# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/coolio
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:55:52.237Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/coolio"
name: "Coolio"
slug: "coolio"
description: "Artis Leon Ivey Jr., known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper, songwriter and record producer. He was best known for his single \"Gangsta's Paradise\" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for changing the course of hip-hop by bringing it to a wider audience. Other singles included \"Fantastic Voyage\" (1994), \"1, 2, 3, 4 \" (1996), and \"C U When U Get There\" (1997). He released nine albums, the first three of which achieved mainstream success: It Takes a Thief (1994), Gangsta's Paradise (1995), and My Soul (1997). Coolio first achieved recognition as a member of the gangsta rap group WC and the Maad Circle. Coolio sold 4.8 million albums in the U.S."
tagline: "American rapper (1963–2022)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coolio.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1963-08-01"
deathDate: "2022-09-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           76.85
  momentum:             0.4385007709642985
  historical:           26.968252
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 761000
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/Coolio"
    handle:    "Coolio"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/coolio/"
    handle:    "coolio"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://coolioworld.com/"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/coolio"
    handle:    "coolio"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004839/"
    handle:    "nm0004839"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3y24n3XhZ96wgwRXjvS17T"
    handle:    "3y24n3XhZ96wgwRXjvS17T"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL05rT1FGIX8SE3EeADcQtA"
    handle:    "@officialcoolio"
    followers: 761000
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "كوليو (مغني)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "كوليو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "کولیو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Кулио"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "کولیو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95"
    title: "קוליו"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Coolio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://hr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Coolio"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump