Rapper Coolio Dies at 59

Rapper Coolio, who won a Grammy and was best known for the song Gangsta's Paradise from 1995, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 59.

Artis Leon Ivey, Jr., better known as Coolio, was born in Compton, California, on August 1, 1963. His mother worked in a factory, and his father was a carpenter.

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According to report . The Rapper Coolio married Josefa Salinas on May 18, 1996, but they divorced in 2000.

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Josefa Salinas and Coolio were wed from 1996 to 2000. The couple's four children were son Artis, daughters Artisha, Brandi, and Jackie, and a son, Artis.

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Coolio's song track - Aw, Here It Goes! - became used because the topic track for Nickelodeon's hit TV show, Kenan and Kel.

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American Rapper Coolio entire assets have been basically filling in between $1 million and $5 million as of 2021–2022.

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Rapper Coolio, who won a Grammy and was best known for the song Gangsta's Paradise from 1995, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 59.

Rapper Coolio, who won a Grammy and was best known for the song Gangsta's Paradise from 1995, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 59.

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Artis Leon Ivey, Jr., better known as Coolio, was born in Compton, California, on August 1, 1963. His mother worked in a factory, and his father was a carpenter.

Artis Leon Ivey, Jr., better known as Coolio, was born in Compton, California, on August 1, 1963. His mother worked in a factory, and his father was a carpenter.

According to report . The Rapper Coolio married Josefa Salinas on May 18, 1996, but they divorced in 2000.

According to report . The Rapper Coolio married Josefa Salinas on May 18, 1996, but they divorced in 2000.

Josefa Salinas and Coolio were wed from 1996 to 2000. The couple's four children were son Artis, daughters Artisha, Brandi, and Jackie, and a son, Artis.

Josefa Salinas and Coolio were wed from 1996 to 2000. The couple's four children were son Artis, daughters Artisha, Brandi, and Jackie, and a son, Artis.

Coolio's song track - Aw, Here It Goes! - became used because the topic track for Nickelodeon's hit TV show, Kenan and Kel.

Coolio's song track - Aw, Here It Goes! - became used because the topic track for Nickelodeon's hit TV show, Kenan and Kel.

American Rapper Coolio entire assets have been basically filling in between $1 million and $5 million as of 2021–2022.

American Rapper Coolio entire assets have been basically filling in between $1 million and $5 million as of 2021–2022.