On this day in 1995, Coolio was joined onstage by Stevie Wonder at the Billboard Music Awards to perform “Gangsta’s Paradise,” which also won Single Of The Year. The song famously reworks Wonder’s ...

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” ...

Before his biggest hit happened in 1995, Coolio wasn’t even aware of the song that gave it its hook. “Gangsta’s Paradise” sampled the Stevie Wonder 1976 single, “Pastime Paradise.” The rapper died ...

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 ...

Artis Leon Ivey Jr., better known as Grammy Award-winning rapper, actor and producer Coolio, may have been born in Pennsylvania, but throughout his career, he always claimed Compton as his home turf.

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, ...

Coolio, the Grammy-winning rapper best known for the 1995 single “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died, his manager confirmed Wednesday. He was 59. “We are saddened by the loss of our dear friend and client, ...

Before his biggest hit happened in 1995, Coolio wasn't even aware of the song that gave it its hook. "Gangsta's Paradise" sampled the Stevie Wonder 1976 single, "Pastime Paradise." The rapper died ...

*Tommy Boy Music, owned by Reservoir, is commemorating the 30th anniversary of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise,” the 1995 chart-topping hit featuring R&B singer L.V. The song, a defining moment in ...

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 ...

Rapper Coolio, known for his hit 90’s song ‘Gangsta’s Paradise,’ died Wednesday. He was 59. The rap star was found dead on the bathroom floor of a friend’s home in Los Angeles, his longtime manager, ...