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Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (born August 1, 1963), better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American Grammy Award winning musician, rapper, actor, and record producer. He is best known for the song "Gangsta's Paradise", and the theme song for Kenan & Kel a Nickelodeon show from 1996 to 2000.
He recorded two singles in the late 1980s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me". Neither single was successful, but Coolio had made connections in the Los Angeles rap scene, and ended up joining the group WC and the Maad Circle in 1991. WC was the group's lead rapper, but Coolio was another rapper in the group. He had a few verses on the group's debut album, Ain't a Damn Thang Changed, including on the single "Dress Code". The album was regionally successful, but did not make much impact on a national scale.
Three years later in 1994, Coolio signed to Tommy Boy Records and released his debut solo album, It Takes a Thief. The lead single "Fantastic Voyage" was put into heavy rotation on MTV, and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Fantastic Voyage" would become one of the biggest rap singles of the year. The album also contained a few minor hits in "County Line" and "I Remember". It Takes a Thief eventually peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 200, becoming certified Platinum. The album received praise for bringing a humorous and lighthearted perspective to often violent and profane themes of typical gangsta rap.
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Plot: Huai Ren, the master of the white tiger clan wants to eliminate his political enemies. He knows they are blood brothers so he orders his slave ninja to kidnap the wife of the master of snake house, in order to force his the master of snake house and crane house to fight.
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Genres: Comedy,Actors: Siu-Ming Lau (actor), Andre Morgan (producer), Paul Chun (actor), Nathan Wang (composer), Coolio (actor), Mark Dacascos (actor), Emilie Maison (miscellaneous crew), Ken Lo (actor), Aaron Kwok (actor), Keung-Kuen Lai (actor), Stanley Tong (miscellaneous crew), Norika Fujiwara (actress), Stanley Tong (writer), Stanley Tong (director), Stanley Tong (producer),
Plot: A young Chinese Security Officer, Darren, is called for Team 808, which fights against the smuggling of drugs and corruption. Noriko, a Japanese Interpol officer, collaborates with Darren for the destruction of a large international drug cartel. At the same time, a senior government officer's daughter is suspected of corruption.
Keywords: extortion, murder, police-officer, police-officer-killed, police-officer-shot, police-officer-shot-in-the-chest, revengeEverybody listen up 'cause I'm about to give my speak on
Fools be trippin' when it's time to get their freak on
Runnin' round town, puttin' it down
Without no protection, funny erection
When it's time for selection, what's your direction?
Before you make a choice you betta do some inspection
If you don't know my aim and don't know my game
Then let me explain now
Aisha slept wit' Mark and Mark slept wit' Tina
And Tina slept wit' Javier the first time he seen her
Javier slept wit' Loopy and Loopy slept wit' Rob
'Cause he was rollin' on beeds and had a good ass job
Rob slept wit' Lisa who slept wit' Steve and Steve was positive H.I.V.
What started off as a plan ended up in the plot
You betta cool your ass off 'cause it's too damn hot
Oh oh, it's too hot
(Too hot)
Too hot, lady
(Too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run out for shade
It's too hot
(Too hot)
Too hot, homie
(Too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made
You're doin' everything momma told you not to do
Now you're tryin' to walk away 'cause you know it's true
Your sister can't explain and your mother's ashamed
To admit you both had the same last name
I don't have to ask you where you've been
'Cause the matches in your purse say 'Holiday Inn'
A mind is a terrible thing to waste that was the slogan
But now it's '95 and it's 'don't forget the Trojan'
Explained it to her momma before somebody get her got her
Help her to the game with those smooth talkin' niggas
'Love' is the word, so is 'remember' often heard
Latex, safe sex, you better learn to get hip to the facts
Before you be yacko, end up in a box on your back
Sometimes you axed me what you wanted, get what you got
Don't get up in the plot, it's too damn hot
Oh oh, it's too hot
(Too hot)
Too hot, lady
(Too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run out for shade
It's too hot
(Too hot)
Too hot, homie
(Too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made
Another day in the city and know what a pity
Even though we did our duty, things are still lookin' shitty
Everybody in the pack stack tryin' to make some scraps
Walkin' in the rain but they ain't got no hat
Understand how we livin' in the 90's loc
Nuclear waste, cannibalism and pistol smoke
Sex, lies and videotape and rape
Just a little public crime can seal your fate
We need to do something drastic shit, it's gettin' tragic
And if you don't believe me, then go ask Magic
Everybody and their momma preaching abstinence
These kids ain't checking for abster shit
So put a condom in their hand and hope it don't bust
Another victim of the lust, in God, we trust
What started off as a plan ended up in the plot
Water can't cool it off 'cause it's too damn hot
Oh oh, it's too hot
(Too hot)
Too hot, lady
(Too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run out for shade
It's too hot
(Too hot)
Too hot, homie
(Too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made
It's too hot
(Too hot)
Too hot, lady
(Too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run out for shade
It's too hot
(Too hot)
Too hot, homie
(Too hot)
Gotta make some sense from this mess that we made
Oh oh, it's too hot
(Too hot)
Too hot, lady
(Too hot)
Gotta run for shelter, gotta run out for shade