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A fact from Coolio appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 October 2008, and was viewed approximately 164 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Coolio's 1995 song "Gangsta's Paradise" was nominated at the Grammy Awards in 1996 for Record of the Year and received the award for Best Rap Solo Performance?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2008/October.

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"The album received praise for bringing a humorous and lighthearted perspective too often violent and profane themes of typical gangsta rap.[1]"

What was the author trying to say here? The "too" is definitely a typo, but it's confusing to the reader if the rap was both humorous and violent, or just humorous, or what. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 40.130.239.4 (talk) 14:41, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Why does adult actress Cherie DeVille redirect to Coolio?

Is some fan of Coolio trying to increase his page count? The article has nothing to do with her. Bob Mozark (talk) 15:15, 6 May 2020 (UTC) Bob Mozark[reply]

The redirect from Cherie DeVille is still there. How is this still happening? 72.141.112.62 (talk) 07:24, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

9/28/2022 - A possible Internet death hoax

I'm scouring the Internet for Coolio's cause of death after seeing his name in the Wikipedia "2022 deaths' page for this month. I'm thinking there was a mistake considering there was a seal named Coolio at the Pittsburgh Zoo who died, not the rapper. Jason 72 (talk) 01:02, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It’s not a hoax. Check TMZ. Janers0217 (talk) 01:07, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Died of cardiac arrest according to TMZ if someone wants to throw that in Scxthe (talk) 01:25, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Protection Request

DONE

Already done by Mitchazenia at 21:22 -

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

I request an anonymous user edit protection for this page for a while as the edits from them right now are nothing more than annoying. Stephen"Zap" (talk) 01:20, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Change: Cause of death (currently cited as undetermined) to Cardiac Arrest. Source: https://themusicuniverse.com/rapper-coolio-dead-59/ Scxthe (talk) 01:27, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Official cause of death has not been determined. Janers0217 (talk) 01:35, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done - Reliable sources such as CNN are holding off for now, with TMZ saying "An autopsy and toxicology test will be used to determine an official cause of death." - Fuzheado | Talk 02:09, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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was known professionally as Coolio instead of known professionally as Coolio Shick.x (talk) 01:48, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: "was known professionally" suggests a newer professional name, not that he is dead. Current wording covers it better Cannolis (talk) 02:06, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Birthplace

Was he born in Monessen, Pennsylvania or Compton, California? While many news outlets are reporting the former, the California Birth Index has an Artis L Ivey born the same day. 2600:100C:A203:FD7F:809:B2D8:4911:B00D (talk) 02:05, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This probably originated with Wikipedia and then automatically propagated to Google. The misconception probably originated from a verse in Coolio's song "I Remember" that is delivered by another rapper. Thunderbunny (talk) 18:24, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Was his mom’s maiden name Jones? Janers0217 (talk) 02:59, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In his song " I remember" he talks about growing up in Monessen pa. I remember yesteryear like it was yesterday, running through the streets of Monessen pa Invasion178 (talk) 18:14, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That verse was delivered by "Billy Boy", who is from Monessen. Coolio is as far as I know a lifelong LA/South Central resident. Thunderbunny (talk) 18:22, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's very common that many people are born elsewhere and come to California. If major news sources say he was born in Pennsylvania, [1], [2], his article should have that information in it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 39.41.83.88 (talk) 22:13, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There is a very good chance those "major news sources" cribbed either Wikipedia or something that got the information from Wikipedia. I would consider the California birth index cited in the article as more reliable. In any case, there's likely to be an obituary published soon that would probably have the right information. Thunderbunny (talk) 04:10, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Number of children

There was an edit saying he had ten children. As of right now, the only sources I’ve seen with this number are tabloid publications. Janers0217 (talk) 03:03, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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He has 10 children not 6. As put in many media articles- eg NewsAustralia. 49.190.203.186 (talk) 14:47, 29 September 2022 (UTC) ₪₪₪Coolio₪₪₪ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.233.88.39 (talk) 15:18, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:38, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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It says he was found unresponsive on September 28th 2002, change to September 28th 2022 131.231.90.90 (talk) 17:15, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done – Muboshgu (talk) 17:38, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You all need to stop being so fast on editing the pages for dead people. and this probably doesn't follow the talk page guidelines but it is something true

I swear you all are too fast Nathcraw26 (talk) 20:27, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Was Coolio born in Monessen, PA? Or Los Angeles, CA?

The info is contradictory on his profile 24.3.209.206 (talk) 01:27, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I Would Like Change The Section Years Active 1985-2022 Because He Started In 1985 With The Group Sound Master Crew. I Would Like To Add To The In Groups Section The Earlier Groups He Was In - Sound Master Crew & Nu-Skool https://www.discogs.com/artist/604446-Sound-Master-Crew https://www.discogs.com/artist/633285-Artis-Ivey https://www.discogs.com/artist/222920-Nu-Skool Golmash (talk) 01:48, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You'll need some better sources. Wikipedia considers discogs.com to be unreliable because any user can log in and change the facts. See WP:USERG and WP:ALBUMAVOID. Binksternet (talk) 01:53, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Can you change "payed" to "paid"? Poor English grammar, no such word as "payed". 65.167.226.203 (talk) 05:06, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Already done Cannolis (talk) 05:35, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Corrections

Good evening, I am the eldest daughter of late America rapper Coolio and I see that there is some misinformation on his page. He has 7 children which only 1 is by late wife Josefa Salinas. His family would love if this was corrected. If you need documentation or anything to verify this information please feel free to let me know. 71.38.0.213 (talk) 07:25, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Coolio's 1st song was 1985 not 1987

https://www.discogs.com/release/1955504-Sound-Master-Crew-What-Cha-Gonna-Do/image/SW1hZ2U6MzA1MzA0NQ== 69.176.30.233 (talk) 17:51, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Coolio 1985

Don Juan – Give Me A Break (Fresh's Best 1985) https://www.discogs.com/release/2112238-Don-Juan-Give-Me-A-Break

Coolio's first tracks and music history is being left off his wiki page...why? 69.176.30.233 (talk) 15:06, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Acting career

The article doesn't make any mention of his film and TV career, despite displaying a rather lengthy filmography. The intro should probably say "rapper and actor." For example his small role in Batman & Robin was later confirmed as being the supervillain The Scarecrow who reportedly was supposed to return had there been a fifth Batman film in that series, etc. 2604:3D09:1F74:1C00:1176:D667:F804:28BC (talk) 13:47, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What determines which of his television appearances are relevant enough for note in the subsection of Music Career?

Given it's a subsection of "Music Career," I would assume that most of the mentioned appearances would be ones in which he raps or performs musically, but it doesn't seem to have any throughline. Personally, I'd reduce this down to only reference works in which he performed musical material originating in that work.

There is also a filmography section, but I agree that mention should be made in the introduction of his prolific film/television appearances, since he appeared consistently in media from 1996-2021. Aos Sidhe (talk) 17:44, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]