ʻO Artis Leon Ivey Jr. ʻike ʻia e ka pseudonym Coolio, he rapper ʻAmelika, mea hana a mea hana. Ua lanakila ʻo Coolio i ka hopena o 1990s me kāna mau album Gangsta's Paradise (1995) a me Mysoul (1997).
Ua lanakila ʻo ia i kahi Grammy no kāna pāʻani Gangsta's Paradise, a no nā mele ʻē aʻe: Fantastic Voyage (1994), Sumpin 'New (1996) a me CU When U Get There (1997).
Coolio kamalii
Ua hānau ʻia ʻo Coolio ma ʻAukake 1, 1963 ma South Central Compton, Los Angeles, Kaleponi, USA. I kona wā kamaliʻi, makemake ʻo ia i ka heluhelu puke. Ua haʻalele kona mau mākua i kona wā he 11 makahiki.
Ua ho'āʻo ʻo Leon e ʻimi i kahi ala e mahalo ʻia ai ma ke kula, ʻo ia ka hopena i loaʻa ai ʻo ia i nā pōʻino like ʻole. Lawe ke kanaka i nā pū i ke kula.
I ka makahiki 17, ua hoʻolimalima ʻo ia i kekahi mau mahina i loko o ka hale paʻahao no ka ʻaihue (ʻoiai ma hope o ka hoʻāʻo ʻana e kālā i kahi kauoha kālā i ʻaihue maoli ʻia e kekahi o kāna mau hoaaloha). Ma hope o ke kula kiʻekiʻe, hele ʻo ia i Compton Community College.
Ua hoʻomaka ʻo Leon e hōʻike i ka hoihoi i ka rap ma ke kula kiʻekiʻe. Ua lilo ʻo ia i mea hāʻawi pinepine i ka lekiō rap ʻo Los Angeles KDAY a hoʻopaʻa i kekahi o nā mele rap mua ʻo Whatcha Gonna Do.
ʻO ka mea pōʻino, ua hāʻule pū ke keikikāne i ka lāʻau lapaʻau, kahi i hōʻino ai i kāna ʻoihana mele.
Ua hele ka mea pena i ka hoʻoponopono hou, ma hope o ka mālama ʻana ua loaʻa iā ia kahi hana ma ke ʻano he mea puhi ahi ma nā ululāʻau o Northern California. Ke hoʻi nei ʻo ia i Los Angeles i hoʻokahi makahiki ma hope mai, ua hana ʻo ia i nā hana like ʻole, me ka palekana ma ke kahua mokulele ʻo Los Angeles International, ʻoiai ʻo ia hoʻi ka rap.
ʻAʻole i hoʻohauʻoli ka mea hoʻolohe aʻe. Eia naʻe, hoʻomaka ʻo ia e hana i nā pilina ma ka honua hip-hop, e hui pū me WC a me Maad Circle.
A laila ua komo ʻo ia i kahi hui i kapa ʻia ʻo 40 Thevz a pūlima pū me Tommy Boy.
Hele pū ʻo DJ Brian, ua hoʻopaʻa ʻo Coolio i kāna album mua, i hoʻokuʻu ʻia ma 1994. Ua paʻi ʻo ia i kahi wikiō mele no ke mele, a ua hōʻea ʻo Fantastic Voyage i ka helu 3 ma nā papa mele.
Album Gangsta's Paradise
I ka makahiki 1995, ua kākau ʻo Coolio i kahi mele e hōʻike ana i ka mea mele R&B ʻo LV no ka kiʻiʻoniʻoni Dangerous Minds i kapa ʻia ʻo Gangsta's Paradise. Ua lilo ia mele i mele lanakila loa ma ka ʻoihana rap i nā manawa a pau, a hiki i ka #1 ma ka pakuhi Hot 100.
ʻO ia ka helu 1 o ka makahiki 1995 ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa, a hiki i ka No.
ʻO Gangsta's Paradise ka lua o ka mea kūʻai maikaʻi loa o 1995 ma UK. Ua hoʻopaʻapaʻa pū ka mele i ka wā i hōʻike ʻia ai ʻo Coolio ʻaʻole i noi ʻo Weird Al i ka ʻae e parody iā ia.
Ma ka 1996 Grammy Awards, ua lanakila ka mele i ka makana Best Rap Solo Performance.
I ka hoʻomaka ʻana, ʻaʻole i manaʻo ʻia ke mele ʻo Gangsta's Paradise i loko o kekahi o nā album studio a Coolio, akā ʻo kona kūleʻa i alakaʻi ʻia i ka ʻoiaʻiʻo ʻaʻole i hoʻokomo wale ʻo Coolio i ke mele ma kāna album e hiki mai ana, akā ua hoʻolilo ʻo ia i ke poʻo inoa.
Ua lawe ʻia ka mele a me ke mele o Stevie Wonder's Pastime Paradise, i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma kahi o 20 mau makahiki i hala ma ka album ʻo Wonder.
Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka album Gangsta's Paradise i ka makahiki 1995 a ua hōʻoia ʻia ʻo 2X Platinum e ka RIAA. Loaʻa iā ia ʻelua mau mele nui ʻē aʻe, ʻo Sumpin 'New and Too Hot, me JT Taylor o Kool & the Gang e hīmeni ana i ka hīmeni.
Ma 2014, ua uhi ʻo Fallingin Reverse i ka Gangsta's Paradise for the Punk Goes 90's album a ua hōkū ʻo Coolio i ka wikiō mele.
I ka makahiki 2019, ua ho'ōla hou ka mele i ka kaulana hou ma ka Pūnaewele i ka wā i hōʻike ʻia ai i ka trailer no ka kiʻiʻoniʻoni The Hedgehog.
ʻO ka Televise
I ka makahiki 2004, ua ʻike ʻia ʻo Coolio ma ke ʻano he mea komo ma Comeback Diegrosse Chance, kahi hōʻike talena Kelemania. Ua lanakila ʻo ia ma ka wahi 3 ma hope o Chris Norman lāua ʻo Benjamin Boyes.
I Ianuali 2012, ʻo ia kekahi o ʻewalu mau mea kaulana ma ka Food Network reality show Rachael vs. ʻO Guy: ʻO ka mea kaulana Cook-Off kahi i hōʻike ai ʻo Music Saves Lives. Loaʻa iā ia ka 2nd place a loaʻa iā ia he $10.
Ua hōʻike ʻia ʻo Coolio ma ka lā Malaki 5, 2013 o ka hōʻike ʻoiaʻiʻo ʻo Wife Swap, akā ua kiola ʻia ʻo ia e kāna hoaaloha ma hope o ka hoʻolaha ʻia ʻana o ka papahana.
Ma Iune 30, 2013, ua ʻike ʻia ʻo ia me ka comedian Jenny Eclair lāua ʻo Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden ma ka hōʻike pāʻani Pelekane ʻo Tipping Point: Lucky Stars kahi i pau ai ʻo ia i ka 2nd.
Hopu ia o Coolio
I ka hopena o 1997, ua hopu ʻia ʻo Coolio a me ʻehiku mau hoa aloha no ka ʻaihue a me ka hoʻouka ʻana i ka mea nona ka hale. Ua aʻo ʻia ʻo ia no ka hoʻopiʻi ʻana a loaʻa iā ia ka uku.
Ma hope koke iho o kēia hanana, ua hoʻoweliweli ka mākaʻi Kelemania e hoʻopiʻi iā Coolio me ka hoʻonāukiuki i ka hewa ma hope o ka ʻōlelo ʻana a ka mea mele e hiki i nā mea hoʻolohe ke ʻaihue i ka album inā ʻaʻole hiki iā lākou ke kūʻai.
I ke kauwela o ka makahiki 1998, ua hopu hou ʻia ka mea mele no ka hoʻokele ʻana i ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe a no ka lawe ʻana i kahi mea kaua (ʻoiai e ʻōlelo ana i ka luna e pili ana i ka loaʻa ʻana o kahi pana semi-automatic unloaded i loko o ke kaʻa), ua loaʻa iā ia kahi liʻiliʻi o ka marijuana. .
ʻOiai ʻo nā mea a pau, ʻike mau ʻo ia ma nā pā Hollywood a hana i kāna inoa ponoʻī, ʻo Crowbar. I ka makahiki 1999, ua pā'ani 'o ia i ke ki'i'oni'oni "Tyrone", akā ma hope o kahi ulia ka'a, pono 'o ia e ho'opanee i ka huaka'i ho'olaha o "Scrap". Ua hoʻomau ʻo ia i ka hana ma nā hana liʻiliʻi ma nā kiʻiʻoniʻoni.
