No, Coolio passed away yesterday, September 28, 2022, in Los Angeles, California, United States. He was 59.
Artis Leon Ivey Jr., known professionally as Coolio, was an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Coolio achieved mainstream success in the mid-to-late 1990s with his albums It Takes a Thief, Gangsta’s Paradise, and My Soul.
He attended Compton Community College, and he worked in jobs such as volunteer firefighting and security at Los Angeles International Airport, before becoming a rapper.
He was also known for having provided the opening track “Aw, Here It Goes!” for the 1996 Nickelodeon television series Kenan & Kel.
Since 1996, Coolio released albums independently and also became a chef and therein created a web series titled Cookin’ with Coolio and released a cookbook. Ivey originally rose to fame as a member of the Gangsta rap group WC and the Maad Circle alongside WC and his brother, Crazy Toones.
He married Josefa Salinas in 1996, and they divorced in 2000.
Coolio is survived by his children; Grtis Ivey, Brandi Ivey, Artisha Ivey, Shayne Ivey, Milan Ivey, Jackie Ivey, Darius Ivey, Kate Ivey, Artis Ivey III, and Zhaneand Ivey.