Coolio died at the age of 59 after suffering from a suspected heart attack on Wednesday, the rapper’s manager has said. Coolio’s longtime manager Jarez Posey also confirmed that the musician was visiting a friend in Los Angeles and was later found in an unresponsive state on the bathroom floor.
Mr Posey told TMZ that paramedics believed Coolio may have suffered from a cardiac arrest.
Despite the suggestion that Coolio died after a suspected heart attack, the exact cause of death has not yet been revealed.
Coolio, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr, started his career on the LA rap scene in the 1980s.
However, Gangsta’s Paradise helped him reach international notoriety and even earned Coolio a Grammy for best solo rap performance.
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Gangsta’s Paradise continues to be listened to by fans across the world and the song even hit one billion views on YouTube earlier this year.
He was also nominated for five other Grammys throughout his music career.
Coolio even made an appearance on season six of Celebrity Big Brother in 2009 and finished in third place behind British journalist Terry Christian and Swedish weather presenter Ulrika Jonsson.
He also joined Ms Jonsson on the cast of Ultimate Big Brother the following year.
MC Hammer, who released the hit single U Can’t Touch This in 1990, added: “One of the nicest dudes I’ve known. Good people. RIP Coolio.”
He also later shared a picture of the pair alongside Tupac and Snoop Dogg.
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