Coolio, the rapper of the famous XNUMX's hit Gangsta's Paradise, was found lifeless in his home in Los Angeles: his manager Jarez Posey spread the news
Coolio, to the century Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died at the age of 59 in the bathroom of his Los Angeles home where he was found Wednesday afternoon. To give news of the death of the rapper known for the hit of 1995 Gangsta's Paradise was Jarez Posey, his manager.
How Coolio died
The causes of death. According to the first investigations, the police made it known that no drugs or medications were found in the house although it will be necessary to wait for the toxicological test and the autopsy to clarify the dynamics of the death of the American singer.
Who was Coolio, the success of Gansta's Paradise
The rapper born in Monessen in Pennsylvania he started singing already in the 80s but only 1995 reached world success with the song Gangsta's Paradise, soundtrack of the film "Dangerous thoughts"With Michelle Pfeiffer. The well-known actress played Louanne Johnson, a former marine and professor who goes to teach at a school in the eastern suburbs of Los Angeles in a reality of difficult children with many and varied problems.
The following year, the international recognition earned him a Grammy Awards. The song climbed the pop charts of sixteen countries, selling millions of copies worldwide and becoming the number 1995 single on Billboard in 1. Coolio picked up the musical hook of the piece by Steve Wonder Part 1976 Pastime Paradise, made it her own and gave birth to a worldwide success that all those who were teenagers in the 90s will remember with pleasure.
Image credits: Instagram profile Coolio (@coolio)
