How much was Coolio worth?
| Net Worth: | $2 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional rapper |
| Date of Birth: | August 1, 1963 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
About Coolio
It Takes a Thief was Coolio’s first solo album, and it was released in 1994 after he had signed with Tommy Boy Records. The lead single, titled “Fantastic Voyage” was played frequently on MTV and reached its highest position on the Billboard Hot 100 at number three. It was inevitable that “Fantastic Voyage” would end up being one of the most popular rap tracks of the year.
The songs “County Line” and “I Remember” were other moderately successful singles taken from the album. It Takes a Thief reached its highest position on the Billboard 200 chart at number eight.
Ivey was only eight years old when his factory worker mother divorced Ivey’s carpenter father and moved the family to Compton. Ivey’s father worked as a carpenter. Ivey suffered from severe asthma as a child and spent a lot of time at the library where he grew up. When he was a teenager, he began rapping, which led to him being given the nickname “Coolio Iglesias,” which was then abbreviated to “Coolio,” after the Spanish musician Julio Iglesias.
The year 1987 marked the release of “Whatcha Gonna Do?” the first song that Coolio ever recorded. In 1988, he also collaborated with Nu-Skool to release the song “What Makes You Dance (Force Groove)” After making connections in the L.A. rap scene, Coolio ended up becoming a member of the group WC and the Maad Circle in 1991. The group was led by the rapper WC. On the debut album of the band, titled Am not a Damn Thing Changed, as well as on the single “Dress Code” he is recognized as a co-contributor for his work.
In 1995, Coolio released “Gangsta’s Paradise” a song for the soundtrack of the film Dangerous Minds that featured R&B artist L.V. It remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a total of three weeks, making it one of the most successful rap songs of all time. After the popularity of “Gangsta’s Paradise” which was not originally intended to be included on any of Coolio’s studio albums, the rapper decided to not only include the song on his subsequent album but also to make it the title track of that album.
The chorus and music of Stevie Wonder‘s song “Pastime Paradise” which was recorded over 20 years earlier on Wonder’s album Songs in the Key of Life, were interpolated into the title track of this album by the artist.
In 1996, Coolio was one of the many well-known hip-hop musicians who contributed to the compilation album America Is Dying Slowly, which was released by the Red Hot Organization. Other artists who performed on the album were Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe. The CD was created with the intention of bringing greater awareness to the AIDS crisis that is affecting African-American men. In the same year, he filmed the music video “Aw, Here It Goes!” to serve as the opening sequence for the Nickelodeon television series Kenan & Kel, which was broadcast for a total of four seasons.
In 1998, a court in Boblingen, which is close to Stuttgart, convicted Coolio of being an accessory to robbery and finding him responsible for causing physical damage. The court also fined him $17,000 and placed him on probation for six months.
Coolio competed on the sixth season of Celebrity Big Brother, which aired in 2009, and finished in third place. After that, he went on to make an appearance on the UK version of Ultimate Big Brother in 2010, and after a number of altercations with Nadia Almada and other people there, he concluded that it would be best for him to leave the house.
The episode of the Adult Swim show Black Jesus that was aired in 2014 and titled “Gangsta’s Paradise” featured a cameo appearance by Coolio. Coolio gave a performance on ABC’s Greatest Hits back in July of 2016.
At the Los Angeles International Airport in 2016, Coolio and members of his team were detained for being in possession of a loaded handgun that was concealed within a bookbag. As the group sought to proceed through a security checkpoint, the Transportation Security Administration noticed the bag and flagged it for further inspection. However, witnesses reported that Coolio himself was the owner of the bag, despite the fact that it was supposed to be owned by one of his bodyguards. The judge placed Coolio on three years of probation and ordered him to perform 45 days of community service.
Coolio had a guest appearance in 2019 on the song “Escape Wagon” which was performed by the Irish rap trio Versatile. After that, he was featured in the song “Coolio Interlude” which was included on their album Fuck Versatile, which was released in 2021.
On September 28, 2022, Coolio was found lying on the toilet floor of a friend’s residence in Los Angeles, California, unresponsive. The incident took place in California. The initial responders determined that he was deceased. At the time of his passing, he had 59 years under his belt.
