09/29/2022
R.I.H.🙏🏽 “Coolio” aka Artis Leon Ivey Jr.
(Aug.1, 1963 – Sept. 28, 2022),
He was a rapper, record producer, and actor. Coolio achieved mainstream success in the mid-to-late 1990s with his albums It Takes a Thief (1994), Gangsta's Paradise (1995), and My Soul (1997). He was best known for his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit single "Gangsta's Paradise", as well as other singles "Fantastic Voyage" (1994), "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" (1996), and "C U When U Get There" (1997).
Our prayers and condolences go out to his family and fans. He was 59.
