Coolio Comes Back To Life In Dheezy’s Space-Themed Video

Coolio is coming back to life onscreen through a collaboration with Australian rapper Dheezy built from previously unreleased footage.

Dheezy’s team says it worked closely with the late rapper’s estate to assemble the “Shoot For The Moon” video.

The production combines archival green-screen footage with new performances inside a space-themed setting. M-Strange produced the song, which closes Dheezy Does It LP after four years of sessions between Australia and Los Angeles.

“Dheezy Does It LP is more than an album—it’s the culmination of years of hard work, sacrifice, and a lifelong love for Hip-Hop,” Dheezy told AllHipHop in a statement.

The album also includes contributions from the late rappers Nate Dogg, Proof and Chino XL.

For Coolio’s appearance, the production team matched camera angles and lighting before building the surroundings with 3D effects. Those steps allowed footage recorded during his lifetime to share the screen with Dheezy’s performance.

Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, E-40 and Planet Asia appear elsewhere on the album alongside Onyx and Big Twins.

Dheezy’s team describes Eminem as his biggest musical influence, with several guests connected to the Detroit rapper’s circle.

“This project brings together artists and influences that helped shape my journey, and I’m proud to finally share it with the world,” Dheezy said. Those connections were already taking shape before he brought this album together.

Dheezy teamed with Bizarre for the six-track Killah Kombo EP in 2023, with Kuniva and Swifty McVay also involved.

That project included “Flip Em All The Bird,” bringing his D12 collaborations into an earlier music video. That earlier EP also included Obie Trice and production from K.E. on the Track.

Coolio died in September 2022 at 59, but recordings he made during his lifetime have continued reaching listeners. The posthumous “A Star Is Born” with Treach and DJ Wino followed in 2023, adding another collaboration to his catalog.

His career stretched from “Fantastic Voyage” to “C U When U Get There,” with “Gangsta’s Paradise” becoming his biggest crossover hit. The Dheezy video gives another archived performance a place in a new release.

KXNG Crooked executive-produced Dheezy Does It LP, which opens with an introduction from Eminem.