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died at the Los Angeles home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press. The cause ...

His career took off with the 1994 release of his debut album on Tommy Boy Records, It Takes a Thief. He worked as a volunteer firefighter and in airport security before devoting himself full-time to the hip-hop scene. The cause was not immediately clear.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 29 ― Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died today after being found unresponsive at a friend's Los Angeles home, the New York Times reported.

Posey told the paper that Ivey had earlier been found unresponsive in the bathroom of a friend's home. EDT) at a local hospital, his manager Jarez Posey told the Times. The rapper died at about 5 p.m.

Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr, was best known for his 1995 single 'Gangsta's Paradise,' from an album of the same name.

Posey told the paper that Ivey had earlier been found unresponsive in the bathroom of a friend's home. The rapper died at about 5pm pacific time (8pm EDT) at a local hospital, his manager Jarez Posey told the Times. Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died on Wednesday after being found unresponsive at a friend's Los Angeles home, the New York Times reported.

The rapper, best known for the hit single 'Gangsta's Paradise,' died in LA on Wednesday.

An official cause of [death](https://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/death) has yet to be announced. Coolio also appeared as an actor throughout his career, appearing on TV shows like Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Nanny, and Gravity Falls. Now, He's Giving Back in a Big Way. They say I need to learn, but nobody's here to teach me. The album went platinum on the success of the hit single "Fantastic Voyage." The rap earned him a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance. The song has been downloaded over a billion times on YouTube. He grew up in Compton, California, getting involved in the 80s and 90s west coast rap scene. I witness first hand this man's grind to the top of the industry. In 1994, Coolio dropped his debut solo album, This is sad news. [hip-hop](https://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/hip-hop) world is mourning the loss of [Coolio](https://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/coolio) tonight.

The Grammy-winning musician passed away in Los Angeles. No cause of death was immediately provided. Coolio's friend and long-standing manager Jarez Posey ...

“I didn’t write Gangsta’s Paradise — it wrote me,” he said. “A life cut entirely too short.” An enduring star of gangsta rap, Coolio’s high-spirited music videos brought him an increased following. He later pursued an acting career, including nabbing a part in 1997’s “Batman and Robin” and making a number of television cameos including on the hit 1990s show “The Nanny.” “I thought it was going to be a hood record; I never thought it would cross over the way that it did — to all ages, races, genres, countries and generations.” “It was its own entity, out there in the spirit world, trying to find its way to the world, and it chose me as the vessel to come through.”

Artist won a Grammy for best solo rap performance in 1995.

3 on the Billboard Hot 100. He worked as a volunteer firefighter and in airport security before devoting himself full-time to the hip-hop scene. The cause was not immediately clear.

Stars pay tribute to Gangsta's Paradise rapper, who has died at 59 after being found unresponsive.

[He told the Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-24-ca-19374-story.html) in a 1994 interview he did so as "a way to clean up". I witness first hand this man's grind to the top of the industry," while [Vanilla Ice tweeted: ](https://twitter.com/vanillaice/status/1575290453905350656)"I'm freaking out I just heard my good friend Coolio passed away". Musician Al Yankovic posted a picture of himself with the late rapper. He loved telling everyone that." "We ran every day. "Good people. "A life cut entirely too short," she continued. [Flavor Flav said](https://twitter.com/FlavorFlav/status/1575298109638205440) he and Coolio had been due to "perform together this Tuesday", saying his friend was "the West Coast Flavor Flav... [MC Hammer described](https://twitter.com/MCHammer/status/1575300984883974144) Coolio as "one of the nicest dudes I've known". RIP Coolio," he wrote, sharing a black and white picture of the rapper, and later posting a second picture of the pair together, along with Tupac and Snoop Dogg. Coolio's manager at Trinity Artists International, Sheila Finegan, said they were "saddened... [grossed nearly £85m](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl709658113/weekend/) (£78m) worldwide and the track became the biggest-selling record of the year in the US, and Coolio was awarded the Grammy for best rap solo performance.

Michelle Pfeiffer, who starred in 1995 film that featured hit single Gangsta's Paradise, among those to pay respects.

[to fund his career as a chef](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/21/coolio-music-catalogue-rights-career-chef). I witness first hand this man’s grind to the top of the industry. Writing on Twitter, the rapper and actor said: “This is sad news. Its opening track, Fantastic Voyage, would reach No 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. American rapper Snoop Dogg also paid tribute, writing “Gangstas paradise. Please have Coolio’s loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.”

Grammy-winning, rapper, producer and actor Coolio has died. He was best-known for hits "Fantastic Voyage" and "Gangsta's Paradise."

Coolio has died. The rapper, born Artis Leon Ivey, Jr., first broke into the music mainstream in 1994 with his debut album It Takes A Thief—and then became ...

(Calling him a one-hit wonder criminally undervalues any number of excellent, successful songs.) He didn’t stop making music—releasing 5 more albums from 2001 through 2007—but he also broadened his profile considerably, often by leaning into the comedic side that had appeared on even his earliest records. And then, well: “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Sampling in abundance from both Stevie Wonder and the Book Of Psalms, the song was originally attached to the Michelle Pfeiffer teaching drama Dangerous Minds. (The Pfeiffer-starring music video was an endlessly repeated MTV favorite, considerably raising the profile of director Antoine Fuqua in the process.) Taking the strings and chorus from Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise,” Coolio and co-writers L.V. and the U.K.; it won Coolio a Grammy. Led off by hit single “Fantastic Voyage”—which took both its name, and its funk groove, from the 1981 Lakeside song of the same name—Thief checked many of the boxes that would define Coolio’s career: Heavy use of samples and interpolation of ’70s and ’80s music, and a lyrical style that was both more thoughtful, and less self-serious, than the prototypical West Coast rap of the era. Coolio was 59.

Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., had a music career that spanned more than three decades. “As far as what I know now is that he was at a ...

He was a contestant in "Fear Factor" in 2001. "This is sad news. Overall, he has sold more than 17 million records, according to his website. No foul play is suspected, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said. for a death investigation, the department said. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the home around 4 p.m.

Uhagarariye inyungu ze yavuze ko basanze Coolio atagihumeka ari hasi mu bwongero bw'inzu y'inshuti ye i Los Angeles.

Naho umuhanzi MC Hammer yavuze ko Coolio yari “umwe mu bantu beza cyane namenye”. Snoop Dogg we yasobanuye ko Coolio mu ndirimbo ye yamamaye, arandika ati: "Gangstas paradise. Coolio yatangiye gukora muzika mu myaka ya za 1980, ariko yashimangiye izina rye mu mateka ya hip hop ubwo yakoraga indirimbo Gangsta's Paradise mu 1995.

Born Artis Leon Ivey Jr, the artist died at the Los Angeles home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey said on Wednesday. The cause of death was not ...

“I witness first hand this man’s grind to the top of the industry. I witness first hand this man’s grind to the top of the industry. But the two later made peace. Coolio was sentenced to six months probation and fined $30,000. The cause of death was not immediately clear. “I didn’t write Gangsta’s Paradise – it wrote me,” he said.

Coolio, who died on September 28, worked with everyone: Fran Drescher, Kenan, Kel, and Kermit. He is remembered and honored by Ice Cube, the Comics ...

Kenan Thompson expressed his condolences on Instagram Stories, writing, “Wait, now Coolio!!” In a subsequent story, he added, “Damn, homie!!! From the inclusion of “Rollin’ With My Homies” in Clueless, to his roles in Futurama and Dracula 3000, Coolio was omnipresent for much of the ’90s. Coolio, the rapper and actor behind “Gangsta’s Paradise” and the Kenan & Kel theme song,

His signature song owned the airwaves and proved that an emcee could be gangster and gregarious.

In his later years he had become a creature of reality TV, with appearances on Big Brother UK and Marriage Boot Camp – all while remaining a robust concert draw. When he wasn’t topping the charts, he was walking on to awards shows, celebrity basketball games, sitcoms, films and even kids’ shows – providing the theme song for the Nickelodeon variety show Kenan & Kel. It didn’t help that Dangerous Minds, with its heavy-handed white savior themes, would go on to be regarded as something of a joke, too. It topped the charts in 14 countries and locked out the top two spots on Billboard’s US Hot 100 list on the way to going triple platinum. And yet for all of Coolio’s obvious skill, which really shows up in his early work (he recorded his first single in 1987), he’s easily summed up in one song: Gangsta’s Paradise. On Wednesday, the rapper – real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr – died at a friend’s house in Los Angeles, his manager said.

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Coolio, the rapper whose hits including “Gangsta's Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday at age 59.

He was sentenced to six months probation and fined $30,000. Rest In Peace, @Coolio.” [“Weird Al” Yankovic tweeted](https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/1575312521497452546) “RIP Coolio” along with a picture of the two men hugging. [said on Twitter](https://twitter.com/icecube/status/1575295135516020737). And with his distinctive persona he would become a cultural staple, acting occasionally, starring in a reality show about parenting called “Coolio’s Rules,” providing a voice for an episode of the animated show “Gravity Falls” and providing the theme music for the Nickelodeon sitcom “Kenan & Kel.” 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The cause was not immediately clear.

In 2019, the Grammy Award winning rapper Coolio, who has died at the age of 59, played an intimate gig to about 100 people in Castlederg, County Tyrone. Even ...

"The time that he took to spend with my son, to talk music and to talk to everybody, there was no ego or anything from him, he was just really down to earth for somebody that's a Grammy Award winner landing in Castlederg." "He was a really nice guy and a really nice human being," Mr Doherty reflected when asked for his own tribute to the music star. "A lot of people thought it was a tribute act and a hoax and a PR stunt."

It started in 1995 in a home in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills, where two roommates — a music producer and a D.J. — used to compete over who could find the ...

remembered Coolio and his crew touring the world — Japan, France, Australia — and feeling like they were drawing “Michael Jackson-level” crowds that recited the lyrics along with them. “That was the one little moment in my whole history where there was a problem,” he noted, saying it was “very sweet” of Coolio to have told Vice he had made amends. “He put some magic on that track,” Rasheed said. “I’m not the kind of guy that has beef with people, because I go out of my way to make sure that people are fine with what I do,” he said. The rapper had a handful of hits before and after “Gangsta’s Paradise,” but nothing in his career would top the popularity and cultural influence of that track, which was featured in the 1995 movie “Dangerous Minds” and went on both to win a Grammy and inspire a Weird Al Yankovic [parody](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg). While “Amish Paradise” gave Coolio’s song a boost, the track was a smash on its own. Coolio recalled writing his verses in one session, rapping about chasing his dreams and the uncertainty of whether he would live to 24 years old. “Gangsta’s Paradise” spent three weeks atop Billboard’s Hot 100 and was named the chart’s No. The song that it inspired, “Gangsta’s Paradise,” would change both of their lives and catapult an up-and-coming West Coast rapper named Coolio to global stardom. “I walked into the studio, and asked Doug, ‘Wow, whose track is that?’” Coolio told Rolling Stone. (born Larry Sanders), who features on the song, had already started collaborating with Rasheed on the track, he said in an interview, when Coolio wrote those lyrics. “It made him a household name worldwide.”

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Hollywood star Michelle Pfeiffer is among many celebrities who have posted their emotional goodbyes to Coolio.

I witness first hand this man’s grind to the top of the industry. “Heartbroken to hear of the passing of the gifted artist Coolio. “He won a Grammy for his brilliant song on the soundtrack ― which I think was the reason our film saw so much success. I remember him being nothing but gracious. Pfeiffer was the lead of 1995 film Dangerous Minds which featured Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise on its soundtrack. As some of you may know I was lucky enough to work with him on Dangerous Minds in 1995.