U.S. rapper Coolio poses after he performed the traditional "Flight of the Angel" hanging from a cable tied from the bell tower to a St. Mark's Square filled to capacity, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Jan ...

Before his biggest hit happened in 1995, Coolio wasn’t even aware of the song that gave it its hook. “Gangsta’s Paradise” sampled the Stevie Wonder 1976 single, “Pastime Paradise.” The rapper died ...

Artis Leon Ivey Jr., better known as Grammy Award-winning rapper, actor and producer Coolio, may have been born in Pennsylvania, but throughout his career, he always claimed Compton as his home turf.