{"id":115204,"date":"2022-09-29T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=115204"},"modified":"2022-09-29T12:31:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:31:25","slug":"grammy-winning-rapper-coolio-dies-at-59-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=115204","title":{"rendered":"Grammy Winning Rapper Coolio Dies at 59 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=115204\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=115204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-115205 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coolio-article-only-860x484-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coolio-article-only-860x484-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coolio-article-only-860x484-1.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rapper Coolio, known for the hit singles \u201cFantastic Voyage and \u201cGangsta\u2019s Paradise\u201d, passed away September 28, 2022, in Los Angeles, CA. The entertainer suffered a heart attack while at a friend\u2019s house. He was 59.<\/p>\n<p>Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. on August 1, 1963, worked many odd jobs before becoming a rapper. His first single titled \u201cWhatcha Gonna Do\u201d was released in 1987. He followed up with the song \u201cWhat Makes You Dance (Force Groove)\u201d in 1988. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In 1994 he signed to Tommy Boy Records and released his debut solo album It Takes a Thief, with the lead single being \u201cFantastic Voyage\u201d, which received heavy rotation on MTV and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. \u201cFantastic Voyage\u201d became one of the biggest rap singles of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Coolio\u2019s other big hit \u201cGangsta\u2019s Paradise\u201d won him the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. The song was released for the film DANGEROUS MINDS (1995), starring Michelle Pfeiffer. It became one of the most successful rap songs of all time, topping on the Billboard Hot 100 for several weeks. It was also the number one single of 1995. Coolio appeared opposite Pfeiffer in the official video of the song.<\/p>\n<p>Coolio produced a total of eight studio albums between 1994 and 2009. He made appearances in films and television series such as MARTIN (1995), BATMAN AND ROBIN (1996), JUDGMENT DAY (1999), EARLY EDITION (1999), ARLI$$ (2000), GANGLAND (2001), DAREDEVIL (2002), CHARMED (2002), SEX AND THE CITY 2 (2003), DRACULA 3000 (2004), and TEACHERS (2017).<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Coolio\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Rapper Coolio, known for the hit singles \u201cFantastic Voyage and \u201cGangsta\u2019s Paradise\u201d, passed away September 28, 2022, in Los Angeles, CA. The entertainer suffered a heart attack while at a friend\u2019s house. He was 59. 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