He won a Grammy for his brilliant song on the soundtrack - which I think was the reason our film saw so much success." For more on Coolio, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.

Coolio, the Grammy-award winning rapper best ... to fame in the mid-90s when "Gangsta's Paradise" was used for the 1995 film "Dangerous Minds" starring Michelle Pfeiffer. "We are saddened by ...