The West Coast rap legend's slippity-slide aesthetic was a breath of fresh air — and it holds up incredibly well. Even after the hits, he never stopped hustling He wrote the whole song on the spot.

Before he was synonymous with either the super-serious guilt tripping of Michelle Pfeiffer in the “Gangsta's Paradise” video, or co-signing Kenan and Kel, Coolio first broke nationwide in 1994 with ...

Fans and celebrities have posted tributes to social media for Coolio, a Grammy-winning rapper who passed away at 59 years old. The death of Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was confirmed to Variety ...

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.

Coolio, the rapper best known for hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has passed away. He was 59. TMZ reports he died while visiting a friend in Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon.

LOS ANGELES — Rapper Coolio, known for hits including "Fantastic Voyage" and "Gangsta’s Paradise," has died at age 59, his manager confirmed Wednesday evening. The news was first reported by TMZ.

LOS ANGELES — 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. Coolio ...

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 Dangerous Minds movie theme “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died of a suspected ...

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.

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. Coolio died at the ...

Coolio, the ’90s rapper who lit up the music charts with hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died, his friend and manager Jarez Posey, told CNN. He was 59. Posey said Coolio ...