Coolio article from October 1993:

Ghetto Funk. Street Music. No shoot-'em-up stereotypical Compton gangster lyrics. Coolio was 'born and raised in Compton' and has a lifetime of experiences to rap about, including: welfare, cocaine addiction, firefighting, working with the now defunct all rap Los Angeles radio station KDAY, being jerked by record labels, and touring as a member of the MAAD Circle. You've gotten a taste of the ghetto funk flava and the life according to Coolio with his first single from Tommy Boy, County Line b/w Sticky Fingers. Now Coolio, with his mad braids, and his DJ/producer Wino, with the Dr. J-during-the-ABA era afro, are preparing a full course meal with an upcoming album. With a duet with labelmate LeShaun, Mama I'm in Love with a Gangsta, and appearances by J-Ro of the Alkaholiks, and his whole 40 Thevz crew, Coolio and Wino are looking to come correct in the 90's.
Toast: You were down with WC and DJ Aladdin right? What happened with Low Profile?
Coolio: Priority fumbled. They always fumble.
Toast: Did you shop your demo to Priority?
Coolio: Hell no! I was on Priority once upon a time. I did an album with Priority and they never put it out. Aladdin produced it. They didn't put it out because the guy that signed me over there, they found out he was doing dope and shit, and stealing from the company. They didn't want to have anything to do with him.
Toast: So you got left out there because of him?
Coolio: Yeah, but it was cool. I'm glad though, man. If they would've put that shit out, they'd probably still have me under contract and I'd probably owe them like 5 albums. I'm glad I didn't go that way.
Toast: You had a bad experience with Priority Records. How's Tommy Boy treating you?
Coolio: Tommy Boy's cool. Another thing about Priority is that I didn't know shit about the business. But it's all good now. It looks like it's going to be OK this time. Tommy Boy is being fair with me. All I need is someone to put my shit out there, and I can sell them good enough. I got lyrics, I can rap. I've been rapping for a long time. I know how to do it. I got many styles, I got many lyrics.
Toast: How would you describe your music?
Coolio: It's ghetto funk. It's street, man. It's hardcore but it's not gangster. I ain't doing gangster rap no more. It's reality rap. Whatever's real, whatever's funky. I'm not limiting myself.