{"id":26081,"date":"2022-09-29T05:48:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T05:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=26081"},"modified":"2022-09-29T05:48:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T05:48:47","slug":"us-rapper-coolio-known-for-the-iconic-hit-gangstas-paradisedied-at-the-age-of-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2022\/09\/29\/us-rapper-coolio-known-for-the-iconic-hit-gangstas-paradisedied-at-the-age-of-59\/","title":{"rendered":"US rapper Coolio, known for the iconic hit Gangsta&#8217;s Paradise,died at the age of 59"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His longtime manager Jarez Posey told US media the artist was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a friend&#8217;s house in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coolio started making music in the 1980s, but he cemented his place in hip hop history when he recorded Gangsta&#8217;s Paradise in 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exact cause of his death on Wednesday has not yet been revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However Mr Posey told TMZ, which first reported the news, that paramedics believed he may have had a cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr, won a Grammy for Gangsta&#8217;s Paradise, which was part of the soundtrack for the movie Dangerous Minds starring Michelle Pfeiffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/09\/image-1-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/09\/image-1-9.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/09\/image-1-9-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/09\/image-1-9-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/09\/image-1-9-750x526.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The haunting track continues to be widely listened to and has just passed a billion streams on Spotify, according to his official website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/09\/image-1-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/09\/image-1-10.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/09\/image-1-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/09\/image-1-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2022\/09\/image-1-10-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over a career spanning four decades he recorded eight studio albums and won an American Music Award and three MTV Video Music Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His other hits included Fantastic Voyage, Rollin&#8217; With My Homies, 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin&#8217; New), and Too Hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was active right up until his death &#8211; Coolio was in the middle of a tour with other 90s stars including Vanilla Ice and Young MC, and they performed in Texas just a few days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m freaking out I just heard my good friend Coolio passed away,&#8221; Vanilla Ice wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coolio - Gangsta&amp;apos;s Paradise (feat. L.V.) [Official Music Video]\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fPO76Jlnz6c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Good-people\">&#8216;Good people&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snoop Dogg referenced Coolio&#8217;s world-famous track in his own tribute, writing: &#8220;Gangstas paradise. R I P.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This is sad news. I witness first hand this man&#8217;s grind to the top of the industry,&#8221; fellow rapper and actor Ice Cube said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MC Hammer described Coolio as &#8220;one of the nicest dudes I&#8217;ve known&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Good people. RIP Coolio,&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His longtime manager Jarez Posey told US media the artist was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a friend&#8217;s house in Los Angeles. Coolio started making music in the 1980s, but he cemented his place in hip hop history when he recorded Gangsta&#8217;s Paradise in 1995. 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