Remember Coolio? You know, Gangsta’s Paradise? Fantastic Voyage? That weird feud with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic? Kinda ringing some bells? Awesome. I bring this up because Coolio is the latest big name to join the green movement, as he has agreed to speak at historically black colleges and universities about climate change.

The talks are part of the EJCC (Environmental Justice and Climate Change) HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) initiative, and are also in conjunction with Al Gore’s We (not actually an acronym) program. The director of EJCC, Nia Robinson, announced the program on Friday, and per AllHipHop.com,

‘The effects of climate change fall disproportionately on people of color, Indigenous Peoples, and low-income communities,’ said Robinson about the importance of student involvement in the initiative. ‘Black college students must be on the frontlines educating their communities and contributing their voices to the policy debate.’

We here at takepart have highlighted (highlit?) people like Van Jones, who see the necessity of discussing global warming and with people from all walks of life. It’s admirable to see EJCC bring in a famous face to put on the issues for communities that may not usually get direct communication from those concerned with climate change. You can takepart and visit Van Jones’ Green For All foundation to learn more about “building a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.”

In almost exciting-er news, Coolio is also releasing a new album this month and has his own reality show on tap, because everyone in America now gets their own reality show.

Also, just as an aside, on the Amazon page for that new Coolio record, under “Customers Who Bought Other Items Like This Also Bought,” they’re listing Phoenix by Asia. I would like to know who’s buying both Coolio and Asia records, and shake his or her hand. Because they’ve pretty much figured out life.