Coolio Lifeless at 59, Suspected Explanation for Demise Revealed

Coolio is lifeless, the rapper’s rep confirmed. The “Gangsta’s Paradise” artist was 59.

The Grammy Award winner (born Artis Leon Ivey Jr.) was visiting a good friend on Wednesday, September 28, when he instantly died, his longtime supervisor Jarez Posey instructed TMZ and Rolling Stone hours later.

Coolio went to the lavatory, Posey revealed to TMZ, and his good friend grew involved when the rapper was indisposed for an prolonged time frame and didn’t reply to his title being known as. The unidentified good friend finally went in and located Coolio laying on the ground.

An ambulance was known as and EMTs pronounced the “C U When U Get There” performer lifeless on the scene. Posey mentioned the paramedics consider Coolio went into cardiac arrest, which they believe is his explanation for loss of life. An official explanation for loss of life has but to be decided.

Coolio was married to Josefa Salinas from 1996 to 2000. They shared 4 children, daughters Artisha, Brandi, Jackie and son Artis, who costarred with him on the 2008 actuality sequence Coolio’s Guidelines.

Coolio launched eight solo studio albums between 1994 and 2009. He additionally turned a film star, showing in 1997’s Batman & Robin reverse George Clooney because the Darkish Knight, Get Over It with Kirsten Dunst in 2001 and Ben Affleck‘s 2003 Daredevil film. He additionally hit the small display screen, with memorable appearances on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Nanny, Charmed and Academics.