Very cool, Coolio! I wonder how Eminem feels today. He initially gave Weird Al permission to do a music video for his parody of Lose Yourself, titled Couch Potato, but changed his mind just before Weird Al was finished filming it. Weird Al released a faked interview where he asks questions and Eminem’s responses are clips of him from other interviews. It mostly centers around how much of a strong supporter of artistic expression he is and how he’s against censorship of artists.
The fake interview wasn’t unique to Eminem. He’s been doing that since the 80s.
Here’s all of them in order, starting with the first Al TV MTV special in 1984.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqD1fWGCa1A&list=PL5jyHzWb-o-2RNJbv5wMvegcXSYJlly91
starting with the first Al TV MTV special in 1984
24 years old at the time and it feels like he has barely aged since.
he looks younger.
Laughter is the best medicine, I guess.
Know what I’m sayin’?
RIP to Coolio. It takes a real man to admit when you’re wrong - props to him for acknowledging that. It’s also hard to imagine anyone legitimately “beefing” with Weird Al as well.
RIP to Coolio
Damn, had no idea he died. Looks like it was an OD, too. That sucks. :(
Awe man! I didn’t know he died. Coolio was cool as fuck.
RIP Kwanza Bot
There are fewer songs that have been parodied by Wierd Al than have won Grammys, therefor making it the more prestigious accomplishment in the music industry.
This was refreshing to read.
The story I heard was that Coolio had beef right up until he got his first royalty cheque. Because of parody, Weird Al isn’t required to pay a royalty, but he does anyway because he’s a class act.
This looks like a story of personal growth. I’m proud of you, Coolio
Coolio won me over when he changed his name to El Cool Magnifico half-way through Celebrity Fear Factor, which he of course won. He even changed his hairstyle to reflect the altered persona lol
I’m shocked to see that someone else remembers that lol.
IIRC Ol’ Dirty Bastard died around that time. I remember Coolio talking about that during his appearance.
We only had 5 channels when I was a kid and there was a good stretch of years where Fear Factor was always on when I got off school, I saw that episode a few times.
It takes a big person to cop to things like that, instead of doubling down. Whatever his reasons, we should all strive to be as open to admitting when we were wrong as Coolio was.
This is who I always aspire to be. Big enough to forgive, but also ask for forgiveness.
He really was cool.
He wasn’t just cool, he was Coolio.
RIP coolio. I remember the last thing I heard about him before his death was via the podcast Search Engine. He was deep in crypto and was at some sustainability in crypto conference.
Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, where Coolios eat free.
