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Gangsta music has been in the offing since the mid-80s, with the earliest pioneers said to be Schoolly D, Ice-T and N.W.A. In the early 90s, the sub-genre became mainstream with the likes of Dr ...

Coolio started making music in the 80s, but he cemented his place in hip-hop history when he recorded Gangsta's Paradise. He was born in Pennsylvania, but grew up in the LA suburb of Compton ...

Snoop Dogg referenced the track in his tribute to the late star online, while sharing a picture of himself and Coolio posing on the set of the music video for Gangsta Walk - a track they ...