Coolio Recorded New Music, Dialogue For ‘Futurama’ Prior To Death

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Coolio fans, anxious to have a memento, have crashed a portion of the late rapper's website.Shortly after the Gangsta's Paradise artist's death was announced on Wednesday, September 28, devotees rushed to the Coolio World website to buy T-shirts, mugs and hoodies.However, many were unsuccessful and only received a 404 error message on the merchandise page, according to TMZ. Anxious fans:  Coolio fans, anxious to have a memento, have crashed a portion of the late rapper's website, according to TMZ; pictured September 18According to TechTarget.com, the 404 error is seen 'when a user attempts to access a webpage that does not exist, has been moved, or has a dead or broken link.' The rapper and actor's manager said Coolio died of cardiac arrest after collapsing at a friend's house on Wednesday.  As an actor, Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey, Jr, had more than  100 movie and TV credits to his name. In the weeks before his death the star had reprised his role as Kwanzaa-bot on for the re-boot of the animated show Futurama on Hulu.  Not working: This was the message fans received when the visited the merchandise portal at Coolioworld.com Shocking death: Coolio died suddenly on Wednesday, September 28, while visiting a friend.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Coolio recorded lines for the “Futurama” revival at Hulu just weeks before his death at age 59. “Futurama” executive producer David X. Cohen told TMZ that the rapper reprised his role as Kwanzaa-bot for the revival, even recording some new music as the character. Fans of the series will recall that Kwanzaa-bot was the counterpart to Robot Santa and the Chanukah Zombie. Every year he flies around the world distributing a book called “What the Hell is Kwanza [sic]?” He originally appeared in the Season 4 episode “A Tale of Two Santas” and again in the Season 7 episode “The Futurama Holiday Spectacular.” He also made a cameo in the “Futurama” film “Bender’s Big Score.”

Fans will get a chance to listen to new music recorded by the late West Coast rapper Coolio following his death on Wednesday.  Coolio’s dialogue and music will be featured in the upcoming reboot of the animated comedy "Futurama." The artist made recordings for the show before he died at the age of 59. "Futurama’s" executive producer David X.

passed away Wednesday at the age of 59 in Los Angeles.David X. Cohen, executive producer of “Futurama,” revealed to TMZ that the “Gangsta’s Paradise” singer recorded lines for the new season — out in 2023.While the sci-fi sitcom was canceled in 2013, a 20-episode revival is coming to Hulu next year.Coolio had appeared on the show previously, playing the character Kwanzaa-bot.

Coolio recorded dialogue and new music for the upcoming Futurama revival prior to the rapper’s death earlier this week, a producer on the show has revealed.The musician voiced the character of Kwanzaa-bot in multiple episodes of the animated show during its initial run, and reappeared in the 2007 film adaptation Bender’s Big Score.Now, as TMZ reports, producer David X. Cohen has shared that Coolio recorded lines and delivered a freestyle rap in the booth for the show’s upcoming revival season just weeks ago.“Coolio was one of my favorite guests,” Cohen said.

Coolio tragically passed away at the age of 59 this week. However, his legacy will live on.

Coolio filmed audio playing the role of Kwanzaa-bot that will be aired on next season's Futurama, in the wake of the rapper's death Wednesday at 59.Futurama executive producer David X. Cohen told TMZ that the rapper had completed recording audio tracks for his recurring character weeks ago.Cohen told the outlet that Coolio 'looked and sounded great' in his work on the Hulu series, and extemporaneously produced tracks for the show.