Name:	Coolio
Occupation:	Rapper
Gender:	Male
Height:	173 cm
Birth Day:	August 1, 1963
Age:	62
Birth Place:	Compton - California
Zodiac Sign:	Leo
DOB in Roman:	VIII.I.MCMLXIII

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Coolio

Coolio was born on 1 August 1963(62 years old) in California. Coolio is Rapper, Zodiac sign - Leo. More detail about Coolio given below.

About Coolio

His most famous song is"Gangsta's Paradise", which received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video in 1996. Artis Leon Ivey Jr. was his given name. In the 1990s, he was widely known for performing the theme song for the Nickelodeon series Keenan and Kel.

Artis Leon Ivey Jr., known under the stage name Coolio, is an American rapper, singer, record producer and actor. Coolio enjoyed mainstream success in the mid to late 1990s with albums It Takes a Thief, Gangsta's Paradise and My Soul. He is known for his 1995 Grammy-winning single "Gangsta's Paradise", as well as other singles "Fantastic Voyage", "1, 2, 3, 4" and "C U When U Get There". He is also known for rapping the theme song for the Nickelodeon series Kenan & Kel in the late 1990s. Since then, Coolio has released the album independently and also became a chef, creating a web channel named Cookin 'with Coolio and posting a cookbook . Ivey was originally known as a member of the gangsta WC and Maad Circle rap groups along with WC and his brother, Crazy Toones.

Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer, record producer, actor
Labels	Tommy Boy, Warner Bros, Allied Artists Music Group
Birth name	Artis Leon Ivey Jr.
Associated acts	WC and the Maad Circle, Sir Jinx, Ras Kass, Dazzie Dee, L.V.
Years active	1987–present
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, pop rap, funk, G-funk, pop
Born	August 1, 1963, Compton, California, U.S.

Trivia

In 1994, his hit song Fantastic Voyage made it to #3 on the top 100 Billboard.

Coolio before fame

After releasing two failed songs,"Watcha Gonna Do" and"You're Gonna Miss Me", he signed with WC and the Maad Circle.

Achievement of Coolio

In 1994, his hit single Fantastic Voyage peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$500 Thousand

Coolio family life

He married Josefa Salinas on May 18, 1996, and the couple divorced in 2000. Artisha, Darius, Zhaneand, Milan, Artis, Brandi, Grtis, and Jackie are among his eight children.