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Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper. He was best known for his single "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for changing the course of hip-hop by bringing it to a wider audience. Other singles included "Fantastic Voyage" (1994), "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" (1996), and "C U When U Get There" (1997). He released nine albums, the first three of which achieved mainstream success: It Takes a Thief (1994), ''Gangsta's Paradise (1995), and My Soul'' (1997). Coolio first achieved recognition
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Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. on August 1, 1963, in Monessen, Pennsylvania, was an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He was also known by the pseudonym Coolio and utilized his voice as his primary instrument. His musical career spanned from 1987 to 2022, during which he released work under Tommy Boy Records. His genres included West Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap, G-funk, and pop rap.
He is notably associated with the work "Gangsta's Paradise." Coolio died of cardiac arrest on September 28, 2022, in Los Angeles. He was a male citizen of the United States who spoke and wrote in English.
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Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known professionally as Coolio, was an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Coolio achieved mainstream success in the mid-to-late 1990s with his albums It Takes a Thief (1994), Gangsta's Paradise (1995), and My Soul (1997). He was best known for his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit single "Gangsta's Paradise", as well as other…
Known for
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
- It Wants Blood 2 — Don Luscious2023
- Bobcat Moretti — Coolio2023
- Game On! — Self2020
- The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story — Self2018
- United Skates — Self2018
- The Goddamn Comedy Jam — Self2016
- Greatest Hits2016
- Teachers — Mr. Wence2016
- Lord of the Freaks — Self2015
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1963
- Active to
- 2022
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,154,075
- Total plays
- 17,921,583
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Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known professionally as Coolio, was an American rapper and entertainer. He gained international recognition for his 1995 single "Gangsta's Paradise", which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance and became one of the most successful rap songs of the 1990s. Other notable singles include "Fantastic Voyage" (1994), "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" (1996), and "C U When U Get There" (1997). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Coolio">Read
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- Musical artist.name
- Coolio
- Musical artist.image
- Coolio.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Coolio in 2002
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Artis Leon Ivey Jr.
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Monessen, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Musical artist.death_place
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1987–2022
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- WC and the Maad Circle
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Monessen
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Gangsta's Paradise
- Field of work
- rapping
- Genre
- pop rap
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- coolioworld.com
- Image
- Coolio.jpg
- Number of children
- 10
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- Commons category
- Coolio
- date of birth
- 1963-08-01
- Commons gallery
- Coolio
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- pseudonym
- Coolio
- social media followers
- 177252
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2022-09-28
- birth name
- Artis Leon Ivey Jr.
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
- manner of death
- accidental death
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