History Trivia / Coolio

* NoExportForYou: For some reason the album ''Coolio.com'' was released exclusively in Japan.

* DiedDuringProduction: After his death, ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' producer David X. Cohen confirmed that Coolio had recorded lines for the show's upcoming second revival.

-->'''Coolio:''' That was a stupid thing for me to do. That was one of the dumbest things I did in my career.

* DisownedAdaptation: Coolio famously spoke out against Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Gangsta's Paradise" parody, "Amish Paradise," claiming he hadn't given permission for Yankovic to release it. This has since convinced Yankovic to personally ask the original artists for permission to parody their work, rather than go through any intermediaries.[[note]]Not helping matters is that beforehand Weird Al had voluntarily decided to not release "Chicken Pot Pie", his song parodying Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/{{Wings|Band}}'s "Live and Let Die", after [=McCartney=] declined to support the parody after he felt that its mention of chicken conflicted with his veganism (even though Weird Al himself is vegan), although Weird Al has performed segments of the song at live concerts.[[/note]] Needless to say, this had never exactly endeared Coolio to Weird Al fans. However, in the years since this incident, Coolio not only personally apologized to Yankovic, but he went on record in multiple interviews saying he regretted how his ego got in the way.

* DiedDuringProduction: After his death, ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' producer David X. Cohen confirmed that Coolie had recorded lines for the show's upcoming second revival.

* OldShame: Coolio famously spoke out against Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Gangsta's Paradise" parody, "Amish Paradise," claiming he hadn't given permission for Yankovic to release it. This has since convinced Yankovic to personally ask the original artists for permission to parody their work, rather than go through any intermediaries.[[note]]Not helping matters is that beforehand Weird Al had voluntarily decided to not release "Chicken Pot Pie", his song parodying Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/{{Wings}}'s "Live and Let Die", after [=McCartney=] declined to support the parody after he felt that its mention of chicken conflicted with his veganism (even though Weird Al himself is vegan), although Weird Al has performed segments of the song at live concerts.[[/note]] Needless to say, this had never exactly endeared Coolio to Weird Al fans. In the years since this incident, Coolio not only personally apologized to Yankovic, but he went on record in multiple interviews saying he regretted how his ego got in the way.

* BlackSheepHit: A bit of a curious case, as "Gangsta's Paradise", his biggest hit, is a serious protest song about the self-destructive nature of gangster violence, while the majority of his songs, especially prior, were upbeat and bouncy pop-rap.

* OldShame: Coolio famously spoke out against Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Gangsta's Paradise" parody, "Amish Paradise," claiming he hadn't given permission for Yankovic to release it. This has since convinced Yankovic to personally ask the original artists for permission to parody their work, rather than go through any intermediaries.[[note]]Not helping matters is that beforehand Weird Al had voluntarily decided to not release "Chicken Pot Pie", his song parodying Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/{{Wings}}'s "Live and Let Die", after [=McCartney=] declined to support the parody after he felt that its mention of chicken conflicted with his veganism (even though Weird Al himself is vegan), although Weird Al has performed segments of the song at live concerts.[[/note]] Needless to say, this hasn't exactly endeared Coolio to Weird Al fans. In the years since this incident, Coolio has not only personally apologized to Yankovic, but he's gone on record in multiple interviews saying he regrets how his ego got in the way.

* OldShame: Coolio famously spoke out against Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Gangsta's Paradise" parody, "Amish Paradise," claiming he hadn't given permission for Yankovic to release it. This has since convinced Yankovic to personally ask the original artists for permission to parody their work, rather than go through any intermediaries, and it hasn't exactly endeared Coolio to Weird Al fans. In the years since this incident, Coolio has not only personally apologized to Yankovic, but he's gone on record in multiple interviews saying he regrets how his ego got in the way.

* DawsonCasting: He accidentally did this to himself in "Gangsta's Paradise". He mentions "I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24?" He was 31 when he recorded that song.