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  "slug": "coolio",
  "name": "Coolio",
  "description": "Coolio appears once in our G-Funk list, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/coolio/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
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    "last": 1994
  },
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      "slug": "g-funk",
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  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "coolio--fantastic-voyage",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/coolio--fantastic-voyage/",
      "title": "Fantastic Voyage",
      "year": 1994,
      "label": "Tommy Boy",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The genre's warmest record, built on a Lakeside disco song and pointed at escape rather than territory. Included because g-funk is remembered as menacing and was frequently nothing of the kind.",
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Coolio%20Fantastic%20Voyage",
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        },
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}