The following year, Coolio released the song “Gangsta’s Paradise” for the movie Dangerous Minds. The song went on to become one of the biggest rap songs of all time, sitting at No. 1 on the ...

The song, which earned Coolio his first Grammy nomination, for best rap solo performance, and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, sampled the 1981 R&B song of the same name by the funk group ...

Coolio became an international superstar upon the release of his “Gangsta’s Paradise” music video, which starred Michelle Pfeiffer and served as title track to the 1995 film “Dangerous ...

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 ...

The song stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks, he won a Grammy for best rap solo performance and Weird Al Yankovic even did a cover of it called “Amish Paradise.” “Gangsta ...

Coolio rose to prominence in the Los Angeles rap scene in the ’90s, scoring his big break when he recorded the song “Gangsta’s Paradise” for the 1995 film “Dangerous Minds,” starring ...

Coolio, who grew up in Compton and died Wednesday afternoon, won a Grammy for 'Gangsta's Paradise,' which was featured in the movie 'Dangerous Minds.' Coolio, rapper known for Grammy-winning song ...

Coolio, the rapper best known for hits in the 1990s including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died last year because of fentanyl.

Rapper Coolio, who helped to shape hip-hop, has died at 59 Grammy-winning rapper, producer and actor Coolio has died at age 59. He was best-known for hits "Fantastic Voyage" and "Gangsta's Paradise." ...

Coolio, the Grammy-winning Compton rapper who was behind the global hit "Gangsta's Paradise," has died. He was 59. The Grammy Award-winning artist was also behind the hit ...

His first of six career Grammy noms was for best rap solo performance for “Fantastic Voyage.” At the zenith of his success, Coolio’s third studio album, My Soul, quickly followed in August 1997.