According to The Sun, Coolio was married to radio presenter and media personality Josefa Salinas for four years. They originally met back in 1987 and were together for close to ten years before tying the knot. The couple shared four children; three daughters and a son. Although Salinas was obviously nowhere near as famous as her rapper beau, she was well-known in the California music scene, with three decades of experience on local radio stations.
Salinas was so prevalent she even garnered the nickname the "Angel of the Night" as a result of her work. Elsewhere, the dedicated civil rights activist and self-help author won the President's Volunteer Service Award. According to her bio on Old School 104.7 FM, Salinas's lifelong ambition was simply to make "the world a better place." She also served as the Los Angeles Commissioner.
Salinas mostly posts inspirational quotes on Instagram, but the former radio DJ did share a celebratory message in honor of "Gangsta's Paradise" hitting one billion views on YouTube, so clearly she and Coolio remained on good terms. During a 1998 joint interview on "The Roseanne Show," the rapper proudly introduced his then-wife: "She is a mother. She is my manager. She is my friend, [and] she's my homegirl."
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