Tommy Boy Music, owned by Reservoir, is commemorating the 30th anniversary of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise,” the 1995 ...

Before he was Coolio, Artis Leon Ivey Jr. was just a kid growing up in Compton and South Central Los Angeles, at a time when ...

Coolio and his longtime girlfriend, Mimi Ivey. mimi513/Instagram Meanwhile, a source told DailyMail that even his friends of decades have been excluded from the planned cremation service.

Appreciation: Why Coolio’s death is hitting millennials so hard Coolio performs during the I Love the ’90s tour in Aurora, Ill., in August.

Coolio performs at the 1997 MOBO Awards. Getty Images Coolio was found dead last week in a bathroom, after his friends grew worried about him and broke down the door, TMZ said.

Just as he'd hoped, Coolio did continue in music until his death. His final studio album, From the Bottom 2 the Top, was released in 2009, but he continued performing, and he took the stage for ...

Coolio blew up in the summer of 1994 with his epochal hit “ Fantastic Voyage,” a total game changer, making him an icon for his deadpan humor, wild braids, and playful beats.

Coolio's longtime manager, Jarez, confirmed the news. The rapper — whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr. — went to the bathroom in his pal's home and never came out.

Rapper Coolio died in September due to the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, the Los Angeles medical examiner determined Thursday. The Grammy-winning “Gangsta’s Paradise ...

Getty Images Coolio’s scored a huge hit with his 1995 no. 1 song “Gangsta’s Paradise.” WireImage “He really loved to give a great performance for the fans and he truly had fun doing it… ...

Coolio had four kids with his ex-wife Josefa Salinas, whom he married in 1996, including daughters Brandi, Artisha and Jackie, along with a son, Artis, who now goes by Grtis.

Coolio said he felt as though many of his peers were in the industry only to make money — and for him, the goal couldn't be more different, as music was his way of life.