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Born: August 01, 1963 in Compton, CA
Years Active: 90 's, 00's
Genre: Rap

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Biography:
Coolio was one of the first rappers to balance pop accessibility with gritty, street-level subject matter and language. Yet despite his nods to hardcore, his music was clearly more happy-go-lucky at heart; he shared the West Coast scene's love of laid-back '70s funk, and that attitude translated to his music far more often than Dr. Dre's Death Row/... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2009 From the Bottom 2 the Top
2008 Steal Hear
2006 Return of the Gangsta
2002 Cool Magnifico
2001 Coolio.com
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Filmography:
2008 Las Vegas XXX-Posed: DVD Magazine
2007 Futurama: Bender's Big Score
2007 Three Days to Vegas
2006 Love Hollywood Style
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