Coolio (born Artis Leon Ivey, Jr., August 1, 1963) is an American Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor. The artist began to be recognized with the single "Fantastic Voyage", which he put up for sale in 1994. The song "Gangsta's Paradise", which was released the following year and included in the soundtrack of the movie Objectionable Thoughts, peaked at number one on the American music chart.

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