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Listen to Coolio, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Coolio

Hip-Hop/Rap

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Top Songs By Coolio

Listen to Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.) by Coolio, see lyrics, music video & more!
Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.)Coolio
Listen to Fantastic Voyage by Coolio, see lyrics, music video & more!
Fantastic VoyageCoolio
Listen to 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New) by Coolio, see lyrics, music video & more!
1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)Coolio
Listen to C U When U Get There (feat. 40 Thevz) by Coolio, see lyrics, music video & more!
C U When U Get There (feat. 40 Thevz)Coolio
Listen to County Line by Coolio, see lyrics, music video & more!
County LineCoolio
Listen to Rollin' With My Homies by Coolio, see lyrics, music video & more!
Rollin' With My HomiesCoolio
Listen to Gangsta's Paradise (Re-Recorded Version) by Coolio, see lyrics, music video & more!
Gangsta's Paradise (Re-Recorded Version)Coolio
Listen to Too Hot by Coolio, see lyrics, music video & more!
Too HotCoolio
Listen to Payback (feat. Coolio) by Montell Jordan, see lyrics, music video & more!
Payback (feat. Coolio)Montell Jordan
Listen to Fanstic Voyage (Re-Recorded / Remastered) by Coolio, see lyrics, music video & more!
Fanstic Voyage (Re-Recorded / Remastered)Coolio

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Listen to Greatest Hits by Coolio
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More albums from Coolio

Listen to My Soul (25th Anniversary) by Coolio
ALBUMMy Soul (25th Anniversary)Coolio
Listen to Steal Hear by Coolio
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Listen to El Cool Magnifico by Coolio
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Listen to Soul On Ice by Ras Kass & Coolio
ALBUMSoul On IceRas Kass & Coolio
Listen to Gangsta's Paradise (25th Anniversary - Remastered) by Coolio
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Listen to Gangsta's Paradise 2k11 (Coolio vs. Rico Bernasconi & Kylian Mash) [Remixes] by Coolio, Rico Bernasconi & Kylian Mash
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Listen to It Takes a Thief by Coolio
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Coolio's Popular Music Videos

Watch Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.) music video by Coolio & L.V.
Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.)
Coolio & L.V.
Watch Fantastic Voyage music video by Coolio
Fantastic Voyage
Coolio
Watch Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.) music video by Coolio
Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.)
Coolio
Watch Tag (feat. Too $hort & DJ Wino) music video by Coolio
Tag (feat. Too $hort & DJ Wino)
Coolio
Watch Gangsta's Paradise (Rap Edition) music video by Coolio, Holy Priest & 1 World
Gangsta's Paradise (Rap Edition)
Coolio, Holy Priest & 1 World
Watch TAG "YOU IT" music video by Coolio, Too $hort & DJ Wino
TAG "YOU IT"
Coolio, Too $hort & DJ Wino
Watch Bad Guy (feat. Coolio) music video by LEL Brothas
Bad Guy (feat. Coolio)
LEL Brothas
Watch Miss You (feat. Haddaway, Coolio & Goast) music video by R&E a.k.a. Rumanetsa & Enchev
Miss You (feat. Haddaway, Coolio & Goast)
R&E a.k.a. Rumanetsa & Enchev
Watch Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.) [Lyric Video] music video by Coolio
Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.) [Lyric Video]
Coolio
Watch C U When U Get There (Official Music Video) ([HD]) [feat. 40 Thevz] music video by Coolio
C U When U Get There (Official Music Video) ([HD]) [feat. 40 Thevz]
Coolio

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Coolio Essentials
Coolio Essentials
From “Gangsta’s Paradise” and beyond—revisit the best of the late rapper and actor (1963-2022).
Coolio Essentials

About Coolio

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Hometown
Compton
Born
August 1, 1963
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
Even in a crowded 1990s, where superlatively talented and uncommonly cool rappers seemed to multiply by the minute, Coolio distinguished himself as an artist wholly his own. Born Artis Ivey Jr. in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt in 1963, he moved with his mother to Compton when he was eight. Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, he saw the way overpolicing and the proliferation of drugs eroded the quality of life in what was once an idyllic suburb. But in the decade that followed, Coolio emerged as a wildly expressive and charismatic rapper, helping to cement his adopted hometown’s reputation as one of the densest concentrations of hip-hop talent in the world. First recognized for his work with fellow Angelenos WC, Big Gee, and DJ Crazy Toones in the group WC and the Maad Circle, Coolio struck solo stardom with hits like 1994’s Lakeside-sampling “Fantastic Voyage” and the following year’s towering “Gangsta’s Paradise,” one of the defining songs of the 1990s. He was also incisive in subtler ways, lamenting racist dress codes and injecting humor into the gothic horror that marked his contemporaries’ work.
Coolio has also released music as a member of WC and the Maad Circle.

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