'Gangsta's Paradise' Rapper Coolio Dies At Age 59

Coolio won a Grammy for best solo rap performance for “Gangsta's Paradise,” the 1995 hit from the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film “Dangerous Minds” that sampled Stevie Wonder's 1976 song “Pastime Paradise" and was played constantly on MTV.
The Grammy, and the height of his popularity, came in 1996, amid a fierce feud between the hip-hop communities of the two coasts, which would take the lives of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. soon after. Coolio managed to stay mostly above the conflict. #coolio #hiphop #rapper #newsy
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[@terrancekayton007]

RIP GOoD Brotha❤

[@deliciaford4343]

Wow RIP!

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

RIP, he's livin' in an Amish Paradise now.

[@penelopenankunda8583]

RIP COOLIO

[@Mikewee777]

Another victim of ugly Sonic in schools. When will this careless violence against gamers end ?

[@linnpierce]

Never sad when a rapper dies. They are useless.

[@Eric-qk3bk]

I would say .. " Like yo momma" ,, but the bruthas know she has a use.

[@GAURAV25855ify]

What about when 2-pac back in 96 what about him he was a poet a revolutionary activist He had a vision he woke people up seeing the world what it was back then looking what the world is today he was a story teller.