Biography
The biography of the American artist Coolio is full of "dark spots" - a former drug addict, hooligan and prisoner. But the passion for music helped him change his life and become famous as the most bright representative of the Gangster rap.Childhood and youth
Coolio (Kulio) was born on August 1, 1963 in the American city of Compton. The father was serving a term in prison, so he was engaged in his upbringing, which worked in the post office and could not pay enough time to the step. Later, the family broke up, and the upbringing of children was completely fell on the shoulders of the mother of Rapper, trying to combine housekeeping with work in the factory.
Embed from getty imagesAs a child, Coolio was painful, suffered from asthma, so he spent a lot of time at home, playing on board games with his mother's friends. Then he filed great hopes, was smart and diligent, but he contacted Baby Crips a gang and he tried to enhance the authority in the eyes of peers. The future performer wore weapons to school and became dependent on drugs, and closer to the majority was in prison for theft.
Trying to fight, the young man decided to continue education in college. He entered the Community College and returned to his past hobby rap. Soon Coolio moved to San Jose, where he volunteered to participate in forest fires. In his youth, the artist was interrupted by a part-time job and unsuccessfully fought with cocaine addiction until the course of treatment was held in the rehabilitation center.
Personal life
In 1996, the performer married Hesphea Salinas, the marriage of which lasted almost 4 years and ended with divorce. The musician then appeared in public with a new chief who left him after participating in the Celebrity Wife Swap USA show, where the stars exchange wives.There is little about other details of the personal life of Rapper, he rarely mentions this in an interview. According to information from open sources, Kulio is a large father and raises 10 heirs who name Shane, Kate, Artisha, Darius, Zhanland, Milan, Artis, Bandy, Gtis and Jackie.
Music and creativity
The first steps to popularity performer did in 1987, when released the debut single Whatcha Gonna Do?. Later, he recorded the What Makes You Dance track and began cooperation with the WC and The Maad Circle group, which was released by the album Ain't A Damn Thang Changed, had moderate success.
In parallel, the rapper continued to engage in solo career. He signed a contract with Tommy Boy Records label and released the IT Takes a Thief plate with a capital single Fantastic Voyage. The song was widely rotated on MTV and rose to the 3rd line in the Billboard HOT 100 chart.
After that, the audience was looking forward to new hits from the ascending star, and he did not disappoint fans. In 1995, the musician introduced the Gangsta's Paradise track, which was recorded together with the LV singer. The composition, the words for which Coolio wrote very quickly, glorified him to the whole world and became a symbol of the Gangster rap.
The song rose to the upper lines of charts in several countries of the world, including the United States, Great Britain, Norway and Germany, and the performer became the owner of Grammy. In many ways, the success of the composition contributed to the fact that it was released as a soundtrack for the film "Dangerous Thoughts" with Michelle Pfaiffer in the lead role. The actress even starred in the video, who was awarded the MTV Video Music Awards award.
Initially, the artist planned to release Gangsta's Paradise outside the album, but after a deafening success I decided to make it a capital single on the plate of the same name. The release has replenished discography in the same 1995 and received platinum certification in the United States and Canada, as well as the Golden - in Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom.
A wavelength of Rapper began to invite to shoot in the cinema, where he often appeared as he himself. Coolio starred in the series "Sabrina - Little Witch", "Nanny" and "Enchanted", played in the films "Batman and Robin" and "Shanghai Svyaznoye".
However, with the release of the third album, the excitement around the celebrity began to fade, and its subsequent releases almost did not fall into the charts.
For some time, he continued to actively perform with concerts and even visited Moscow, but then decided to go to television. Kulio was a member of the German Comeback Talent Show - Die Große Chance, where he took the 3rd place, participated in Reality Celebrity Big Brother, Rachael VS Culinary Program. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off and TIPPING POINT: Lucky Stars.
At the same time, the singer did not cease to engage in music, participating in the recording of tracks of other artists. In addition, he replenished with such projects with such projects as "Black Jesus" and "Teachings", and presented the voice of the characters of Futuram's cartors series and "Gravity Falls".
Coolio now
In September 2020, rapper announced the release of the single WE GOT THE POWER with its participation. Now he continues to perform on stage, pleaseing the public with creativity. The artist leads a page in "Instagram", where publishes the photo and reports about the news.Discography
- 1994 - IT Takes a Thief
- 1995 - Gangsta's Paradise
- 1997 - My Soul
- 2001 - Coolio.com.
- 2002 - El Cool Magnifico
- 2006 - The Return of the Gangsta
- 2008 - Steal Hear
- 2009 - From The Bottom 2 The Top
- 2015 - Hotel C
- 2019 - Nobody's Foolio