The rapper Coolio died this Wednesday at the age of 59 in an apartment in Los Angeles. This was confirmed by his manager Jarez Posey to The Rolling Stone magazine. From his environment they avoided giving details of the reasons for death.
Around 4:00 p.m. (local time) the emergency medical service approached the home of a friend of the singer for a medical emergency. Upon arrival at the scene, they confirmed his death. According to Jarez Posey’s account, the musician decompensated in the bathroom of the house.
The forensic body that works in the investigation assured that it will offer Details of the reasons for death following the autopsy.
Police reports published by the North American website TMZ indicated that at the scene of death no drugs found nor elements related to the consumption of narcotics. For their part, medical sources consulted by the portal suggested that the musician He died of cardiac arrest.
“Gangsta’s Paradise”, one of Coolio’s hits
Artis Leon Ivey Jr -better known as Coolio- burst onto the Los Angeles music scene in the late 1980s. Nevertheless, his fame reached a new level when in mid-1995 he released the song “Gangsta’s Paradise”, single that was part of the soundtrack of the movie “Dangerous Minds”, starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
Coolio’s other mega-successful songs included “Fantastic Voyage,” “1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New) and “It’s All the Way Live.” They all made it onto the Billboard charts, though “Gangsta’s Paradise” stayed on the charts. #1 spot for 3 weeks.
