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A life of musicmaking. Coolio died at the age of 59 in September 2022 after a decades-long career as a rapper, record producer and actor.
“We are saddened by the loss of our dear friend and client, Coolio, who passed away this afternoon,” a rep for the “Fantastic Voyage” artist told Us Weekly after his death. “He touched the world with the gift of his talent and will be missed profoundly. Thank you to everyone worldwide who has listened to his music and to everyone who has been reaching out regarding his passing. Please have Coolio’s loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.”
Hours later, Coolio’s longtime manager Jarez Posey told TMZ and Rolling Stone that paramedics believed cardiac arrest caused the rapper’s death.
The California native began his music career in the ‘80s and achieved mainstream success the following decade, winning a Grammy Award for Rap Solo Performance in 1996 for “Gangsta’s Paradise.”
“It’s one of those kinds of songs that transcends generations,” the Cookin’ With Coolio author said of the track in a July 2022 interview on The Six O’Clock Show. “I didn’t use any trendy words … I think it made it timeless.”
The musician also provided the opening song to the 1996 Nickelodeon show Kenan & Kel. Kenan Thompson, who starred in the comedy series, paid homage to the late rapper after his death. “Damn homie!!! Rest in power!!!” he wrote via his Instagram Story alongside a photo of the “C U When U Get There” artist.
Known for his playful take on heavy subjects, Coolio was candid about his struggles with drug use, especially in the years prior to him finding success as a rapper.
“Up to the mid-’80s, I was into cocaine,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 1994. “I was a wild man then — real crazy. I had a reputation for
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his recent death. The rapper — who was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. — died in Los Angeles last Wednesday at the age of 59. His longtime manager, Jarez, confirmed the news to Jarez told the outlet that paramedics suspected cardiac arrest was the cause of death, though no official determination has been made.The outlet later reported that the rapper's remains are to be cremated according to his death certificate and his children will get pendants to hold his ashes after the process. Coolio's rep confirmed to ET that each of his children will get a pendant to hold his ashes, along with a necklace.
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Kel Mitchell has shared a tribute to his late collaborator Coolio. The C U When U Get There rapper died aged 59 on Wednesday after being found unresponsive at his friend's Los Angeles home. After his death, Kel paid tribute to the late rapper on Thursday by sharing a clip of Coolio's cameo in his sketch show, All That, a video of his surprise appearance at a Coolio concert, and of Coolio performing the Kenan & Kel theme song in the comedy's title sequence.
passed away Wednesday at the age of 59 in Los Angeles.David X. Cohen, executive producer of “Futurama,” revealed to TMZ that the “Gangsta’s Paradise” singer recorded lines for the new season — out in 2023.While the sci-fi sitcom was canceled in 2013, a 20-episode revival is coming to Hulu next year.Coolio had appeared on the show previously, playing the character Kwanzaa-bot.
Kel Mitchell is looking back on his long friendship with Coolio, just one day after the rapper's unexpected death.ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with Mitchell about Coolio crafting the theme song for his and Kenan Thompson's Nickelodeon show, , and the way he found out about the «Gangsta's Paradise» rapper's death.«I was here at the house with the kids, and I was on social media, and I saw under someone else's page like, 'Oh yeah, RIP Coolio,' and I'm like 'Wait, wait, wait,'» Mitchell explained. «I said, 'Hold on,' and then I started looking around and saw it was true.»He continued, «Then my phone started blowing up, and everybody hit me up about it.»Coolio — who was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr.
Coolio was reportedly attended to by paramedics for nearly an hour after he was found unconscious in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Coolio following the news of his death, with particular praise being reserved for his Kenan & Kel theme tune.The American rapper behind the 1995 hit ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ died at the age of 59 yesterday (September 28) in Los Angeles, according to Rolling Stone.Tributes have been paid to Coolio from the likes of Ice Cube, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Snoop Dogg, Michelle Pfeiffer and Martin Lawrence.The titular stars of Kenan & Kel have also paid tribute to the late rapper, who performed the popular sitcom’s theme tune ‘Aw, Here It Goes’.
Coolio died at age 59 on September 28, 2022. It’s reasonable to wonder how Coolio died and what his cause of death was given that the life expectancy of men in the United States is 78 (that number is lower for Black individuals at 74). The rapper, most famous for “Gangsta’s Paradise”, released in 1995, passed away suddenly at the Los Angeles home of his friend and longtime manager Jarez Posey.
Tributes have continued to pour in for the late rap legend Coolio. The 'Gangsta's Paradise' hitmaker's longtime manager, Jarez Posey, confirmed the rap legend, who was 59, was found dead at a friend's house in Los Angeles on Wednesday (28. 09.
Coolio is dead at 59. The rapper, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died on Wednesday, September 28, at a friend’s house in Los Angeles, California.
Coolio, the Compton-raised rapper with the trademark braids who won a Grammy in 1996 for his No. 1 smash “Gangsta’s Paradise” from the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer-starring film Dangerous Minds, died Wednesday in Los Angeles, his manager Jarez Posey told Deadline. He was 59.