Coolio Cooked Some British Kids Dinner and Lead a Sing-along of “Gangsta’s Paradise”

by | Oct 9, 2013 | MUSIC

In case anyone is curious, 90’s hip-hop star Coolio makes a mean Caprese Salad and peach crumble.

In case anyone is curious, 90’s hip-hop star Coolio makes a mean Caprese Salad and peach crumble. At least thats according to Reddit user lorcantc, who claims Coolio came to his house, cooked him and his friends dinner, and then lead a sing-along of the rappers smash hit “Gangsta’s Paradise.”

Coolio had performed in his town that night, and the group of lads met him at the post-show VIP event.

Here’s the video of a bunch of british kids, who were probably born 3 or 4 years before this song came out, killing it with Coolio.

Coolio’s life has been a bit of a roller coaster since the hay-days of gangster rap – he’s still releasing albums, most recently 2009’s From the Bottom 2 the Top, among many other’s. None of the albums have reached the success level of 1995’s Gangsta’s Paradise.

His success in the UK could stem from a number of reality show appearances, including Big Brother UK. State-side, most recently, he was featured on an episode of Wife Swap… opposite Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray. No we’re not joking, here’s the entire episode:

The irony of a Coolio Wife Swap episode get’s a little more complicated as the famed rapper was charged misdemeanor domestic battery this past summer. Coolio and his wife got in a fight over another women, a fist-a-cuffs occurred, and Ms. Coolio ended up with a bloody lip. Coolio tried to represent himself at his court date calling the charges “bogus”, and the judge gave him 30 days to find an actual lawyer.

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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