A rapper, chef, record producer, and actor from the United States, Coolio was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. on August 1, 1963. The song “Gangsta’s Paradise,” from his second album and featuring Larry Sanders, better known by his stage as L.V., is what made him most famous in 1995.
Coolio was a part of the hip hop group The WC and the Maad Circle, which was based in Los Angeles, California. He received a Grammy Award for his popular song “Gangsta’s Paradise.”
Coolio siblings: Meet Malieek Straughter
Malieek Straughter is the actor and director brother of Artis Leon Ivey Jr., better known as Coolio, who won the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist in 1996.
When Coolio moved up to the seventh grade, his life began to become derailed. The older children taunted him. Coolio’s mother and stepfather split up around the same time. The family was first supported by her salary, but after she lost her work, she turned to alcohol. The youngster lost that support system from his family all of a sudden. He began running with the local gangs at that point, developing a persona resembling a crazy man.
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