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8 on the Billboard 200, becoming certified Platinum.

РІР‚СљFantastic VoyageРІР‚Сњ would become one of the biggest rap singles of the year, and the album contained a few other minor hits in РІР‚СљCounty LineРІР‚Сњ and РІР‚СљI RememberРІР‚Сњ. The lead single РІР‚СљFantastic VoyageРІР‚Сњ received heavy rotation on MTV, and peaked at No. In 1994, Coolio signed to Tommy Boy Records and released his debut solo album It Takes a Thief. He was a co-contributor on the groupРІР‚в„ўs debut album AinРІР‚в„ўt a Damn Thang Changed, including on the single РІР‚СљDress CodeРІР‚Сњ. rap scene, and in 1991, ended up joining the group WC and the Maad Circle, led by rapper WC. He also recorded РІР‚СљWhat Makes You Dance (Force Groove)РІР‚Сњ with Nu-Skool in 1988. He recorded his first single in 1987, titled РІР‚СљWhatcha Gonna Do?РІР‚Сњ.

After attending Compton Community College, he worked in jobs such as volunteer firefighting and security at the Los Angeles International Airport, before becoming a rapper. Ivey originally rose to fame as a member of the Gangsta rap group WC and the Maad Circle alongside WC and his brother, Crazy Toones.

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Coolio has since gone on to release albums independently and has also become a chef, creating a web series titled CookinРІР‚в„ў with Coolio and releasing a cookbook.

He was also known for rapping the theme song (РІР‚СљAw, Here It Goes!РІР‚Сњ) for the mid-to-late 1990s Nickelodeon series Kenan & Kel. He is best known for his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit single РІР‚СљGangstaРІР‚в„ўs ParadiseРІР‚Сњ, as well as other singles РІР‚СљFantastic VoyageРІР‚Сњ (1994), РІР‚Сљ1, 2, 3, 4 (SumpinРІР‚в„ў New)РІР‚Сњ (1996) and РІР‚СљC U When U Get ThereРІР‚Сњ (1997). Coolio achieved mainstream success in the mid-to-late 1990s with his albums It Takes a Thief (1994), GangstaРІР‚в„ўs Paradise (1995), and My Soul (1997). (born August 1, 1963), popularly known by his stage name Coolio, is an American rapper, actor, chef, and record producer.

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