Music
Q: What is the name of that classical song I hear in the background of "C U When U Get There"?A: It is "Cannon in D", composed by Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706).
Thanks, Gavin Smith for the info.
Q: "Gangsta's Paradise" contains a sample from a old song. Which one? A: Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise" (1976).
Names
Q: What is Coolio's real name?A: Artis Leon Ivey, Jr
Q: Where did he get the name Coolio from?
A: "It was in a snapping session. We were biting, capping, ranking, talking about each other, playing the dozens. I had a Western shirt, and was playing some goofy song with a little guitar,
and my homeboy asked me, 'Who do you think you are, Coolio Iglesias?' They called me that and
it stuck."
Q: Did Coolio have a nickname when he was young?
A: Yes, he was called Boo in highschool.
Age
Q: How old is Coolio?A: 34 turning 35 on August 1st 1998.
Q: At What age did Coolio start rapping?
A: When he was in highschool, about 15 years old. He's been rapping since 1979.
Family
Q: Is Coolio married?A: Yes to LA Power 106 DJ and his manager Josefa Salinas.
Q: Does Coolio have children?
A: Yes, seven children: 3 daughters and 3 sons and one stepdaughter.
Crime
Q: Is Coolio a gangster?A: No, he is not. But he was "almost" a member of the Crips, one of LA's infamous gangs when he was a teenager. - "When you lived in the hood, you had to be down, or you'd get beaten down."
Coolio in Ikon magazine March 1996.
- "I'm not a gangsta. I'm a hustler. I ain't no gangsta, never been no gangsta. I'm a hustler and a ghetto politician; also, a ghetto witch doctor."
Coolio in 'Spin' March 1996 .
Q: Has Coolio been in prison for a crime?
A: Yes, once when he was 17, he spent 10 months (some sources says 6 or 7) in jail for a crime he claims he didn't commit. He did time for a friend's larceny.
Friends say he tried to cash a money order taken in an armed robbery.
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