American rapper Coolio, known for his iconic hit Gangsta's Paradise, has been found dead at the age of 59.
His long-time manager and friend, Jarez Posey, told the American media that the artist was found dead on the bathroom floor of a friend's house in Los Angeles last Wednesday.
The cause of his death is not yet known, but the likely possibility is that Kolio suffered a cardiac arrest.
The MTZ website updates that the police found no evidence of drug use at or near the scene of the death, and also stated that there is no suspicion of criminal activity.
An autopsy, which will be conducted later, will determine the cause of the artist's death, but Posey himself said that: "From what I know right now, he was at a friend's house and suffered a heart attack."
He still had time to go on tour.
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Coolio began making music in the 1980s but cemented his place in hip-hop history when he recorded Gansta's hit Paradise in 1995 and even won a Grammy with it.
The song was the soundtrack to the movie Dangerous Minds starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
Coolio's real name is Artis Leon Ivy Jr. and he was born and raised in Compton in southern Los Angeles County in California.
During a career that spanned four decades, Coolio recorded eight albums and won an American Music Award and three MTV VIDEO MUZIC Awards.
His other hits included Fantastic Voyage, Rollin' With My Homies, 1, 2, 3, 4 Sumpin' New) and Too Hot.
Shortly before the incident, Coolio still had time to go on tour with the bands Vanilla Ice and Young MC.
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Coolio composed the soundtrack of the film in which she starred, photo: Yehchat
The music world is grieving
Coolio's friends from the music world responded: "I'm freaking out, I just heard that my best friend Coolio has passed away," the Vanilla Ice frontman wrote on Twitter.
Snoop Dogg addressed Coleo's famous track with his own tribute, writing: "Gangstas heaven, RI P."
He also shared a photo of the two posing on the set of the music video for Gangsta Walk, a track they collaborated on in 2006.
Rapper Snoop Dogg is separated, photo: AP
"This is sad news. I have witnessed firsthand the hard work this man has put in to the top of the industry," said rapper and actor Amit Ice Cube.
MC Hammer described Coleo as "one of the nicest guys I've ever met".
his voice
He still had time to go on tour,
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend and customer, Coolio," said Posey, who was also one of his longtime musicians.
"His talent touched the world and he will be greatly missed."
Found lifeless, photo: AFP
Coolio appeared as an actor in a large number of films and television series, including "Batman and Robin", "Sabrina the Young Witch", "Futurama" and "Bewitched", and even starred in reality shows such as Coolio's Rules and Cookin' With Coolio, when he recently taught the viewers to prepare "five-star meals for the price of one star" and also published an accompanying recipe book for her.
Coolio was also a passionate social activist who promoted issues such as protecting the environment and fighting climate change, and was also the spokesperson for the Asthma Association of the USA, a disease from which he and some of his six children suffered.
According to the data, over a billion people listened to his hit, Gangsta's Paradise, on Spotify in the last few days.
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