Coolio has Vegas news for you: "I'm now officially a local celebrity." You know Coolio. He sang-rapped "Gangster's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage." Chris Rock joked about him in "There's No Sex in ...

The entertainment world came to a standstill Wednesday with the news that hip-hop icon Coolio had died at age 59. At one point, he was the biggest rap star on the planet, with his series of singles in ...

It has been revealed that Coolio was set to headline his first Las Vegas residency before his unfortunate passing at age 59 last week. The hip-hop star, best known for his 1995 hit Gangsta's Paradise, ...

Coolio, the influential ’90s rapper best known for radio hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died. According to TMZ, Coolio collapsed while visiting a friend on Wednesday in Los ...

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Coolio was the musician who rose to stardom with “Gangsta’s Paradise”, a Nineties mega-hit and one of the most successful rap singles of all time. Released in 1995, it became the signature song for ...