Coolio to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on April 1, 2025

Coolio created a stir on Monday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Coolio fans. Speculation had been rife that the American rapper best known for his hit song Gangsta's Paradise, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 61, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 01/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a rapper isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a rapper-actor-musician-producer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouCoolio

For a little while on Monday evening, #ThankYouCoolio was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.