COOLIO'S CHEF SKILLS

The Gangsta's Paradise star insists he is a skillful chef and has been broadcasting his culinary abilities on video sharing website YouTube.

And Coolio is also planning to put his recipes down in print.

He says, "I'm a gourmet chef. I have my own YouTube channel for cooking. I do a lot of healthy fusion food - I do Black Italian - Blitalian, Black Asian - Blasian, Black English - Blenglish and I'm about to try Black Scottish - Blottish. I like traditional food and putting my own twist on it."

And the hip-hop star is even convinced he could rival top British chef Gordon Ramsay in the kitchen.

He adds, "I ate in one of his restaurants and I was not impressed. I would take all his dishes and make them better."