Coolio Dies Age 59

[Trene4000]

 

Published Sept. 28, 2022
Updated Sept. 29, 2022, 12:17 p.m. ET
Coolio, the rapper whose gritty and sometimes playful takes on West Coast rap and anthemic hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” made him a hip-hop star in the 1990s, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 59.

 

His manager, Jarez Posey, confirmed the death. Mr. Posey, who worked with Coolio for more than 20 years, said he was told that he died at a friend’s house. No cause was given.

 

Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., achieved mainstream superstardom and critical success with his biggest hit, “Gangsta’s Paradise,” in 1995. A grim, minor-key track that featured the singer L.V. and drew on Stevie Wonder’s 1976 song “Pastime Paradise,” spent three weeks atop Billboard’s Hot 100 and was named the chart’s No. 1 song of the year. It won the Grammy for best rap solo performance in 1996 and was later certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, outshining the movie it was featured in, the high school drama “Dangerous Minds.”

 

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[TronRP]

Rest in Peace my Man...

[TronRP]

...And ride that "Fantastic Voyage" 🚗

[gwen]

todays rappers suck. i dont particularily like rap but at least you could understand him.

[Scary Guy]

1 hour ago, gwen said:

todays rappers suck. i dont particularily like rap but at least you could understand him.

It really depends on the rapper.  I never really got into him, but at least I could respect him.  He never got into any serious crap like some other rappers.  Seems like he was a good dad and an activist for the causes that he believed in.  Too bad drugs took him out.