Coolio bares his soul

Rapper Coolio is the kind of artist who is talented enough to single-handedly raise the stakes of the rap game.

With originality, he delivers great, straight-up music - an easy-listening brand of rap.

His third album for Tommy Boy, My Soul is filled with trademark Coolio ruckus and signature Coolio concepts.

It is also poised to inject the rap world with a refreshing rugged quality and a return to the fundamentals of hip-hop.

Featuring 17 cuts, My Soul presents Coolio's highly advanced rhyme style.

The single C U When U Get There, which is featured on Tommy Boy's Nothing To Lose soundtrack, is perhaps one of the most innovative songs of the year.