finalize a deal<\/a> for a Las Vegas residency, where he would headline 10 shows at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.<\/strong><\/p>\nCoolio first appeared on the LA hip-hop scene in the late 1980s as part of the gangsta rap group WC and the Maad Circle. His career took off with the release of his 1994 debut solo \u201cIt Takes a Thief,\u201d whose opening track, \u201cFantastic Voyage,\u201d reached No. 3 on the Billboard<\/em>\u00a0Hot 100.<\/p>\nHe will be remembered above all for his chart-topping \u201cGangsta\u2019s Paradise\u201d single, released a year later. The track, which samples Stevie Wonder\u2019s “Pastime Paradise,” appeared in the Michelle Pfeiffer film\u00a0 Dangerous Minds, <\/em>and won Coolio a Grammy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A woman who claims she was assaulted at the MGM Detroit Casino by Coolio is demanding $173K from the late rapper\u2019s estate, RadarOnline reports. Randa Davis has filed a creditor\u2019s claim for the sum, which she says she was owed as part of a default judgment in 2013. That judgment came after Coolio, who died […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":277512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313,81886,60],"tags":[83060,86693,86692],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Coolio\u2019s Estate Receives $173K Claim from Casino 'Assault' Victim<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n