Born in Pennsylvania in 1963, coolie had formally started his musical career in the Californian hip-hop group WC and Maad Circlebut in 1994 he decided to continue as a soloist after the release of his first album “It Takes a Thief”.
Although the debut album reached number eight on the music charts, with hits like “Fantastic Voyage”it was the following year with the title song of the film “Dangerous minds”which topped the charts and achieved global recognition.
The song “Gangsta’ Paradise”a composition that carried out a reading of the classic Stevie wonder “Pastime Paradise”won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1996 and was also nominated for Record of the Year.
The phenomenal success of this song caused Weird Al Yankovicthe artist famous for parodying the most popular songs and video clips of the ’80s and ’90s, will resume it under the satirical title “Amish Paradise”.
In the following years, coolie continued to reap achievements, including the creation “Aw, Here It Goes!”which was used for the series opening “Kenan & Kel”of Nickelodeon.
He also became a television celebrity with appearances on the celebrity edition of “Big Brother” and in cooking realities, another of his great passions to the point that he published a book with his own recipes.
In addition, Coolio had several participations as an actor in films for cinema and television, such as the case of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”, “The babysitter” Y “Batman and Robin” from 1997, among many; and he put the voice in animated series like “Gravity Falls” Y “Futurama”.
Michelle Pfeiffer’s reaction to Coolio’s death
After hearing the news of his death, the actress michelle pfeiffer dedicated a message accompanied by a photo in which both are seen at the time the film was shot “Dangerous minds”.
“Heartbroken to learn of the passing of the talented artist Coolio. A life cut short too soon. As some may remember I was lucky enough to work with him on ‘Dangerous Minds’ in 1995. He won a Grammy for his brilliant song on the soundtrack, which I think was the reason our movie was so successful. I remember him being nothing but kind. 30 years later I still get chills when I hear the song. Love and light to his family,” the Hollywood star wrote.
Source: Ambito
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