Grammy-Winning Rapper Coolio Dead at 59

Rapper and star Coolio, genuine name Artis Leon Ivey Jr., has actually passed away at the age of 59.  Coolio attained significant success in the mid 90s, with his renowned tune “Gangsta’s Paradise” reaching Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks in 1995 and making him a GRAMMY the list below year.

According to TMZ, his long time supervisor informed press reporters the Tommy Boy artist went to utilize the toilet at a good friend’s home on Wednesday afternoon and did not come out for a prolonged time period, becoming discovered on the flooring unresponsive.  

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Friends called paramedics, who pronounced Coolio dead on the scene.  While no main cause of death has actually been revealed, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN’s think he might have suffered heart attack.   

The Compton-raised performer offered over 17 million records worldwide, and acted in lots of movies, Dangerous Minds.

Rest in peace to Coolio.

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