TVMusic Network Remembers Coolio

Coolio
Colio Photo Credit: (Photo by: Nicole Wilder/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

Rapper Coolio passed away on September 28 in Los Angeles at the age of 59. Born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., Coolio’s first two albums, “It Takes a Thief” and “Gangsta’s Paradise,” led to a bevy of hits and his hit single “Gangsta’s Paradise” earned Coolio a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1996.

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