Where is coolio born

Coolio started his career as a member of the rap group, WC and the Maad Circle. In Coolio released his second and most successful album Gangsta's Paradise , which went 4X Platinum and featured the mega hit, Gangsta's Paradise and the popular party track, Sumpin New.

The album 'Gangsta's Paradise" is considered by some to be a classic west coast Gangsta rap album, thanks to songs like Exercise Yo Game and Geto Highlites. His G-Funk sounding beats and soulful flow softens the typically edgy effect of rap.

His hit song "Gangsta's Paradise" combined singing with rap. Coolio's recordings also appeared on the soundtracks to Clueless and Dangerous Minds During , Coolio hosted an online cooking show or video podcast , Cookin' with Coolio [8] , for the website and network My Damn Channel. Coolio features with his family in the Oxygen cable television network 's reality show Coolio's Rules , [10] which premiered October 28, The program follows Coolio as he tries to raise a family, start a new catering business, and date.

He was controversial, and polarized opinion amongst fans of the show. He was accused by some of making offensive jokes and comments, both of a racist and sexist nature. Ofcom received some official complaints regarding the matter but did not perform an official inquiry.

In particular Michelle Heaton cried numerous times and claimed that Coolio's constant hints that there was a relationship between her and Ben Adams was the cause. However some viewers considered his comments to be harmless and found his playful actions not only entertaining but a good feature of the program. One of his most notable moments was an emotional response to the inauguration of Barack Obama.

Coolio has also acted in the online series 'Man in the Box', which also features Mike Polk along with a cast of Cleveland comedians. He appeared in the director's cut version of Daredevil , starring Ben Affleck , where he played a kindhearted man who was accused of murder.

This part was removed from the theatrical release but restored in the director's cut. On the television program Celebrity Big Brother UK [11] Coolio talked about his 6 children by four different relationships, including a daughter born on January 21, Coolio and jazz saxophonist Jarez were enlisted in July as spokespersons by the group Environmental Justice and Climate Change to educate students at historically black colleges and universities about global warming.

Nobody caught him. As he lay on the ground people stole his chains and his clothes. As James Fielden describes, "He nearly flattened one poor girl. Then all the students decided to launch on him. They grabbed whatever they could, including his trainers, watch, chains and glasses.

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His parents divorced when he was 11, and searching for a sense of belonging and companionship, he joined a gang named Baby Crips. Although he was a bright and promising student in his younger years, he never really lived up to his academic potential.