ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Coolio, raised in Compton, initially served as a firefighter before breaking out in rap in the early 1990s. With the release of the song “Fantastic Voyage” in 1994, Coolio gained prominence in the rap game. It was nominated for a Grammy and catapulted his platinum-selling album, It Takes A Thief.

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