# @worldstar on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-pmSvsr6n
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67981644-worldstar-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-19T15:07:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WORLDSTARHIPHOP (@WORLDSTAR) — https://gondola.cc/WORLDSTAR

## Caption

On this day in 1994, #Coolio released his debut studio album, It Takes a Thief, introducing a fresh, humorous twist to West Coast rap at a time when gangsta rap was largely defined by darker, more violent themes.

The album launched Coolio into the mainstream thanks to the breakout single “Fantastic Voyage,” which became a massive hit after receiving heavy MTV rotation. The track climbed to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200.

It Takes a Thief went on to sell more than 1 million copies in the U.S. and earned Platinum certification from the RIAA, cementing Coolio as one of hip-hop’s biggest breakout stars of the mid-1990s.

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