Coolio, the American rapper best known for the 1995 hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” died last year of a drug overdose. fentanylthe Los Angeles County coroner said Thursday.
The musician, who was awarded several prizes grammy during his career, he passed away at the age of 59 at a friend’s home in Los Angeles in September 2022.
The forensic report states that the artist suffered from asthma and heart problems, and had recently consumed phencyclidine, a psychedelic drug.
cooliowhose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., began his career as a rapper in California in the late 1980s.
The musician rose to international fame in 1995 with the release of “Gangsta’s Paradise”, which is part of the soundtrack of the movie “Dangerous Minds”.
The artist was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the ceremony the following year.
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