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Coolio (born Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. on August 1, 1963 in Compton, California) is an American rapper and actor who started his career as a member of the rap group, WC and the Maad Circle, which included WC, Sir Jinx and DJ Crazy Toones. The group released two albums, "Ain't a Damn Thang Changed" in 1991 and "Curb Servin'" in 1995. The group disbanded shortly after the release of Curb Servin'. In 1994, Coolio released his debut album "It Takes a Thief" which featured the hugely successful singles, "Fantastic Voyage" and "It Takes a Thief". |
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News in english
about Coolio
(August / 2009)
Sioux Falls' own Trend 86 returns home for reunion show Date: 13 Aug 2009
The Argus Leader -
Steve Schmidt recalls a stand-out memory from playing in rap/rock hybrid group Trend 86: The band opened for Coolio, Sir Mix-a-Lot and other popular groups in 2001 at the Bash in the Grass Festival near Volga. "We played the second stage, our first time playing a festival at night," Schmidt says. "We were standing at the back of the stage. (I thought), 'There's a couple of thousand people.' ...
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Coolio gets cooking Date: 13 Aug 2009
Juice -
Coolio at the Iowa State Fair. It’s one of those combinations no one saw coming.
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Coolio Rocks State Fair Stage Date: 18 Aug 2009
KCCI 8 Des Moines -
Coolio brought his hip-hop show to the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Monday night.
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Around Town | © 2009 Longmont Times-Call Date: 21 Aug 2009
The Longmont Times-Call -
Coolio plays local show LONGMONT – Hip-hop artist and actor Coolio is scheduled to perform 8 p.m. Aug. 30 at The Zone, which is connected to Deli Zone, 1240 Ken Pratt Blvd.
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Coolio steps in for Tone Loc Date: 22 Aug 2009
WANE-TV Fort Wayne -
Due to illness, Tone Loc will not be performing at Downtown Mardi Gras on The Landing Saturday night. Instead, Grammy winner Coolio will replace him.
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Dr Boyce: How to Set Goals and Reach Them Date: 25 Aug 2009
Black Voices -
Many of us want something in life. But as the rapper Coolio used to say, "Wishing is for suckers." There's a point where you've got to get off your butt, and make your life happen. That means understanding the day-to-day inputs necessary to become the person you wish to become. Most of us toggle on the line between what we want to do and what we need to do. But the same way your body is a ...
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Coolio to headline The Goose's back-to-school party Date: 27 Aug 2009
Colorado Daily -
Yo, it s Coolio. He ll be at The Goose on Saturday. Hill hangout The Goose, 1301 Broadway, snagged Grammy Award-winning rapper and reality TV star Coolio to perform at Saturday evening's Back2School Bash.
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Coolio in Boulder review: Hip-hop star bombs at The Goose Date: 30 Aug 2009
Colorado Daily -
Coolio s set at The Goose on Saturday was a comedy or errors. CORRECTION 9/2/09: In this review of Coolio's concert, a staff member told the critic that only a handful of tickets had been sold by 7 p.m.; the venue's owner now says 200 tickets had been sold by that time.
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