By NORTHBRIDGE TIMES
Coolio's longtime manager Jerez Posey confirmed the sad news that the rapper passed away in L.A. on Wednesday.
He was 59 when he passed away.
Gangsta Paradise Rapper was visiting a friend late Wednesday afternoon when he died.
Leon Ivey Jr Professionally known as Rapper Coolio was an American rapper, record producer and actor.
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Before his rapping career, he was working in voluntary firefighting and security at LA International Airport.
Coolio achieved success in the ’90s with his hit album “Gangsta Paradise (1995)” and “Fantastic Voyage”.
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He won a Grammy for “Gangsta Paradise” from the movie “Dangerous”, one of the most successful rap songs of all time.
Cause Of Death
Jerez, Coolio's longtime manager, told TMZ that paramedics suspect he had a cardiac arrest.
The official cause of death has not yet been revealed.