Performance · Production
Coolio
US rapper, actor, chef & record producer
United States · 1963-08-01 – 2022-09-28
Coolio is credited on 510 releases across 105 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1991–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
510
Credits
105
Albums
4
Decades active
93
In collections
Biography
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Artis Leon Ivey Jr., better known by the stage name Coolio, was an American musician, rapper, actor, and record producer. He is best known for the song "Gangsta's Paradise".
Died on Fentanyl Overdose at age 59.
Born: August 1, 1963, Monessen, Pennsylvania.
Died: September 28, 2022, Los Angeles, California.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
510 releases · 105 albums · active 1991–2025
- Performance · 380
- Production · 224
- Other credits · 28
Studios: Echo Sound · Studio 56 · Larrabee Sound Studios · Unique Recording
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Gangsta's Paradise
1995
Clueless - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1995
It Takes A Thief
1994
Atomic Dog
1982
No Exit
1999
Live
1999
This Is How We Do It
1995
Soul On Ice
1996
Dionne Sings Dionne
1998
My Soul
1997
1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)
1996
Too Hot
1995
Curb Servin'
1995
Greatest Funkin' Hits
1996
It's All The Way Live (Now)
1996
Beat Of Life Vol.1
2002
Return Of Hip Hop
2001
Ride Wit Us Or Collide Wit Us
2000
Keep It On The Red Light
1996
The Best Rap Album In The World...Ever!
1996
Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)
1996
No Soucy !
1996
Eddie (The Soundtrack)
1996
Runaway
1995
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