Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coolio, known for massive 1990s hip-hop hits like “Fantastic Voyage,” “C U When U Get There,” “1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)” and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coolio infused Billboard‘s charts with multiple hits in the 1990s, with his biggest, “Gangsta’s Paradise,” continuing to reach ...

Coolio performed his 1995 smash hit “Gangsta’s Paradise” just days before his sudden death on Sept. 28. The rapper took the stage for an “I Love the ’90s” tour stop in Texas this past weekend. On ...

If a rapper were only to be known for one song, it’s hard to beat “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Coolio’s signature No. 1 smash in 1995 was voted the best single of the year in the Village Voice’s “Pazz & Jop” ...

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 ...

Coolio, the rapper whose smash hit “Gangsta’s Paradise” sent him to international stardom, died Wednesday. He was 59. He died at a friend’s Los Angeles home, according to longtime manager Jarez Posey.

Coolio, the rapper known for 90s hip-hop anthems like “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died at 59 years old. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed. The news was confirmed by Coolio’s longtime manager ...

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Coolio, the West Coast rapper whose gritty music and anthemic hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” helped define hip-hop in the 1990s, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 59. His longtime manager, ...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said.

From a bookish, asthmatic child to mainstream hitmaker, the West Coast M.C. charted a distinctive path to hip-hop stardom. By Eduardo Medina and McKenna Oxenden To hear more audio stories from ...