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

Coolio had seven biological children and three stepchildren. "He was a great dad," Ivey told the outlet. He cared about his kids. He would put his career on hold for us, we were cared about the most.

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's death shocked the world, as some of rap and hip-hop's biggest names rushed to social media to pay tribute. Oxygen Media/NBCUniversal via Ge ...

Coolio, the rapper known for the '90s hit "Gangsta's Paradise," died Sept. 28 at the age of 59. His longtime manager revealed his cause of death on Thursday.

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 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 was found unconscious on the bathroom floor of a friend’s house on Sept. 28. At the time, paramedics thought he had suffered a cardiac arrest.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES – Coolio 's posthumous album includes guest appearances from Naughty By Nature's Treach, Da Lench Mob's J-Dee, and Ras Kass on a project that was not intended to be the rapper's last ...

Coolio Says Reality Show Has Been an Eye-Opening ExperienceCalling his son Artis, 18, a "chip off the old block," Coolio says that he is coming to terms with the fact that his son is pursuing a ...

Coolio first made a name for himself as a rapper in 1994 with the release of his debut album, It Takes a Thief. The album's lead single, "Fantastic Voyage," hit number three on the Billboard Hot ...