Coolio

Rapper Coolio will soon be taking a Fantastic Voyage to rehab.

The Grammy Award-winning singer, born Artis Leon Ivey, Jr., pled guilty to cocaine possession in an LA court yesterday afternoon. He avoided a prison sentence by agreeing to enter a rehabilitation facility for 18 months.

We hope for Coolio's sake that rehab turns out to be a Gangsta's Paradise. 

Coolio has been charged with felony possession of cocaine base, misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor possession of a smoking device following his arrest at LAX on Friday.

The 45-year-old rapper was stopped in the Southwest Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport as he tried to go through security.

Authorities searched his baggage and allegedly found crack and a crack pipe. According to the incident report, Coolio grabbed one of the screener’s arms in an attempt to stop the search.

What’s cookin’, Coolio?

Apparently some crack rock.

The rapper, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was arrested at LAX on Friday for drug possession.

He was allegedly found with crack cocaine while going through security on his way to catching a flight to Tulsa, Oklahoma where he was scheduled to perform with Tone Loc (yeah “Funky Cold Medina”!) and Shock G of Digital Underground. If you care to remember, Shock G was the one “who put the satin on your panties.”