One of Coolio's most notable projects was his notorious reality show "Coolio's Rules," which aired Oxygen for a single season in 2008. The show focused on the rapper's life as a dad, and featured four of his children, Artis Ivey, Artisha Ivey, Brandi Ivey, and Jackie Ivey, who were all teenagers at the time. It's thought though that the musician could have welcomed as many as six other children, per news.co.au. Though they've shunned the spotlight and didn't appear on his reality show, it's thought his other children are named Grtis Ivey, Milan Ivey, Darius Ivey, Zhaneland Ivey, and Shayne and Kate, who are believed to be twins.
Coolio opened up about his parenting style to Boston Herald in 2008, confessing he didn't really have a hand in raising his kids because he lived separately from them when they were young. He shared his plans to have his kids doing chores and living normal lives despite his fame, noting, "You can't go around being mad at each other and, you know, we're not really that type anyway. My kids can't stay mad at me, anyway. You know, I'm the daddy."
As for the mothers of Coolio's children, it's known he welcomed four kids with his ex-wife, Josefa Salinas, and may have at least one child with Anabella Bellesi, per Mirror. He also had at least one granddaughter, who he told Page Six he spent a lot of time with during the coronavirus pandemic.
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