Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
|||
Line 1:
{{Short description|American rapper (1963–2022)}}
{{For|the computer hacker also known as Coolio|Dennis Moran (computer criminal)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Coolio
| image = Coolio.jpg
| caption = Coolio in 2002
| birth_name = Artis Leon Ivey Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1963|8|1}}
| birth_place = [[Monessen, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|record producer|actor}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|9|28|1963|8|1}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| years_active = 1987–2022<ref name="Berry">{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Peter A. |date=August 1, 2018 |title=Happy Birthday, Coolio! |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/08/happy-birthday-coolio/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531123717/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/08/happy-birthday-coolio/ |archive-date=May 31, 2020 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |publisher=[[XXL Magazine]]}}</ref>
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[West Coast hip-hop]]
* [[gangsta rap]]
* [[pop rap]]
}}
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Tommy Boy Records|Tommy Boy]]
* [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
* [[Allied Artists Music Group|Allied Artists]]
}}
| past_member_of = [[WC and the Maad Circle]]
}}
'''Artis Leon Ivey Jr.''' (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022),<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Rapper Coolio Dead at 59 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coolio-dead-obit-1234602038/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001204723/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coolio-dead-obit-1234602038/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref name=course/> Other singles included "[[Fantastic Voyage (Coolio song)|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 (album)|It Takes a Thief]]'' (1994), ''[[Gangsta's Paradise (album)|Gangsta's Paradise]]'' (1995), and ''[[My Soul (Coolio album)|My Soul]]'' (1997). Coolio first achieved recognition as a member of the [[gangsta rap]] group [[WC and the Maad Circle]]. Coolio sold 4.8 million albums in the U.S.<ref name=nytobit/>
He also created the six-episode reality television show ''[[Coolio's Rules]]'' (2008), the web series ''[[Cookin' with Coolio]]'', and published a cookbook.
Coolio died on September 28, 2022, at 59 years old, from an accidental overdose of [[fentanyl]], [[heroin]], and [[methamphetamine]].
==Early life==
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. was born on August 1, 1963, in [[Monessen, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=varietyobit>{{Cite news |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |title=Coolio, Grammy-Winning 'Gangsta's Paradise' Rapper, Dies at 59 |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/coolio-dead-dies-gangstas-paradise-rapper-1235387456/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929023422/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/coolio-dead-dies-gangstas-paradise-rapper-1235387456/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 29, 2022 |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=nbcobit>{{Cite news |last1=Dasrath |first1=Diana |last2=Helsel |first2=Phil |date=September 28, 2022 |title=Rapper Coolio dead at 59 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/rapper-coolio-dead-59-rcna49916 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929020209/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/rapper-coolio-dead-59-rcna49916 |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 | work=[[NBC News]] |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Monessen native Coolio, "Gangsta's Paradise" rapper, dead at 59| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/monessen-coolio-gangstas-paradise-rapper-dead-at-59/ | agency=[[Associated Press]] | work=[[CBS News]] |date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001204723/https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/monessen-coolio-gangstas-paradise-rapper-dead-at-59/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> His mother was a factory worker who divorced his father, who was a carpenter, and they moved to [[Compton, California]] when Ivey was eight years old.<ref name=kemp>{{cite magazine |last=Kemp |first=Mark |title=Coolio: Paradise Found |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coolio-paradise-found-166220/2/ |access-date=October 9, 2022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 14, 1995}}</ref> Ivey was severely [[asthmatic]] and, as a child, he was taken to the hospital several times due to asthma complications. He was a regular visitor to his local library as a boy. He often played board games with his mother.<ref name=nytobit/> He started rapping as a teenager, earning the nickname Coolio Iglesias due to his slick performances, a takeoff of Spanish singer [[Julio Iglesias]]; the nickname was later shortened to Coolio.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/sep/30/coolio-obituary |title=Coolio obituary | first=Peter | last=Mason | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=September 30, 2022}}</ref> He was arrested for taking a weapon to school and served prison time for [[larceny]].<ref name=course>{{cite news |last=Savage |first=Mark |title=How Gangsta's Paradise changed the course of hip-hop |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63074469 |access-date=October 9, 2022 | work=[[BBC News]] |date=September 29, 2022}}</ref> As Compton went into decline in the 1980s, he became addicted to [[crack cocaine]], but quit drugs after spending time living with his father in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], crediting Christianity for helping him get over his addiction.<ref name=nytobit/> There, he worked for the [[California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection]].<ref name=nytobit/><ref name=kemp/> Coolio attended [[Compton Community College]] then worked in a [[volunteer fire department]] and security at [[Los Angeles International Airport]], before becoming a rapper.<ref name="Allmusic" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Sweet |first=Matthew |author-link=Matthew Sweet (writer) |date=August 23, 1997 |title=Golfa's Paradise; Interview: Coolio |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/golfas-paradise-interview-coolio-1247021.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813091014/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/golfas-paradise-interview-coolio-1247021.html |archive-date=August 13, 2016}}</ref>
==Music career==
Coolio recorded his first single in 1987, titled "Whatcha Gonna Do?".<ref name="Berry" /> In 1988, he recorded "What Makes You Dance (Force Groove)" with Nu-Skool. Coolio made connections in the L.A. rap scene, and in 1991, joined the group [[WC and the Maad Circle]], led by rapper [[WC (rapper)|WC]]. He is a credited co-contributor on the group's debut album ''[[Ain't a Damn Thang Changed]]'', including on the single "Dress Code".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Revisit & Listen to WC And The Maad Circle's 'Ain't A Damn Thang Changed' (1991) | Tribute |date=September 15, 2021 |url=https://albumism.com/features/wc-and-the-maad-circle-debut-album-aint-a-damn-thang-changed-turns-30-anniversary-retrospective |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001204723/https://albumism.com/features/wc-and-the-maad-circle-debut-album-aint-a-damn-thang-changed-turns-30-anniversary-retrospective |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |publisher=Albumism.com}}</ref>
===Tommy Boy Records and ''It Takes a Thief''===
In 1994, Coolio signed a recording contract with [[Tommy Boy Records]] and released his debut solo album ''[[It Takes a Thief (album)|It Takes a Thief]]''. The lead single "[[Fantastic Voyage (Coolio song)|Fantastic Voyage]]" received heavy rotation on [[MTV]] and peaked at No. 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming one of the biggest rap singles of the year. Other minor hits from the album include "County Line" and "I Remember". ''It Takes a Thief'' peaked at No. 8 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=It Takes a Thief Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/coolio/chart-history/tlp/ |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117212859/https://www.billboard.com/artist/coolio/chart-history/tlp/ |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> becoming certified Platinum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum – It Takes a Thief |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=COOLIO&ti=IT+TAKES+A+THIEF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728200526/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=COOLIO&ti=IT+TAKES+A+THIEF |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |access-date=September 8, 2018 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref> The album received praise for bringing a humorous and lighthearted perspective to the often violent and profane themes of typical [[gangsta rap]].<ref name="Allmusic">{{Cite web |last=Huey |first=Steve |title=Coolio Biography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/coolio-mn0000780346/biography |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615122428/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/coolio-mn0000780346/biography |archive-date=June 15, 2016 |access-date=June 18, 2016 |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
===''Gangsta's Paradise''===
In 1995, for the film ''[[Dangerous Minds]]'', Coolio released "[[Gangsta's Paradise]]", featuring [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[L.V. (singer)|L.V.]]. It became one of the most successful rap songs of all time, topping the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for three weeks. It was the No. 1 single of 1995 in the United States for all genres and was a global hit topping the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, and New Zealand charts. "Gangsta's Paradise" was the second-best-selling single of 1995 in the U.K. The song also created a controversy when Coolio claimed that comedy musician [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] had not asked for permission to make his parody of "Gangsta's Paradise", titled "[[Amish Paradise]]".<ref>{{Cite news |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |last=Johnson |first=Billy |date=August 1, 2013 |title=Coolio Did Not Want Weird Al to Spoof 'Gangsta's Paradise' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bp/coolio-did-not-want-weird-al-spoof-gangsta-205954306.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715163933/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bp/coolio-did-not-want-weird-al-spoof-gangsta-205954306.html |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[1996 Grammy Awards]], the song won Coolio a [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance]].<ref name="grammy">{{Cite web |title=Coolio wins rap Grammy – UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/02/28/Coolio-wins-rap-Grammy/8925825483600/ | work=[[United Press International]] | date=February 28, 1996}}</ref>
Originally "Gangsta's Paradise" was not meant to be included in one of Coolio's studio albums, but due to its success, Coolio included it on the album, making it the title track. It [[interpolation (popular music)|interpolates]] the chorus and music of the song "[[Pastime Paradise]]" by Stevie Wonder, which was recorded nearly 20 years earlier on Wonder's album ''[[Songs in the Key of Life]]''. The album ''[[Gangsta's Paradise (album)|Gangsta's Paradise]]'' was released in 1995 and was certified two-times Platinum by the RIAA, selling more than two million copies in the US alone.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amos Barshad |date=August 10, 2011 |title=Nostalgia Fact-Check: How Does Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise Hold Up? | work=[[Vulture.com]] |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/08/nostalgia_fact_check_how_does_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614164852/https://www.vulture.com/2011/08/nostalgia_fact_check_how_does_1.html |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The album contains two other major hits in "[[1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)]]" and "Too Hot" with J. T. Taylor of [[Kool & the Gang]] doing the chorus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=SPIN |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Coolio, 'Gangsta's Paradise' Rappers, Dies at 59 |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/09/coolio-gangstas-paradise-rappers-dies-at-59/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001204728/https://www.spin.com/2022/09/coolio-gangstas-paradise-rappers-dies-at-59/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref> Despite no longer being an official member of the group, Coolio appears on the second WC and the Maad Circle album ''[[Curb Servin']]'' on the song "In a Twist".<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 3, 2018 |title=WC and the Maad Circle Drop 'Curb Servin': Today in Hip-Hop – XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/wc-and-the-maad-circle-drop-curb-servin-album-today-in-hip-hop/ | work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615204817/https://www.xxlmag.com/wc-and-the-maad-circle-drop-curb-servin-album-today-in-hip-hop/ |archive-date=June 15, 2020 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, Coolio had another top 40 hit with the song "It's All the Way Live (Now)" from the [[Eddie (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the movie ''[[Eddie (film)|Eddie]]''. He is also featured on the song "Hit 'em High" from the soundtrack to the 1996 film ''[[Space Jam]]'' with [[B-Real]], [[Method Man]], [[LL Cool J]], and [[Busta Rhymes]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/290531454/ |title=Space Jam CD getting a major push | work=The Post-Crescent | via=[[Newspapers.com]] | date=November 28, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205527/https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/290531454/?terms=coolio%20%22Hit%20%27em%20High%22&match=1 |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2014, the band [[Falling in Reverse]] did a cover of "Gangsta's Paradise" for ''[[Punk Goes 90s Vol. 2]]'', with Coolio making a cameo in the music video.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Falling in Reverse Land Coolio for 'Gangsta's Paradise' Clip |url=https://loudwire.com/falling-in-reverse-coolio-cameo-gangstas-paradise-video/ | work=[[Loudwire]] | first=Chad | last=Childers |date=May 8, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209130316/https://loudwire.com/falling-in-reverse-coolio-cameo-gangstas-paradise-video/ |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |access-date=September 29, 2022 }}</ref>
===Red Hot Organization and Tommy Boy Records dismissal===
In 1996, Coolio appeared on the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s compilation CD ''[[America Is Dying Slowly]]'', alongside [[Biz Markie]], [[Wu-Tang Clan]], and [[Fat Joe]], among many other prominent hip-hop artists. The CD meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African-American men.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 1970 |title=20 Years Ago, Coolio, De La Soul, and the Rest of Rap Chipped in to Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/20-years-ago-coolio-de-la-soul-and-the-rest-of-rap-chipped-in-to-raise-hivaids-awareness/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611191003/https://www.vice.com/en/article/8gxb3b/20-years-ago-coolio-de-la-soul-and-the-rest-of-rap-chipped-in-to-raise-hivaids-awareness |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |publisher=Vice.com}}</ref> That same year, he recorded the music video "Aw, Here It Goes!" for the opening sequence of the [[Nickelodeon]] television series ''[[Kenan & Kel]]'', which ran for four seasons.<ref name="kenankel">{{Cite web |last=Lawrence |first=Derek |date=July 15, 2016 |title=Kenan and Kel: The story behind America's favorite orange soda-loving best friends |url=https://ew.com/tv/2016/07/15/kenan-kel-20-year-anniversary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205828/https://ew.com/tv/2016/07/15/kenan-kel-20-year-anniversary/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=ew.com}}</ref>
[[File:Coolio at The Great GoogaMooga Festival (cropped).jpg|left|upright|thumb|Coolio in 2012]]
Coolio's third solo album, ''[[My Soul (Coolio album)|My Soul]]'', came out in 1997. Although it contains the major hit "[[C U When U Get There]]" and the album went platinum, it failed to reach the success of his previous two albums. Coolio was subsequently dropped from the [[Tommy Boy Records]] label. Since then, 2001's ''[[Coolio.com]]'', 2003's ''[[El Cool Magnifico]]'', 2006's ''[[The Return of the Gangsta]]'', and 2008's ''[[Steal Hear]]'', 2009's [[From the Bottom 2 the Top]], and 2017's ''Long Live the Thief'' have not charted on any [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' chart]]. He did have a minor hit in the UK in 2006 with "[[Gangsta Walk]]" (featuring [[Snoop Dogg]]).<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 1, 2022 |title=Celebrities React to Death of Rapper Coolio |url=https://people.com/music/michelle-pfeiffer-kenan-thompson-snoop-dogg-more-react-to-death-of-coolio/ | first1=Charmaine | last1=Patterson | first2=Jack | last2=Irvin | work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001204726/https://people.com/music/michelle-pfeiffer-kenan-thompson-snoop-dogg-more-react-to-death-of-coolio/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
While touring with hip-hop duo [[Insane Clown Posse]], Coolio received a tattoo as a homage to the group's fanbase, reading "[[Juggalo|Jugalo]] Cool" {{sic}}. He stated that the misspelling was intentional. Coolio performed at the [[Gathering of the Juggalos]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.grunge.com/1032796/the-real-reason-that-coolios-juggalo-tattoo-is-misspelled/ | title=THE REAL REASON COOLIO'S JUGGALO TATTOO IS MISSPELLED
| first=WILLIAM |last=KENNEDY | work=[[Static Media]] | date=September 30, 2022}}</ref>
Coolio is featured on an international collaboration track called "Fuck the DJ" by UK rapper Blacklisted MC, also featuring [[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]] of [[D12]], [[Adil Omar]] (from Pakistan), and [[Uzimon]] (from Bermuda). The song premiered on music website Noisey from [[Vice (magazine)|''Vice'']] in October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Millard |first=Drew |date=October 29, 2014 |title=Listen to Blacklisted MC's "Fuck the DJ," Featuring Adil Omar, Coolio, Bizarre, and Uzimon |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/blacklisted-mc-fuck-the-dj-adil-omar-coolio-bizarre-uzimon/ | work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628020447/https://mb.moatads.com/s/v2?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vice.com%2Fen%2Farticle%2F6wwyq6%2Fblacklisted-mc-fuck-the-dj-adil-omar-coolio-bizarre-uzimon&pcode=viceheader426995670975&ord=1656381879942&jv=1877922524&callback=BrandSafetyNadoscallback_87532842 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
===Television appearances===
In 1996, Coolio made a [[guest appearance]] as himself on ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]''.<ref name="sabrina">{{Cite news |date=October 10, 2021 |title=Melissa Joan Hart Answers All Our Burning Sabrina the Teenage Witch Questions 25 Years Later |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1305223/melissa-joan-hart-answers-all-our-burning-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-questions-25-years-later |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422164055/https://www.eonline.com/news/1305223/melissa-joan-hart-answers-all-our-burning-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-questions-25-years-later |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |work=[[E!]]}}</ref>
Coolio appeared in a 1998 episode of ''[[The Nanny]],'' "Homie-Work", in which he portrays the nerdy Erwin, a "gift wrapper", and is transformed by the nanny into a "Rapper" for [[Maxwell Sheffield]]'s new rap musical.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Homie-Work |series=The Nanny |series-link=The Nanny |network=[[CBS]] |date=March 18, 1998 |season=5 |number=17}}</ref>
Coolio appeared in the 15th episode of the fourth season of [[Charmed]], which aired March 14, 2002. He plays the role of a Lazarus Demon.
In 2002, Coolio appeared as himself in an episode of [[Blind Date (American TV series)|Blind Date]] <ref>{{cite web | title=Pissing in the Wind 🫢🍻 Blind Date Full Episode | website=[[YouTube]] | date=March 5, 2023 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QYl45t-YB8 }}</ref>
In 2004, Coolio appeared as a contestant on ''Comeback – Die große Chance'' (''"Comeback: The Big Chance"''), a German talent show featuring artists looking for a comeback.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2004 |title="Comeback – Die große Chance": Doris Day Meets Grandmaster Flash |url=https://www.presseportal.de/pm/25171/536707 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323204606/https://www.presseportal.de/pm/25171/536707 |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |access-date=January 22, 2021 |website=PressePortal }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Coolio To Face Off Against International Pop Stars |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/coolio-to-face-off-against-international-pop-stars/ | work=[[AllHipHop]] |date=January 29, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001204728/https://allhiphop.com/news/coolio-to-face-off-against-international-pop-stars/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In the television series ''[[Futurama]]'', Coolio voiced Kwanzaa-bot, a rapping robot who spreads awareness about [[Kwanzaa]]. His first appearance was in the 2001 episode "Tale of Two Santas", his second was in the 2007 TV Movie ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', performing the song "This Trinity's Going to War", and his third and final appearance was in the 2023 episode "I Know What You Did Next Xmas". The latter episode was dedicated to him, as he had recorded his lines for the episode just weeks prior to his death.<ref>{{cite news | title=Coolio Recorded 'Futurama' Revival Cameo as Kwanzaa-bot Weeks Before Death | url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/coolio-futurama-kwanzaabot-1235389694/ | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 30, 2022 }}</ref>
In 2009, Coolio appeared as a housemate on ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 6]]'', which he placed 3rd. He later went to appear on the UK's ''[[Ultimate Big Brother]]'' in 2010, where he decided it was best to leave the house after numerous confrontations with [[Nadia Almada]] and others there.
In January 2012, he was one of eight celebrities participating in the [[Food Network]] reality television series ''[[Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off]]'', where he represented the [[Music Saves Lives]] Organization.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off: New Show Premieres This Winter |url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/shows/2011/07/rachael-vs-guy-celebrity-cook-off | work=[[Food Network]] |date=July 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119171140/http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2011/07/29/rachael-vs-guy-celebrity-cook-off/ |archive-date=January 19, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In June of the same year, Coolio voiced a wax figure of himself on ''[[Gravity Falls]]''.
par Coolio was featured on the March 5, 2013, episode of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] reality program ''[[Wife Swap (American TV series)|Wife Swap]]'', but his then-girlfriend left him after the program was taped.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bunting |first=Sarah D. | work=[[Yahoo!]] |date=March 5, 2013 |title='Celebrity Wife Swap' Makes Coolio's Girlfriend Realize She Could Do Better |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/news/11-craziest-moments-from-mark-mcgrath-and-coolio-s--celebrity-wife-swap--episode-031758665.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017123651/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/news/11-craziest-moments-from-mark-mcgrath-and-coolio-s--celebrity-wife-swap--episode-031758665.html |archive-date=October 17, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> On June 30, 2013, he appeared alongside comedian [[Jenny Eclair]] and ''[[Emmerdale]]'' actor [[Matthew Wolfenden]] on the UK game show ''[[Tipping Point (game show)|Tipping Point: Lucky Stars]]'', where he came in second.
Coolio guest starred on a 2014 episode of the [[Adult Swim]] show ''[[Black Jesus (TV series)|Black Jesus]]'' titled "Gangsta's Paradise".<ref name="blackjesus">{{Cite web |last=Bienenstock |first=David |date=August 7, 2014 |title=Black Jesus Has Risen: The Gospel According to Aaron McGruder |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/black-jesus-has-risen-the-gospel-according-to-aaron-mcgruder-807/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411021742/https://www.vice.com/en/article/ppmmk9/black-jesus-has-risen-the-gospel-according-to-aaron-mcgruder-807 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |publisher=Vice.com}}</ref>
In July 2016, Coolio performed on ABC's ''[[Greatest Hits (TV series)|Greatest Hits]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch Greatest Hits TV Show - ABC.com |url=http://abc.go.com/shows/greatest-hits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531090241/http://abc.go.com/shows/greatest-hits |archive-date=May 31, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016 |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]}}</ref>
===Other appearances===
In 2019, Coolio appeared on the Irish rap group Versatile's track "Escape Wagon". He later featured on their 2021 album, ''Fuck Versatile'', on the track "Coolio Interlude".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ransden |first=Brenna |date=November 12, 2019 |title=Versatile Release a New Music Video Featuring Coolio |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/versatile-release-new-music-video-featuring-coolio-22794043 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009154951/https://www.hotpress.com/music/versatile-release-new-music-video-featuring-coolio-22794043 |archive-date=October 9, 2021 |access-date=June 27, 2022 |publisher=[[Hot Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Coolio Interlude |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2ISId3rnJZmbrERoZiGZWb |website=[[Spotify]] |date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326202908/https://open.spotify.com/track/2ISId3rnJZmbrERoZiGZWb |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Ivey had ten children,<ref name=clark>{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Meredith |title=Rapper Coolio revealed he had five grandchildren just months before his death |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/coolio-death-five-grandchildren-revealed-b2184062.html |access-date=October 9, 2022 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=September 30, 2022}}</ref> one of whom was born to his wife, Josefa Salinas, whom he married in 1996 and divorced in 2000.<ref name="cooliosrules">{{Cite news |title=Coolio and his kids put the "real" in reality TV |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/coolio-and-his-kids-put-the-real-in-reality-tv/ | work=[[The Seattle Times]]|last=Bentley |first=Rick |date=November 3, 2008 }}</ref> In March 2022, he told Australia's ''[[Today Extra]]'' that he had five grandchildren.<ref name=clark/>
In July 2008, Ivey and jazz saxophonist Jarez were enlisted as spokespersons by the group Environmental Justice and Climate Change to educate students at [[historically black colleges and universities]] about [[climate change]].<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/ne/news-release/2008/07/15/952104/0/en/Rapper-Coolio-and-Jazz-Saxophonist-Sign-On-to-Green-Campaign-Targeting-Black-College-Campuses.html | title=Rapper Coolio and Jazz Saxophonist Sign On to "Green" Campaign Targeting Black College Campuses | publisher=[[GlobeNewswire]] | date=July 15, 2008}}</ref> Ivey was a spokesperson for the [[Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America]], as his children are [[asthma]]tic.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/01/music/music_coolio120301.htm | title=Coolio: Rap Ambassador | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=December 3, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/09/28/coolio-found-dead-at-59 | title=Coolio found dead at 59 | first=RAPHAEL | last=HELFAND | work=[[The Fader]] | date=September 28, 2022}}</ref>
He hosted the online cooking show ''[[Cookin' with Coolio]]'', an offshoot of his reality show, ''[[Coolio's Rules]]'' that ran for six episodes in 2008.<ref name=outta/>
Ivey was the running mate for [[Pornographic film actor|pornographic film actress]] Cherie DeVille's [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential run in the [[2020 United States presidential election]]; they ended their campaign in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mikelionis |first=Lukas |date=January 31, 2019 |title=Porn Star Ends 2020 Presidential Bid After 17 Months, Endorses 'My Love, Bernie' |work=[[Fox News]] |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/porn-star-ends-her-17-month-campaign-to-get-on-dem-ticket-for-2020-presidential-election |url-status=live |access-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328110257/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/porn-star-ends-her-17-month-campaign-to-get-on-dem-ticket-for-2020-presidential-election |archive-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Varga |first=George |date=November 15, 2017 |title=Rapper Coolio and Porn Star Cherie DeVille Plan 2020 White House Run |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-me-music-coolio-20171115-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507234236/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-me-music-coolio-20171115-story.html |archive-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref>
===Legal issues===
In 1998, a court in [[Böblingen]], near [[Stuttgart]], sentenced Ivey to six months probation and fined him $17,000 after convicting him of being an accessory to robbery and causing bodily injury after Ivey and his band members allegedly attempted [[shoplifting]] clothing worth $940 and then punched the store owner when he was caught. Ivey alleged that he was promised the clothing for free in exchange for signing autographs.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rap Artist Is Fined in Theft in Germany |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/04/world/rap-artist-is-fined-in-theft-in-germany.html |url-status=live | agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 4, 1998 | url-access=limited | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307222722/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/04/world/rap-artist-is-fined-in-theft-in-germany.html |archive-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiguny |first=Bettina |title=Gangster-Rap in Böblingen |url=https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/gangster-rap-in-boeblingen-prominente_id_1910435.html | work=[[Focus (German magazine)|Focus]] |date=September 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324234706/https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/gangster-rap-in-boeblingen-prominente_id_1910435.html |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2016, Ivey and members of his crew were arrested for having a loaded firearm inside a bag at [[Los Angeles International Airport]]. The bag was flagged by the [[Transportation Security Administration]] as the group attempted to pass through a security checkpoint. One of his bodyguards claimed ownership of the bag, but Ivey later admitted that he was the owner and was subsequently sentenced to three years of probation and 45 days of [[community service]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/14/coolio-arrested-gun-charges-los-angeles | title=Coolio faces three years in prison after being arrested on gun charges | agency=[[PA Media]] | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=October 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/10/27/rapper-coolio-pleads-guilty-to-bringing-gun-to-airport/92822872/ | title=Coolio pleads guilty to bringing gun to airport | agency=[[Associated Press]] | work=[[USA Today]] | date=October 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/rapper-coolio-arraignment/ | title=Rapper Coolio Sentenced To Probation, Community Service For Carrying Handgun At LAX | work=[[CBS News]] | date=October 26, 2016}}</ref>
In 2017, Ivey missed a performance after he was denied entry into Singapore upon landing at [[Changi International Airport]]. Singapore's [[Immigration and Checkpoints Authority]] declined to comment on the reason for the denial, citing reasons of confidentiality. Coolio had been traveling from Beijing to Singapore to perform at a Formula One concert event.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/formula-one/american-rapper-coolio-misses-out-on-debut-singapore-show-after-being-denied-entry |last=Yuen |first=Sin |title=American Rapper Coolio Misses Out on Debut Singapore Show After Being Denied Entry. |work=[[The Straits Times]] |date=September 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917202429/http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/formula-one/american-rapper-coolio-misses-out-on-debut-singapore-show-after-being-denied-entry |archive-date=September 17, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== The Evolution of Hip-Hop ===
In 2020, just before the onset of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Ivey was working on a new chapter of his life, creating a big budget Las Vegas show entitled 'The Evolution of Hip-Hop'. Ivey brought in his former reputation manager and entrepreneur [[Captain chronic|William Moseley]] of Kingmaker to partner with in this venture. During the pandemic Ivey brought in a team of the top show writers, choreographers, and others to bring his dream to life while Moseley composed, raised awareness, and secured top talent for residency in Vegas. Moseley and Ivey completed the project in 2022. Ivey died soon after the project was completed. The script, choreography, compositions, outline, and behind the scenes video are to be sent to the Moon in 2026 by [[Quantum Aerospace]] and SpaceX, aboard the new [[SpaceX]] [[SpaceX Starship|Starship]], as a tribute to Ivey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardy |first=Ben |date=February 28, 2024 |title=The Dawn of Commercial Lunar Exploration: How Odysseus Paved the Way for Future Moon Missions – |url=https://willametteweekly.news/the-dawn-of-commercial-lunar-exploration-how-odysseus-paved-the-way-for-future-moon-missions |access-date=September 4, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Death==
On September 28, 2022, Ivey was discovered unresponsive on the bathroom floor at a friend's house in Los Angeles, and was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. He was 59 years old.<ref name=nbcobit/><ref name=nytobit>{{cite news |last1=Oxenden |first1=McKenna |last2=Medina |first2=Eduardo |date=September 28, 2022 |title=Coolio, 'Gangsta's Paradise' Rapper, Dies at 59 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/arts/music/coolio-rapper-dead.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929020026/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/arts/music/coolio-rapper-dead.html |archive-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref> The [[Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner|Los Angeles County Coroner]]'s office announced that Ivey died from an accidental overdose of [[fentanyl]], heroin, and [[methamphetamine]], with [[cardiomyopathy]], chronic asthma, and cigarette smoking having played a role in his death.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/coolio-cause-of-death-fentanyl-6725484f4583f7cf0b211537a89f2511 | title=Fentanyl caused 'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper Coolio's death | website=[[Associated Press News]] | date=April 7, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://abc7.com/coolio-cause-of-death-gangtas-paradise-artis-leon-ivey-jr-drug-overdose/13095817/ | title=Coroner says rapper Coolio died at 59 from effects of several drugs | agency=[[City News Service]] | work=[[KABC-TV]] | date=April 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Coolio's cause of death revealed as accidental fentanyl overdose: medical examiner |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/coolio-cause-of-death-accidental-fentanyl-overdose-heroin-methamphetamine-211232209.html | first=Taryn | last=Ryder | work=[[Yahoo!]] | date=April 6, 2023}}</ref> He was cremated in a private ceremony, with a portion of his ashes encased in jewelry for his family and the rest put into an [[urn]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio's final resting place revealed |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/gangstas-paradise-rapper-coolios-final-resting-place-revealed/DV2XLFWOMN6DJKGSVOH26SZGSU/ |access-date=October 9, 2022 |work=[[New Zealand Herald]] |date=October 7, 2022}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{main|Coolio discography}}
===Studio albums===
* ''[[It Takes a Thief (album)|It Takes a Thief]]'' (1994)<ref name="Brackett Hoard 2004">{{Cite book |last1=Brackett |first1=N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA191 |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |last2=Hoard |first2=C.D. |publisher=Simon & Schuster |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8 |series=A Fireside book |page=191}}</ref>
* ''[[Gangsta's Paradise (album)|Gangsta's Paradise]]'' (1995)<ref name="Brackett Hoard 2004" />
* ''[[My Soul (Coolio album)|My Soul]]'' (1997)<ref name="Brackett Hoard 2004" />
* ''[[Coolio.com]]'' (2001)<ref name=usatodayobit>{{Cite news |last=Trepany |first=Charles |title=Coolio, rapper of hits 'Gangsta's Paradise,' 'Fantastic Voyage,' dead at 59 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/09/28/coolio-rapper-gangstas-paradise-dead-59-reports/10456823002/ | work=[[USA Today]] |date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
* ''[[El Cool Magnifico]]'' (2002)<ref name="Routledge 2009">{{Cite book |title=International Who's Who in Popular Music 2009 |publisher=Routledge |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-85743-514-6 |page=115}}</ref>
* ''[[The Return of the Gangsta]]'' (2006)<ref name="Routledge 2009" />
* ''[[Steal Hear]]'' (2008)<ref>{{Cite book |title=Vibe |publisher=Time Pub. Ventures, Incorporated |year=2008 |page=38 |issue=v. 16, no. 1}}</ref>
* ''[[From the Bottom 2 the Top]]'' (2009)<ref name=usatodayobit/>
* ''Long Live Coolio'' (2026)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Buckle |first1=Becky |title=POSTHUMOUS COOLIO ALBUM ANNOUNCED WITH NEW SINGLE 'TAG, YOU IT' |url=https://mixmag.net/read/posthumous-coolio-album-announced-with-new-single-tag-you-it-out-now-news |website=MixMag |access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref>
==Filmography==
[[File:Coolio at Ron Jeremy's birthday party.JPG|thumb|Coolio in 2007]]
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=3| 1996
| ''[[Phat Beach]]''
| Himself
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/phat-beach/cast/2030100412/ | title=Phat Beach – Full Cast & Crew | publisher=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''The Big Help''
| Himself
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glynn |first=Jennifer |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Grammy-Winning Rapper and Actor Coolio Dead at 59 |url=https://collider.com/coolio-dead-at-59/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929195858/https://collider.com/coolio-dead-at-59/ |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dear God (film)|Dear God]]''
| Gerard
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/dear-god/cast/2030281583/ | title=Dear God – Full Cast & Crew | publisher=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3| 1997
| ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]''
| [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Jonathan Crane]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=February 9, 2017 |title=Coolio Was Courted to Play Scarecrow in Scrapped 'Batman & Robin' Sequel |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/coolio-was-courted-play-scarecrow-scrapped-batman-robin-sequel-973978 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302103844/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/coolio-was-courted-play-scarecrow-scrapped-batman-robin-sequel-973978 |archive-date=March 2, 2018 |access-date=October 22, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
| Credited as "Banker"
|-
| ''On the Line''
| Lt. Gil Suggs
| Television film<ref name=tvguide>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/coolio/credits/3000051632/ | title=Coolio | work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn]]''
| Dion Brothers
|<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/an-alan-smithee-film-burn-hollywood-burn-1998| title=An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn | first=Roger | last=Ebert | authorlink=Roger Ebert | work=[[Roger Ebert]] | date=February 27, 1998}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3| 1999
| ''[[Judgment Day (1998 film)|Judgment Day]]''
| Luther / 'Lucifer'
| Video<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tvinsider.com/show/judgment-day/ | title=JUDGMENT DAY | work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''Tyrone''
| Tyrone / Jerome / Cherone
|<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.mtv.com/news/3qr14e/coolio-dons-multiple-roles-in-new-film | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002000552/https://www.mtv.com/news/3qr14e/coolio-dons-multiple-roles-in-new-film | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 2, 2022 | title= Coolio Dons Multiple Roles In New Film | work=[[MTV News]] | date=May 26, 1998}}</ref>
|-
| ''Midnight Mass''
| Blue Lou
|<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/02/10/barbara-hershey-joins-breakfast-of-champions/ | title=Barbara Hershey joins "Breakfast of Champions' | work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] | date=February 10, 1998}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=6| 2000
| ''[[The Convent (2000 film)|The Convent]]''
| Officer Starkey
|<ref name=tvguide/>
|-
| ''[[Leprechaun in the Hood]]''
| Himself
| Video<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/leprechaun-in-the-hood/cast/2030060352/ | title=Leprechaun in the Hood – Full Cast & Crew | work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Submerged (2000 film)|Submerged]]''
| Jeff Cort
|<ref name=tvguide/>
|-
| ''[[Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th]]''
| Principal (AFKAP)
| Video<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/shriek-if-you-know-what-i-did-last-friday-the-13th/2000107002/ | title=Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th | work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[China Strike Force]]''
| Himself
|<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://uproxx.com/movies/china-strike-force-coolio/ | title=Deep Netflix: 'China Strike Force,' Starring Coolio As A Drug Smuggler Named 'Coolio' | first=Brian | last=Grubb | work=[[Uproxx]] | date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| ''Dope Case Pending''
|
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/coolio/ | title=COOLIO | work=[[TV Guide]]| date=August 9, 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4| 2001
| ''[[Perfume (2001 film)|Perfume]]''
| T
|
|-
| ''[[In Pursuit]]''
| Carl Wright
| Video<ref name=tcm/>
|-
| ''[[Get Over It (film)|Get Over It]]''
| Himself
|<ref name="tcm">{{Cite web | title=Coolio | url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/338201%7C0/coolio#filmography | work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''Gangland''
| Officer Harris
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2002
| ''Storm Watch''
| Outlaw
|
|-
| ''Media Whore''
| Himself
|
|-
| ''Outlawz: Worldwide''
| Himself
|
|-
|rowspan=11| 2003
| ''[[The Beat (2003 film)|The Beat]]''
| Emcee
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dennis Harvey |title=The Beat |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/the-beat-2-1200543816/ | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 28, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815152227/https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/the-beat-2-1200543816/ |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]''
| Dante Jackson
| [[Director's cut]] version<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.popmatters.com/daredevil-2495377857.html | title=STUDIO MEDDLING ENSURED THAT MOST NEVER SAW THE BEST VERSION OF 'DAREDEVIL' | first=Michael | last=Curley | work=[[PopMatters]] | date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''Ravedactyl: Project Evolution''
| Maduzor
| Short
|-
| ''[[Stealing Candy]]''
| Brad Vorman
|<ref name=tvguide/>
|-
| ''[[Red Water]]''
| Ice
| Television film<ref name=tcm/>
|-
| ''Exposed''
| Big Heat
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exposed – Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/exposed/cast/2000112354/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205530/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/exposed/cast/2000112354/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |publisher=TV Guide}}</ref>
|-
| ''Tapped Out''
| Cool
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tapped Out – Where to Watch and Stream |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/tapped-out/2030101194/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205530/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/tapped-out/2030101194/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |publisher=TV Guide}}</ref>
|-
| ''Sex & the Studio 2''
|
| Video
|-
| ''Four Fingers of the Trill''
| Himself
|
|-
| ''Stupidity''
| Himself
|
|-
| ''Move''
| Arthur / Ernest / Dre
| Short
|-
|rowspan=3| 2004
| ''[[A Wonderful Night in Split]]''
| Franky
|<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/coolio-je-imao-glavnu-ulogu-u-filmu-ta-divna-splitska-noc-glumio-je-s-dinom-dvornikom-863238 | title=Coolio nakon snimanja filma 'Ta divna splitska noć': Splitski geto je opasniji od Los Angelesa | trans-title=Coolio after the filming of the film 'That wonderful Split night': The Split ghetto is more dangerous than Los Angeles | first=Izabela Pepelko | last=Farszky | work=[[24sata (Croatia)|24sata]] | date=September 29, 2022 | language=Croatian}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dracula 3000]]''
| 187
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric's Bad Movies: 'Dracula 3000' (2004) |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/c0lp3j/erics-bad-movies-dracula-3000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205534/https://www.mtv.com/news/c0lp3j/erics-bad-movies-dracula-3000 |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=[[MTV]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''Gang Warz''
| Dunzio Day
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gang Warz |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/gang-warz/cast/2030143064/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205531/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/gang-warz/cast/2030143064/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Pterodactyl (film)|Pterodactyl]]''
| Capt. Bergen
|<ref name=tcm/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006
| ''Grad Night''
| Michael Adkins
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grad Night |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/grad-night/2000116262/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205531/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/grad-night/2000116262/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ''Love Hollywood Style''
| Himself
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Love Hollywood Style |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/love-hollywood-style/cast/2000100080/ | work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4| 2007
| ''[[Futurama: Bender's Big Score]]''
| Kwanzaa-bot
| Voice, direct-to-video<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/coolio-futurama-kwanzaabot-1235389694/ | title=Coolio Recorded 'Futurama' Revival Cameo as Kwanzaa-bot Weeks Before Death | first=Joe | last=Otterson | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=September 30, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ''Sound, Verses Fury''
| Himself
|
|-
| ''[[Three Days to Vegas]]''
| The Flow
|<ref name=tcm/>
|-
| ''Don't Tell My Booker!!!''
| Himself
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2008
| ''Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves''
| Roger
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/chinaman-s-chance-america-s-other-slaves-2008 | title=Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves | publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''Sides''
| The Star
|
|-
| 2009
| ''The Lost Archives of Quincy Taylor''
| Archpimp Mac McFreddy
| Short
|-
|rowspan=2| 2012
| ''Two Hundred Thousand Dirty''
| Manny
|<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-two-hundred-thousand-dirty-review-20150102-story.html | title=Review: 'Two Hundred Thousand Dirty' a low-budget, no-chemistry affair | first=MARTIN | last=TSAI | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=January 1, 2015 | url-access=limited}}</ref>
|-
| ''Inertia''
| Promotional Trailer
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Lord of the Freaks''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Nina''
| Himself
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2018
| ''Vantasic Voyage''
| Himself
|
|-
| ''United Skates''
| Himself
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amsterdam News |date=April 26, 2018 |title='United Skates'—a perfect film – New York Amsterdam News |url=https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2018/04/26/united-skates-perfect-film/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205738/https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2018/04/26/united-skates-perfect-film/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |publisher=Amsterdamnews.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story''
| Himself
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story – Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-orange-years-the-nickelodeon-story/cast/2000398359/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205749/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-orange-years-the-nickelodeon-story/cast/2000398359/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |publisher=TV Guide}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''Fintech Rap Battle: Monzo VS Starling''
| Himself
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The making of the…FINTECH RAP BATTLE: Monzo vs Starling |url=https://ffnews.com/thought-leader/the-fintech-magazine/the-making-of-thefintech-rap-battle-monzo-vs-starling/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205737/https://ffnews.com/thought-leader/the-fintech-magazine/the-making-of-thefintech-rap-battle-monzo-vs-starling/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=ffnews.com|date=May 28, 2021 }}</ref>
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|rowspan=2| 1995
| ''[[The Parent 'Hood]]''
| The Gangster
| Episode: "Trust a Move"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Espinoza |first=Joshua |title=West Coast Legend Coolio Has Died at 59, Manager Confirms |url=https://www.complex.com/music/coolio-dead |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205737/https://www.complex.com/music/coolio-dead |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |publisher=Complex}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "All the Players Came"<ref name=iconic/>
|-
| 1995–1996
| ''[[All That]]''
| Himself
| 2 episodes<ref>{{Cite magazine |title='Kenan & Kel' stars pay tribute to theme song creator Coolio |url=https://ew.com/tv/coolio-kenan-and-kel-theme-song/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001205737/https://ew.com/tv/coolio-kenan-and-kel-theme-song/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3| 1996
| ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]''
| The Bacchus Host
| Episode: "R & R"<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/space-above-and-beyond/episodes-season-1/1000005567/ | title=Space: Above and Beyond Season 1 Episodes | work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dangerous Minds (TV series)|Dangerous Minds]]''
| Sex Educator
| Episode: "Pilot"<ref name=iconic/>
|-
| ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina The Teenage Witch]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "A Girl and Her Cat"<ref name=sabrina/><ref name=iconic/>
|-
| 1996–2000
| ''[[Kenan & Kel]]''
| Performer: Theme Song
| TV series<ref name=kenankel/>
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Duckman]]''
| Himself
| Voice, episode: "Coolio Runnings"
|-
|rowspan=3| 1998
| ''[[Match Game]]''
| Himself
| 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Nanny]]''
| Irwin
| 2 episodes<ref name=iconic/>
|-
| ''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P.]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Vallery of the Dolls"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999
| ''[[Early Edition]]''
| Julius 'C-Roc' Ruby
| Episode: "Number One with a Bullet"<ref name=iconic/>
|-
| ''[[Malcolm & Eddie]]''
| Troy Jensen
| Episode: "Daddio"<ref name=iconic>{{Cite news | url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/coolio-best-tv-appearances-48965026 | title=From "Kenan & Kel" to "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," Coolio's Most Iconic TV Roles | first=Chanel | last=Vargas | work=[[PopSugar]] | date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Arliss (TV series)|Arli$$]]''
| Ernest
| Episode: "It's Who You Know"<ref name=iconic/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2001
| ''[[Der Clown]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Stirb langsam"
|-
| ''[[Fear Factor]]''
| Himself/Contestant
| Episode: "First Celebrity Fear Factor"<ref>{{Cite web |title=SIX CELEBRITIES FACE THEIR FEARS ON 'FEAR FACTOR' |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/six-celebrities-face-their-fears-on-fear-factor/article_41cdd3a1-08b6-52ed-b560-6f43a325eba1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001210035/https://buffalonews.com/news/six-celebrities-face-their-fears-on-fear-factor/article_41cdd3a1-08b6-52ed-b560-6f43a325eba1.html |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=Buffalo News|date=November 24, 2001 }}</ref>
|-
| 2001–2023
| ''[[Futurama]]''
| Kwanzaa-bot
| Voice, 4 episodes<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bowenbank |first=Starr |date=August 29, 2023 |title=Coolio's Final 'Futurama' Appearance as Kwanzaabot Features a New Song & Tribute Message |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/coolio-final-futurama-episode-song-tribute-message-1235402783/ |access-date=September 1, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=EN-US}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=5| 2002
| ''[[Charmed]]''
| Lazarus Demon
| Episode: "Marry-Go-Round"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Selinger |first=Julia |date=September 29, 2022 |title=The Charmed Character You Likely Forgot Coolio Played – Looper |url=https://www.looper.com/1031489/the-charmed-character-you-likely-forgot-coolio-played/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001210035/https://www.looper.com/1031489/the-charmed-character-you-likely-forgot-coolio-played/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=Looper.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Static Shock]]''
| Marvin Roper / Replikon
| Voice, episode: "Duped"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jenna |title=Celebrating Coolio's Greatest Superhero and Horror Roles |date=September 29, 2022 |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/celebrating-coolio-greatest-superhero-and-horror-roles/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001210036/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/celebrating-coolio-greatest-superhero-and-horror-roles/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |publisher=Comicbook.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Blind Date (American TV series)|Blind Date]]
| Himself
| TV series
|-
| ''Holla''
| Himself
| TV series
|-
| ''[[Robbery Homicide Division (TV series)|Robbery Homicide Division]]''
| Greg / G-Down
| Episode: "Alton Davis Redux"
|-
| 2003
| ''Make My Day''
|
| Episode: "Linda Narty"<ref name=intouch/>
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Joey (TV series)|Joey]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Joey and the Poker"
|-
| 2006
| ''Клуб''
| Himself
| Season 1, episode 14
|-
|rowspan=2| 2008
| ''[[Cookin' with Coolio]]''
| Himself
| TV series<ref name=outta>{{Cite news | url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/11/18/coolio_on_his_love_of_cooking_and_cooking_for_love/ | title=Straight outta Coolio | work=[[Boston.com]] | date=November 18, 2009 | url-access=subscription | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211072617/http://archive.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/11/18/coolio_on_his_love_of_cooking_and_cooking_for_love/ |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Coolio's Rules]]''
| Himself
| Main cast<ref name=cooliosrules/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Star-ving]]''
| Himself
| Recurring cast<ref name=varietyobit/>
|-
|''[[The Sunday Night Project]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "[[Lily Allen]]"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Gravity Falls]]''
| Wax Coolio
| Voice, episode: "Headhunters"<ref name=intouch/>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2014
|''American Hustle Life''
|Himself
|Reality Show<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 1970 |title=What Will Korea's Hottest New Rap Group Learn About Hip-Hop from Coolio on Their Trip to America? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/bts-american-hustle-life-coolio-k-pop-hip-hop-school/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018141906/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/rbq3m6/bts-american-hustle-life-coolio-k-pop-hip-hop-school |archive-date=October 18, 2019 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |publisher=Vice.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Black Jesus (TV series)|Black Jesus]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Gangsta's Paradise"<ref name=blackjesus/>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Teachers (2016 TV series)|Teachers]]''
| Mr. Wence
| Episode: "First Day Back"<ref name="intouch">{{Cite web |last=Shilliday |first=Beth |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Coolio Dead at Age 59: 'Gangsta's Paradise' Rapper Dies in L.A. |url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/coolio-dead-gangstas-paradise-rapper-dies-at-59/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001210037/https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/coolio-dead-gangstas-paradise-rapper-dies-at-59/ |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Let's Be Real]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #1.4"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gibson |first=Marcus |date=May 21, 2021 |title=Review: Let's Be Real "Episode 104" |url=https://www.bubbleblabber.com/review-lets-be-real-episode-104/ |access-date=April 7, 2023 |website=Bubbleblabber |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}
== Awards and nominations ==
Coolio's 1995 song "Gangsta's Paradise", a remake of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise" received several awards, including [[Best Rap Solo Performance]] at the [[Grammy Awards]]<ref name=grammy/> and [[Best Rap Video]] and [[Best Video from a Film]] at the [[MTV Video Music Awards]]. Coolio himself received several awards, including Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist at the [[American Music Awards]] in 1996. At the Grammy Awards in 1997, Coolio received three nominations: [[Best Rap Album]] for ''Gangsta's Paradise'', Best Rap Solo Performance for "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)", and [[Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]] for "Stomp". Overall, Coolio received five awards from fourteen nominations.
===American Music Awards===
The [[American Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony created by [[Dick Clark]] in 1973. Coolio received one award from two nominations.<ref name="rotn">{{Cite web |title=Coolio |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-c/coolio_main.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209021053/http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-c/coolio_main.htm |archive-date=December 9, 2015 |access-date=October 18, 2008 |publisher=Rock on the Net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Garth Brooks, Eagles Win Big at American Music Awards Event |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-30-me-30185-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=January 30, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628020406/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-30-me-30185-story.html |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrington |first=Richard |date=January 8, 1997 |title=Babyface, Pumpkins Top Grammy List |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/01/08/babyface-pumpkins-top-grammy-list/38185c39-ceee-4088-8740-0e55ad62f766/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005174840/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/01/08/babyface-pumpkins-top-grammy-list/38185c39-ceee-4088-8740-0e55ad62f766/ |archive-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref>
{{awards table}}
|-
| {{ama|1996}} || Coolio || Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist || {{won}}
|-
| {{ama|1997}} || Coolio || Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist || {{nom}}
{{end}}
===Billboard Awards===
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=coolio&winnerYear= |title=Winners Data |publisher=billboardmusicawards.com |access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated work
!Award
!Result
|-
| rowspan="4" align=center|1995
| rowspan="2" |"[[Gangsta's Paradise]]"
|Single of the Year
|{{won}}
|}
===Grammy Awards===
The [[Grammy Award]]s are awarded annually by the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] of the United States. Coolio received one award from six nominations.<ref name="rotn" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Catlin |first=Roger |date=February 28, 1995 |title=Will This Be Sheryl's Crow's Night? |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-03-01-9503010038-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718104621/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-03-01-9503010038-story.html |archive-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |date=February 29, 1996 |title=The 38th Annual Grammy Awards |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 23, 1997 |title=Grammy Awards |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
{{awards table}}
|-
| {{grammy|1995}} || "[[Fantastic Voyage (Coolio song)|Fantastic Voyage]]" || [[Best Rap Solo Performance]] || {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{grammy|1996}} ||rowspan="2"| "[[Gangsta's Paradise]]" || [[Record of the Year]] || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Rap Solo Performance || {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| {{grammy|1997}} || ''[[Gangsta's Paradise (album)|Gangsta's Paradise]]'' || [[Best Rap Album]] || {{nom}}
|-
| "[[1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)]]" || Best Rap Solo Performance || {{nom}}
|-
| "Stomp" || [[Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]] || {{nom}}
{{end}}
* "Stomp" with [[Luke Cresswell]], Fiona Wilkes, Carl Smith, Fraser Morrison, [[Everett Bradley (musician)|Everett Bradley]], [[Mister X (band)|Mr. X]], [[Melle Mel]], Coolio, [[Yo-Yo (rapper)|Yo-Yo]], [[Chaka Khan]], [[Charlie Wilson (singer)|Charlie Wilson]], [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[Luniz]]
===MTV Video Music Awards===
The [[MTV Video Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by [[MTV]]. Coolio received three awards from six nominations.<ref name="rotn" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=1994 Video Music Awards |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1994/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501042256/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1994/ |archive-date=May 1, 2011 |access-date=October 18, 2008 |publisher=MTV}}</ref>
{{awards table}}
|-
| {{mtvvma|1994}} || "Fantastic Voyage" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video|Best Rap Video]] || {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="5"| {{mtvvma|1996}} ||rowspan="3"| "Gangsta's Paradise" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video|Best Rap Video]] || {{won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film|Best Video from a Film]] || {{won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]] || {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video|Best Dance Video]] || {{won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video|Best Male Video]] || {{nom}}
{{end}}
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{Facebook|Coolio}}
* {{Instagram|Coolio}}
* {{IMDb name|0004839}}
{{Coolio}}
{{Navboxes
|title = Awards for Coolio
|list =
{{American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist}}
{{Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance}}
{{Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song}}
{{MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video}}
}}
{{Billboard Year-End number one singles 1980–1999}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coolio}}
[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century American male musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century American rappers]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]
[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century American rappers]]
[[Category:Accidental deaths in California]]
[[Category:African-American male actors]]
[[Category:African-American male rappers]]
[[Category:20th-century American male rappers]]
[[Category:21st-century American male rappers]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American male voice actors]]
[[Category:Deaths by heroin overdose in California]]
[[Category:Drug-related deaths in California]]
[[Category:West Coast hip-hop musicians]]
[[Category:Pop rappers]]
[[Category:Gangsta rappers]]
[[Category:Grammy Award winners for rap music]]
[[Category:Rappers from Compton, California]]
[[Category:Politicians from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Rappers from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Tommy Boy Records artists]]
[[Category:WC and the Maad Circle members]]
| |||