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y introduction to Coolio, the artist born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was him urging me to go run and tell my homeboys and homegirls it was time forMany people in the mid-’90s met Coolio and Rap music concurrently. Whether it was his performance of a theme song in a children’s show, a feel-good song about excellent expeditions, urban utopias, orwith a modern twist, Coolio pioneered so many things.
In the mid-1990s, West Coast gangster rap was at its pinnacle. The mothership that was N.W.A produced an inordinate amount of generationally talented rappers and producers that sustained strong careers throughout the 90s and into the early 2000s.In 1994, Dr. Dre’s The Chronic was still in rotation at California house parties. Snoop Dogg had positioned himself as the biggest rapper on the west coast following the success of his debut album “Doggystyle.
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