Coolio

Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died at the Los Angeles home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press. "Coolio went ...

His career took off with the 1994 release of his debut album on Tommy Boy Records, It Takes a Thief. "Coolio went to the bathroom at his friend's house, but when he didn't come after a while ... 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Although the rapper - whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr. - burst onto the scene in the late 1980s, he achieved worldwide fame thanks to his 1995 song " ...

However, the official cause of death is still pending. During the night of Wednesday, September 28, Coolio reportedly passed away at the age of 59. Although the rapper - whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr.

Coolio, the award-winning rapper, has died. He was 59. The “Gangsta's Paradise” rapper — whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr. — was found dead on ...

Rest In Peace!" it’s on and it’s on and it’s on.” P." Rest In Peace @Coolio," Ice Cube "Gangstas paradise. The track earned him a Grammy award for Best Rap Solo Performance. “I want to thank everybody for all the years of love and being there for me. Born in Monessen, Pennsylvania, Coolio moved to Compton, California, where he started his rapping career. It would become his biggest hit and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks. to the 2900 block of Chesapeake Avenue, officials said. The case will then be handed over to the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office which will ultimately issue an autopsy report. The “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper — whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr.

The Grammy-winning musician passed away in Los Angeles. No cause of death was immediately provided. Coolio's friend and long-standing manager Jarez Posey ...

RIP Coolio, whose one massive hit overshadowed a formidable run of classic West Coast bangers. [September 29, 2022] I witness first hand this man’s grind to the top of the industry. This is sad news. An endearing star of gangsta rap, Coolio’s high-spirited music videos brought him an increased following. “I didn’t write Gangsta’s Paradise — it wrote me,” he said.

Coolio, whose birth name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1996 for “Gangsta's Paradise.” “ ...

[The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/golfa-s-paradise-interview-coolio-1247021.html) in 1997 that as a child, he would play board games with his mother, to whom he later dedicated his success. Coolio’s other hits included “Fantastic Voyage” — the opening song on his debut album — and “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New),” which were both nominated for Grammys. [his official online biography](https://coolioworld.com/me/). She wrote that the late addition “turned a preachy Michelle Pfeiffer film about an inner-city teacher into a hit that sounded fresher than it really was.” Posey, who worked with the rapper for more than 20 years, said he was told that Coolio died at about 5 p.m. [He said in 2018](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDdX7k3nASE) that after years of lamenting over his struggles in the music industry, he had realized that “people would kill to take my place.” It was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. At a 2016 performance in Brooklyn, N.Y., [Page Six reported](https://pagesix.com/2016/02/25/coolio-has-asthma-attack-on-stage-gets-inhaler-from-crowd/), he had an asthma attack and was saved by a fan who had an inhaler. [PopkillerTV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDdX7k3nASE) in 2018 that the song had taken him on “a great ride.” Its popularity has endured for decades, with the music video garnering [a rare billion-plus views on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPO76Jlnz6c). [wrote in a review](https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/19/arts/pop-briefs-048089.html) in The New York Times, noting that “Gangsta’s Paradise” uses “the somber minor chords” of “Pastime Paradise,” by Stevie Wonder. [wrote for The Times](https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/26/movies/critic-s-notebook-singing-dancing-and-sinning.html) in 1996. Other hits by Coolio, who won a Grammy for “Gangsta’s Paradise” in the mid-1990s, included “Fantastic Voyage” and “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New).”

The Gangsta's Paradise rapper was found dead at a friend's house in Los Angeles.

Rest In Peace." It's opening track, Fantastic Voyage, would reach No.3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Coolio went to the bathroom at his friend's house, but when he didn't come after a while ...

Coolio, who shot to fame after releasing global hits such as "GangSta's Paradise" and "C U When You Get There" dies at 59.

It was the second-best-selling of 1995 in the UK. And eventually he went in and found him dead on the floor. Coolio’s longtime manager, Jarez, revealed that he was found dead in the bathroom, lying on the floor.

Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died at the Los Angeles home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press. The cause ...

He worked as a volunteer firefighter and in airport security before devoting himself full-time to the hip-hop scene. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The cause was not immediately clear.

oolio, who shot to fame after releasing global hits such as “GangSta's Paradise” and “C U When You Get There” has died at 59.

It was the second-best-selling of 1995 in the UK. And eventually he went in and found him dead on the floor. Coolio’s longtime manager, Jarez, revealed that he was found dead in the bathroom, lying on the floor.

US rapper Artis Leon Ivey Jr. popularly known as Coolio, known for the iconic hit Gangsta's Paradise, has died at the age of 59...

Snippets of the song are used worldwide for internet videos and memes. “This is sad news. He also shared a picture of the two posing on the set of the music video for Gangsta Walk, a track they collaborated on in 2006.

US rapper, Coolio, known for the iconic hit 'Gangsta's Paradise', has died at the age of 59. His longtime manager, Jarez Posey, told US media the artist was ...

RIP Coolio,” he wrote, sharing a black and white picture of the rapper, and later posting a second picture of the pair together, along with Tupac and Snoop Dogg. “This is sad news. He also shared a picture of the two posing on the set of the music video for Gangsta Walk, a track they collaborated on in 2006.

American rapper, Artis Ivey Jr. popularly known as Coolio, is dead.The grammy-award winning musician died on Wednesday, in the bathroom of his friend's ...

The paramedics arrived the friend’s house after he called, and pronounced Coolio dead on the scene. Speaking to TMZ, Coolio’s manager, Jarez Posey, said, “Coolio went to the bathroom at his friend’s house, but when he didn’t come out after a while, the friend kept calling for him and eventually went in and found Coolio laying on the floor.” The grammy-award winning musician died on Wednesday, in the bathroom of his friend’s house in Los-Angeles.

Coolio, an American rapper, is dead. The rapper who achieved enormous success in the 90s was visiting a friend late Wednesday afternoon when he passed away.

Coolio, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., came up on the L.A. Coolio’s longtime manager, Jarez, says Coolio went to the bathroom at his friend’s house, but when he didn’t come out after a while … the friend kept calling for him, and eventually went in and found Coolio lying on the floor.

American rapper and actor, Artis Leon Ivey Jr aka Coolio has died at 59, his manager has said.

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Coolio, the rapper whose smash hit “Gangster's Paradise” sent him to international stardom has died, according to a report.

Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Ivey Junior, rose through the rap game in Los Angeles in the 1980s, but he became a national name with the number 1 hit “Gangster’s Paradise” in 1995. According to the report, when the friend went to check on Coolio, he found him unresponsive on the floor. Coolio, the rapper whose smash hit “Gangster’s Paradise” sent him to international stardom has died, according to a report.

Coolio, the '90s rapper who gave the world hit songs like “Gangsta's Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died at 59. Coolio, whose real name is Artis Leon ...

“I wasn’t looking for a career, I was looking for a way to clean up – a way to escape the drug thing,” he told the publication. “It’s one of those kinds of songs that transcends generations,” he said in a recent interview. He won a Grammy in 1996 for the song. Coolio was a friend and one of the warmest, funniest people I’ve ever met. He was one of a kind. Fellow rapper and actor Ice Cube said: "This is sad news. "A life cut entirely too short," she continued. Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that firefighters and paramedics responded to a call on the 2900 block of South Chesapeake Ave. Thank you to everyone worldwide who has listened to his music and to everyone who has been reaching out regarding his passing. “It was going to kill me and I knew I had to stop. When they arrived, they found an unresponsive male and performed “resuscitation efforts for approximately 45 minutes.” local time for reports of a medical emergency.

Artist won a Grammy for best solo rap performance in 1995.

3 on the Billboard Hot 100. He worked as a volunteer firefighter and in airport security before devoting himself full-time to the hip-hop scene. The cause was not immediately clear.

In 2019, the Grammy Award winning rapper Coolio, who has died at the age of 59, played an intimate gig to about 100 people in Castlederg, County Tyrone. Even ...

"The time that he took to spend with my son, to talk music and to talk to everybody, there was no ego or anything from him, he was just really down to earth for somebody that's a Grammy Award winner landing in Castlederg." "He was a really nice guy and a really nice human being," Mr Doherty reflected when asked for his own tribute to the music star. "A lot of people thought it was a tribute act and a hoax and a PR stunt."

Coolio, the rapper whose hits including “Gangsta's Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday at age 59.

He was sentenced to six months probation and fined $30,000. Rest In Peace, @Coolio.” [“Weird Al” Yankovic tweeted](https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/1575312521497452546) “RIP Coolio” along with a picture of the two men hugging. [said on Twitter](https://twitter.com/icecube/status/1575295135516020737). And with his distinctive persona he would become a cultural staple, acting occasionally, starring in a reality show about parenting called “Coolio’s Rules,” providing a voice for an episode of the animated show “Gravity Falls” and providing the theme music for the Nickelodeon sitcom “Kenan & Kel.” 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The cause was not immediately clear.

US hip-hop and TV personality whose hit Gangsta's Paradise was one of the most successful rap songs of all time.

A keen golfer and collector of snow globes, by the standards of some hip-hop artists Coolio’s controversy rating was low. His 1997 album, My Soul, contained another hit, yet was a relative damp squib, and with the emergence of new rap stars he was dropped by Tommy Boy. On TV he made regular appearances on American gameshows, including Hollywood Squares, and in reality vehicles such as his own Coolio’s Rules, featuring some of his children. After its phenomenal success as a triple-platinum single, it became the title track of his second album, which sold more than 2m copies worldwide and also featured the hit songs 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New) and Too Hot. He also made his screen debut with a cameo role in the comedy movie Phat Beach. The following year, Gangsta’s Paradise, which featured the singer LV and was based on Stevie Wonder’s 1976 song Pastime Paradise, threw Coolio into a whole new orbit of popularity, becoming a No 1 hit in the US, the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand. His early work was featured on the Los Angeles hip-hop radio station KDAY and he released his first single, Whatcha Gonna Do?, in 1987, to muted response. Coolio’s progress was interrupted when he became involved in gang activity, did some jail time as a juvenile offender and developed a crack-cocaine habit. It was a formula that served Coolio well in the late 90s as his first two albums sold millions of copies worldwide. Gangsta’s Paradise, which appeared in the film [Dangerous Minds ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHKqKd1OWvI)(1995), starring Michelle Pfeiffer, took as its topic the short and brutal existence of the career criminal, but its poppy tones reflected Coolio’s more melodic and playful positioning at the lighter end of rap. The album sold more than 1m copies, reaching No 8 in the US charts. His music career advanced slowly as he moved through his 20s.