Coolio

Having recently performed for $3k and a bucket of chicken, Coolio is not only one of our favorite MC's, he's also a brilliant chef. Here's what the real "Gangsta's Paradise" looks like to the self-proclaimed "Ghetto Gourmet,"A compound in South Africa with seven servants - all women...

After making a last minute and ill-informed decision to back out of an MMA boxing match originally scheduled for Dec. 12, DMX has set himself up for a full round of legal throw downs. The Yonkers, NY native was set to square off in a match dubbed the "Alabama Pride," against musician/MMA fighter Eric Martinez in Birmingham, Ala ...

Coolio has an online cooking show with the creative title "Cookin' With Coolio." What does he cook? "I do fusion. Ghetto fusion. I don't use the proper names for things when I talk about cooking. It's not that I can't speak properly, it's because I want to do that...

Looks like all is not lost for Thunder Promotions, the company behind the recently canceled DMX vs. Eric Martinez celebrity boxing match. According to TMZ, Coolio will replace DMX and face off against Martinez. X pulled out of the event last week after he allegedly asked the promoters to "fix" the fight...

Nineties rapper Coolio has been hired to play a small venue in Colorado for a "$3,000, a bucket of chicken and a bottle of Patron (he likes the Silver variety)" according to the show's booker. The concert will be held on Sept. 6, at "The Deli Zone" a restaurant in Longmont, whose local paper hails the performance as "the city's first celebrity performance in recent memory.

90's rapper Coolio caught a lucky break this week, avoiding jail time for his recent crack possession and battery charges. The California entertainer, famous for living in a 'Gangsta's Paradise,' faced three years in prison if found guilty on the charges, stemming from a March 6 bust at LAX, where officials found crack cocaine and smoking paraphernalia in the rapper's luggage...

90's rapper Coolio made headlines again for his involvement in some hi jinx that occurred at a Milan fashion party last week. The MC, best known for his 1995 hit 'Gangsta's Paradise,' was in attendance at the Paul & Betty fashion brand party at the Sheraton Diana Majestic Hotel, in Milan, Italy where he was seen partying with an Italian model/TV personality, Rosy Dilettuso. Th...

California-based rapper Coolio has been officially charged with felony drug possession and one count of misdemeanor possession of a smoking device, following his arrest last week. Last Friday, the 45-year-old father of six was headed on a Southwest Airlines flight out of LAX airport...

Grammy-winning rapper Coolio was arrested earlier today at Los Angeles airport for suspected possession of crack cocaine. According to reports, the 45-year-old rapper was busted after going through airport security. A screening revealed the drug on his person and he was then taken into custody...

Former rap star Coolio was arrested early Tuesday morning on an outstanding warrant for driving with an expired registration and suspended license in Los Angeles. The 44-year-old rapper was released shortly after posting $10,000 bail. Coolio claims the warrant was a mistake...