Coolio Returning for New Season of ‘Futurama’ as Kwanzaa-bot

“Futurama” fans will still have the ability to hear Coolio included on their preferred program — the late rap artist taped sectors for the animated series prior to his death — offering program creatives a possibility to offer Coolio, and his character, an appropriate send-off.

David X. Cohen, Executive Producer of “Futurama,” informs TMZ he was surprised to become aware of Coolio’s passing, particularly since he taped lines for their upcoming season simply weeks prior to.

For those uninformed, Coolio’s appeared in a couple of episodes of the program in the past, playing Kwanzaa-bot — an equivalent to Chanukah Zombie and Santa Claus Robot. His very first look was way back in 2001.

David states the rap artist looked and sounded excellent as constantly when setting his lines … even taking control of the recording session by producing tracks on the fly for the episode.

The “Futurama” group is going to commit his episode to him and function Coolio rapping over the closing credits so they can offer him “the best send-off we can.”

David includes, “Coolio was one of my favorite guests. He was always totally upbeat and genuinely enjoyed coming in to record as his character Kwanzaa-bot.” David states Coolio likewise shared he had actually gotten a brand-new pastime throughout the pandemic … stitching!