10 Embarrassing Ways Celebs Tried To Regain Lost Fame
1. Coolio Walked Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Ovens
When Dangerous Minds was released in 1995, "Gangsta's Paradise" was inescapable. The supposed true story of a former marine who took up a teaching position in poverty-struck East Palo Alto so she could literally smack some sense into a group of would-be gangstas probably sounded great on paper - like To Sir, With Love, but with guns and stereotypes.
But it was critically despised, regarded as pandering to the lowest common denominator. Gangsta's Paradise, however, was a huge hit. There are two types of '90s kids: those that know the lyrics to Gangsta's Paradise and those that know the lyrics to Weird Al's "Amish Paradise".
But his follow-ups barely even made the billboard charts, and the West Coast rapper turned out to be a one-hit wonder.
In 2014, however, he still wanted the world to remember Coolio and show that there was more to him than just the guy who did the theme song to Kenan and Kel and rapped about Michelle Pfeiffer hitting children. So he took a look at his life and realized... he liked to cook.
In 2014, Coolio launched a webseries called "Cooking with Coolio" where he often called himself a "ghetto Martha Stewart" - odd, considering the actual Stewart was the one that did hard time.
He also released a cookbook, perfect for cutting out the pages, gluing them together and concealing weapons or dope. But no, he actually just wants you to cook.