Coolio, a Los Angeles-area native, is perhaps best known for his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit "Gangsta's Paradise," the No. 1 U.S. chart-topper that year and one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Mūziķis vislabāk pazīstams ar savu dziesmu "Gangsta 's Paradise", kas "Coolio" 1995.gadā nopelnīja "Grammy" balvu un ir viena no pasaules vispārdotākajām dziesmām.