Tyme Johnson is a singer, screenwriter, and the director and producer of “The Implausible Voyage.” It’s a docuseries at the moment in improvement concerning the life and profession of groundbreaking rap artist Coolio.
Coolio was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. Johnson stated she first met Coolio at an American Music Awards present. She was performing as a background dancer for the rap group Naughty By Nature.
“We turned actually shut. We ended up shifting in collectively,” stated Johnson. “Sure, we had a relationship.”
Johnson stated it was proper earlier than Coolio signed his cope with Warner Bros. for his debut studio album “It Takes a Thief.”
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“I used to be in lots of classes the place him and his household, his associates, his enterprise companions can be writing at our home,” stated Johnson.
“It was computerized that I might be included in that,” continued Johnson. “We did a tune collectively known as Dial a Jam [with] 40 Thevz for the ‘Jerkey Boys’ soundtrack.”
Johnson’s co-producer on “Voyage” is long-time Coolio highway supervisor and good friend Clyde “Spoony” Colen. Johnson stated she and Colen had been launched by Coolio.
“Spoon was at all times there,” she stated. “Earlier than I used to be there, he was at all times on the home. He was part of Coolio.
“You didn’t see Coolio with out Spoon,” stated Johnson. “It was like a household… with Coolio, with Spoon, and the totally different teams they ended up having below their banner Crowbar Administration.”
Johnson stated Coolio and Colen grew up collectively and lived collectively at Colen’s grandmother’s home in Compton, California. Sadly, Coolio handed away in 2022 of an unintentional fentanyl overdose, however his music lives on.
A few of Coolio’s biggest hits embrace “Gangsta’s Paradise,” “Implausible Voyage,” “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New),” and “C U When U Get There.”
“Spoon and I hadn’t been in touch in a few years, and I keep in mind going to the life celebration [for Coolio],” stated Johnson.
“I had left California and moved and realized lots in New York and got here again. Spoon and I obtained again in touch on Fb.”
Johnson continued, “I noticed that Spoon was doing a documentary on Coolio. I reached out to Spoon and stated, ‘Pay attention, now there’s no method you possibly can have a documentary about Coolio and never embrace me.”’
Johnson stated Colen agreed, and initially, she was solely going to look within the documentary.
Nonetheless, when the unique director who was slated to do the Coolio documentary handed away, then Johnson stated she stepped in. Johnson stated she seen Colen was visiting her social media profiles typically and he was liking lots of her posts showcasing her work.
“He [Colen] stated, ‘I believe you’ll be the proper particular person to truly do that documentary,’” stated Johnson. “He was like, ‘You recognize his story, and also you’re a proficient director.’ I used to be like, ‘I’d be honored.’ Why would I say no to that?”
At the moment, Johnson stated she and the “Voyage” manufacturing group are gathering interviews, whereas nonetheless in preproduction.
“He commercialized hip-hop – he was one of many major those that did that within the 90s,” stated Johnson, “and for him to not be getting that recognition that he deserves was actually a motivation for me to do that docuseries.”
