Coolio obituary | Rap | The Guardian

Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1995 film Dangerous Minds

Coolio, who has died suddenly aged 59, was an accessible star of the US west coast hip-hop scene whose 1995 single Gangsta’s Paradise became one of the most successful rap songs of all time, topping […]

Michelle Pfeiffer says Coolio made ‘Dangerous Minds’ a hit

Michelle Pfeiffer says Coolio made 'Dangerous Minds' a hit

Hours after Grammy-winning “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio died Wednesday, “Dangerous Minds” actor Michelle Pfeiffer saluted him as a “gifted artist.” “A life cut entirely too short,” Pfeiffer captioned an Instagram video posted Wednesday evening. “As […]

Why Coolio wrote lyrics for Weird Al during ‘Amish Paradise’ feud

Coolio was initially outraged when Weird Al parodied him.

Famed parody songwriter Weird Al Yankovic tweeted a touching photo of him with the late rapper Coolio, shortly after the ’90s hip-hop sensation died on Wednesday at 59 from cardiac arrest in Los Angeles. But […]