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Coolio

Coolio is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kittie, Lost Boyz, Chubb Rock, Bassi Maestro and Biz Markie. Those roots explain a lot about how Coolio arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Naughty By Nature, Snoop Dogg, MC Hammer, Westside Connection and Luniz, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Insane Clown Posse, Bizarre, Carl Smith, Snoop Lion and Markoolio, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Coolio, reaching back through Kittie and forward to Insane Clown Posse. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Artis Leon Ivey Jr., known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper, songwriter and record producer. He was best known for his single "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for changing the course of hip-hop by bringing it to a wider audience. Other singles included "Fantastic Voyage" (1994), "1, 2, 3, 4 " (1996), and "C U When U Get There" (1997). He released nine albums, the first three of which achieved mainstream success: It Takes a Thief (1994), Gangsta's Paradise (1995), and My Soul (1997). Coolio first achieved recognition as a member of the gangsta rap group WC and the Maad Circle. Coolio sold 4.8 million albums in the U.S.

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CoolioKittieLost BoyzChubb RockBassi MaestroBiz MarkieChuck DAll-4-OnePrince Ital JoeInsane Clown PosseBizarreCarl SmithSnoop LionMarkoolioLike a StormSnoop DoggFernanda BrandãoNaughty By NatureSnoop DoggMC HammerWestside ConnectionLunizKris KrossIce CubeWarren G

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Coolio connections

Coolio grew out of Kittie, Lost Boyz, Chubb Rock and Bassi Maestro, shares an orbit with Naughty By Nature, Snoop Dogg, MC Hammer and Westside Connection, went on to shape Insane Clown Posse, Bizarre, Carl Smith and Snoop Lion. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Coolio

Roots12

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