Rapper Coolio died earlier this week at age 59.
I likely wouldn't have been able to name one single Coolio song were it not for Weird Al Yankovic's parody of his tune Gangsta's Paradise, a song which earned the rapper a Grammy in 1996. In fact, Coolio was asked at the event if had Weird Al's parody tune Amish Paradise. His response indicated that he never gave his OK to Yankovic's record label and even hinted he'd kick the weird one's ass if they ever crossed paths.
So when I heard Coolio had passed away, one of the first things I did was peruse Weird Al's Twitter feed to seen if he had any reaction. Sure enough, he kept it simple but respectful.
RIP Coolio pic.twitter.com/Z53f3n6HDU
— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) September 29, 2022
That photo told me that whatever animosity Coolio had toward Yankovic's camp had fallen by the wayside. The rapper himself actually confirmed that in an interview within the past decade.
i got to interview coolio one time and you bet i asked him if he was over his beef with weird al. pic.twitter.com/bVPZ15Qtpg
— Dan Ozzi (@danozzi) September 29, 2022
Cuss words aside, I thought that was really....uh.....cool how he was willing to admit he overreacted and thus moved on with life.
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