Rapper Once Feuded with 'Weird Al' Yankovic Over Parody of Hit Song Released 30 Years Ago originally appeared on Parade. With “Gangsta’s Paradise,” Coolio became a global superstar and icon of the ...

American rapper Coolio (Artis Leon Ivey Jr.) arrives at Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards 2015 held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 6, 2015 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo ...

Before he was Coolio, Artis Leon Ivey Jr. was just a kid growing up in Compton and South Central Los Angeles, at a time when middle class hope gave way to something very different. “Compton was ...

Coolio died aged 59 at his Los Angeles home in the United States of America on September 28, 2022. [Courtesy] Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including ...

The New York Jets really thought they were doing something cool when they entered the field blasting "Gangsta's Paradise" on a boom box. But they seemed to forget two important details about a ...

The New York Jets were knocked out of playoff contention two weeks ago, yet the team opted to send all of its starters out and play them against the Buffalo Bills. In the seconds leading up to kickoff ...

Sampling has been a cornerstone of hip-hop since its inception, with producers repurposing existing music to create entirely new sonic landscapes. A standout hip-hop sample is more than just a looped ...

In the 1990s hip hop and RnB world, no one would have imagined Coolio’s hit song “Gangsta’s Paradise” celebrating its 30th anniversary in a digital mansion in the metaverse. Now, merging old-school ...

Tyme Johnson of Tyme Productions has been tapped as director to helm the project, "The Fantastic Voyage," chronicling the humble beginnings of Grammy-winning rapper and multi-platinum recording artist ...

The final appearance made by late rapper Coolio in Hulu’s reboot of “Futurama” featured a holiday-themed hip-hop song and a tribute to the musician. “Yo, Santabot, I’ma drop my ‘Futurama’ X-Mas list ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coolio‘s posthumous album includes guest appearances from Naughty By Nature’s Treach, Da Lench Mob’s J-Dee and Ras Kass on a project that was not intended to be the rapper’s last.