Coolio
Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr., known professionally as Coolio, is an American musician, rapper, chef, actor, and record producer. Coolio achieved mainstream success in the mid to late 1990s with his albums It Takes a Thief, Gangsta's Paradise, and My Soul. He is best known for his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit single "Gangsta's Paradise", as well as other singles "Fantastic Voyage", "C U When U Get There"and "1, 2, 3, 4". He was also known for rapping the theme song for...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth1 August 1963
CityCompton, CA
CountryUnited States of America
But when I really look back on my life, being really honest about it and now that I've got the chance to travel the world, seeing how a lot of little kids grow up - my life wasn't so bad.
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the streets.
I wasn't driving down the wrong side of the street, smoking marijuana, waving my gun out the window.
I don't think we should really be judging on Chris Brown like that until we know what Rihanna did. We all got reasons for what we do. Look at me. I'm one of the top 10 performers of all-time. I had to beat this one mermaid ass in a seafood restaurant over some shrimps. No lie. You just never know.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste was the slogan, but now it's 95 and it's don't forget the Trojan.
I'm the ghetto Martha Stewart, the black Rachel Ray.
As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke.
Put a condom in their hand and hope it don't bust.
I'm as good as anybody out there lyrically and conceptually and can go toe to toe with the best of them throughout history.
Elesa slept with Mark and Mark slept with Tina. Tina slept with Javier, the first time he seen her. Javier slept with Loopy, and Loopy slept with Rob. Rob slept with Lisa who slept with Steve...
If it wasn't for the military I probably would not have ever come to Bosnia for vacation.
My name ain't Steve Miller, but I fly like an Eagle.
I perform for soldiers because they are important.
Hell, when I was growing up, I could make a meal out of a package of Top Ramen and a bottle of Windex.