As a solo artist, Cool C’s biggest hit toasted to the “Glamorous Life.” Signed to Atlantic Records, the West Philadelphia MC born Christopher Roney had come a long way from rapping in the ...

The rapper, who’s best known for his hits “Glamorous Life” and “Life in the Ghetto,” has maintained he’s innocent. Cool C’s mother said she was making him breakfast when the bank ...

Cool C, an entertainer whose lyrics once centered on the ability to "live the glamorous life," won't receive the same opportunity tomorrow.

Rapper Cool C, who tried to live up to his “Glamorous Life” single by robbing a Philadelphia bank and gunning down a cop, had his death warrant signed by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett.

Philadelphia rapper Cool C will be executed in January 2015 ... The collection boasts the classic hit, 'Glamorous Life,' which is an edgier version of the Sheila E. song of the same name.

Cool C was sentenced to death two days after his conviction. Cool C was a rising hip-hop star in the 1980s and released the hit single, “Glamorous Life,” in 1989.