All posts containing the tag: "Coolio"
Posted Nov 21st 2009 12:50AM by TMZ Staff
DMX may have wanted to fix his fight to avoid an ass-beating, but now he's really cruisin' for a bruisin' -- legally -- because the promoters that hired X are suing him for chickening out last minute.
According to docs filed Friday in Birmingham, Alabama -- Thunder Promotions wants $1,000,000 from the rapper, claiming he's a fraud and led them on ... because as soon as they refused to fix his fight, he backed out.
The company says DMX's jitters really put them under the wire and cost them a ton of moolah because they had to switch gears late in the game and find a celebrity replacement.
But if you want our opinion -- DMX isn't half the man who's fighting in his place on December 12 ... because that man is Coolio!!!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, DMX, Exclusives
Tags: boxing, coolio, dmx, lawsuit, thunder productions, ThunderProductions
Posted Nov 9th 2009 12:15AM by TMZ Staff
DMX couldn't come to terms with the people putting on a celeb boxing match next month -- meaning they wouldn't fix it so he would win -- so X is out and Coolio is in.
Thunder Productions tells TMZ they have signed Coolio to the upcoming celebrity boxing match scheduled to take place in Alabama next month. They tell us Coolio has been much easier to deal with and "he is going to take this seriously."
X had previously agreed to the bout, but only on the condition he was guaranteed to win.
Filed under: Talk Sports, DMX, Exclusives
Tags: boxing, coolio, dmx, fight, match
Posted Sep 14th 2009 2:15PM by TMZ Staff
If you snooze you lose -- except in Coolio's case, when passing out in front of the slot machines in Las Vegas simply means you break even.
Coolio was caught open-mouthed and counting sheep at McCarran International Airport last week -- where yes, people, they have slot machines waiting for you in the terminals.
Hey, at least he wasn't busted for crack this time.
Tags: airport, coolio, slot machines, SlotMachines
Posted Jun 28th 2009 3:09PM by TMZ Staff
Coolio copped a deal in his crack cocaine case -- avoiding jail time by pleading guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance.
Charges of battery and possession of a smoking device were dropped in exchange for the guilty plea, and the rapper was ordered to spend 18 months in a rehabilitation program.
Coolio was busted with the drugs back in March at LAX.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: coolio
Posted May 12th 2009 7:50AM by TMZ Staff
Coolio claims the cocaine he was busted with at LAX wasn't his -- because only an "idiot" would try to get coke past airport security, and he's no fool.
The rapper with the crazy hair was back at the scene of the alleged crime yesterday, where he said he wished the police had done a little more "CSI"-style investigating when he got popped -- to check for his DNA on the drugs they found in his bag.
Coolio's already pled not guilty in court, and his closing argument yesterday: "I don't give a f**k."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: airport, cocaine, coolio, LAX
Posted Apr 3rd 2009 1:47PM by TMZ Staff
Coolio pled not guilty to a felony charge of cocaine possession and two other misdemeanors this morning-- but he was sure as hell guilty of pissin' off the judge!!!
After Coolio rolled into court two hours late, the judge went off on the rapper, pounding into his oddly-styled head that he's gotta be on time when he's due back in court on April 20th.
Back in March, cops say they found drugs in Coolio's luggage at LAX and accused him of grabbing a screener's arm in an effort to stop the search.
Coolio faces up to three years in state prison if he's convicted.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music, Wacky & Weird
Tags: coolio
Posted Mar 10th 2009 1:51PM by TMZ Staff
Coolio has officially been charged with felony cocaine possession -- and two other misdemeanors -- after cops say they found drugs in his luggage at LAX last week.
Officials claim Coolio, real name Artis Leon Ivey, grabbed a screener's arm in an effort to stop the search -- and for that, officials also tacked on a misdemeanor battery charge.
The rapper also faces one misdemeanor count of possession of a smoking device.
Coolio, who's due back in court April 3rd, faces up to three years in state prison if he's convicted.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: arrested, charged, coolio, crack cocaine, CrackCocaine, drug possession, DrugPossession
Posted Mar 6th 2009 2:40PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Coolio has just been arrested at LAX for possession of crack cocaine.
We're told the rapper was going through a security screening to get to his Southwest Airlines flight when a screener found crack cocaine on his person.
Sources close to the situation tell us Coolio -- real name Artis Leon Ivey, Jr -- got physical with the screener at some point during the incident.
Coolio posted $10,000 bail was released at 3:22 PM.
UPDATE -- It looks like Coolio was headed to Tulsa, Okla. to play a gig tonight at the Flytrap Music Hall. His co-headliners: Tone Loc and Shock G of The Digital Underground. Holy 90s!!!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: arrested, coolio, crack cocaine, CrackCocaine, drugs, lax
Posted Aug 14th 2008 12:48PM by TMZ Staff
It looks like Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" needs an exterminator!
We're told Coolio was in Rapid City, S.D. when he got bit by a rogue spider and had to go to the hospital for treatment.
His rep, Susan Haber, confirms Coolio did seek help at the local hospital but has since fully recovered. See what happens when you style your hair like a Tarantula?
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Critters, Nurse!
Tags: Coolio, spider
Posted Jun 24th 2008 5:56PM by TMZ Staff
Coolio voiced his opinion about fellow rapper Lil Wayne going to court on felony charges next month, saying Wayne needs "guidance."
This coming from a man who got arrested after getting dissed from a club all in one night!
Filed under: Lil Wayne
Tags: coolio, lil wayne, LilWayne
Posted Jun 10th 2008 11:22AM by TMZ Staff
Never mind an outstanding arrest warrant, Coolio blames the club for his arrest -- calling One Sunset a racist establishment!
Our cameras caught the rapper leaving jail this morning in a pretty good mood, despite a breakfast of "nasty ass pork sausage." Hey Coolio, you just got arrested! Where you goin' now??
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Wacky & Weird
Tags: coolio
Posted Jun 10th 2008 8:50AM by TMZ Staff
Coolio may have lost $10,030 last night. 10 grand for bail, and 30 bucks for parking.
Before getting popped for driving on a suspended license, Mr. "I Used To Be Cool-io" was unceremoniously rejected from a Hollywood club -- One Sunset. Ever the Fruglio, the rapper tried to recoup his loss by pleading for a refund from the valet. 30 bucks can buy you.....like 100 gangsta Ziplocs.
He got $10 bucks back, and ten minutes later he was being chauffeured by L.A.'s finest.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Denied!
Tags: coolio, One Sunset, OneSunset
Posted Jun 10th 2008 7:27AM by TMZ Staff
Maybe those braids really are pulled too tight: Coolio was just collared in Hollywood for driving on a suspended license. Not gangsta, no paradise!
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that the rapper-turned-TV chef (real name: Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. -- yes, we're serious) was pulled over in a 1996 Hummer around 1 AM PT for a minor traffic violation. That's when the po-po discovered that there was a warrant out for Coolio -- for a suspended license. He had originally been popped in San Bernadino County, Calif. in 2001 for the driving on a suspended license charge ... guess he never handled his business!
They took him into custody, and his bail has been set at $10,000.
Tags: Coolio, Suspended License, SuspendedLicense
Posted Mar 4th 2008 12:39PM by TMZ Staff
No more "Gangsta's Paradise" for Coolio, he's got a new cooking show and if you got a problem, he's got beef! Literally.
The rapper was outside of Opera last night calling himself the "ghetto chef" and talking about his show "Cookin' with Coolio." Forget rappers representin' with lyrics -- it's all about food in the hood now!
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Tags: coolio
Posted Nov 19th 2007 11:13AM by Celly
Rapper Coolio was spotted over the weekend at Los Angeles airport, doing his best rooster impression, taking rap bad fashion to an entirely new level ... probably coach.
Just like the rest of the non bird-coiffed population, Coolio had to flash some ID before continuing on his fantastic voyage. Look up in the sky, it's a bird -- nah, it's just Coolio.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Fashion
Tags: braids, coolio, lax, rooster, travel
