Rapper Coolio, actual identify Artis Leon Ivey Jr., has died. He was 59.
The recording artist, who reached famous person heights in 1995 together with his haunting monitor Gangsta’s Paradise, was discovered unresponsive Wednesday night time at a buddy’s Los Angeles residence, this in keeping with TMZ.
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His official explanation for dying is in fact nonetheless unknown, however paramedics reportedly consider he died of cardiac arrest. Jarez Posey, the previous Compton resident’s supervisor, says Coolio was visiting a buddy in El Lay Wednesday afternoon when, after being alone within the rest room for a while, the buddy began to change into involved. EMTs have been known as to the home round 4 p.m., and he was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
So f**king tragic. 59. That’s nonetheless too younger!!!
No foul play is suspected, and no medicine or drug paraphernalia have been discovered on the scene, however officers have opened a dying investigation.
’90s followers acknowledge Gangsta’s Paradise as one of the vital defining songs of the last decade, having been the #1 hit single off the soundtrack for Harmful Minds. The movie’s star, Michelle Pfeiffer, even performed a task within the iconic music video (above), and the monitor reigned #1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 for 3 weeks. In ’96 it received the Grammy for Finest Rap Solo Efficiency — and was licensed TRIPLE PLATINUM by the RIAA!!
However one-hit-wonder he was not! Different singles of his embody Unbelievable Voyage, C U When You Get There, Hit ’em Excessive, and the enduring Clueless go-to, Rollin’ With My Homies. It’s also possible to thank him for the Kenan & Kel theme track:
We really have misplaced a legend. Sending our ideas to his household and family members. Could he relaxation in peace.
[Image via FayesVision/WENN.]