Rapper Coolio died from fentanyl overdose, supervisor says

Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died from a fentanyl overdose, his supervisor says, six months after the musician was discovered lifeless at a buddy’s residence in Los Angeles at age 59.

Born Artis Leon Ivey Jr, Coolio was greatest recognized for his 1995 single Gangsta’s Paradise, from an album of the identical identify.

That tune, an enormous hit featured within the movie Harmful Minds, gained a Grammy Award for greatest rap solo efficiency the next 12 months.

Coolio’s supervisor, Jarez Posey, mentioned the rapper’s household had been knowledgeable on Thursday by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Workplace that the singer had died from a fentanyl overdose.

The coroner’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from Reuters.

Posey mentioned the rapper’s youngsters deliberate to honour their father in future documentary and movie tasks.

Born in Pennsylvania in 1963, Coolio started performing as a part of the West Coast hip-hop scene after shifting to Compton, California.

He launched his debut album, It Takes a Thief, in 1994, scoring a high 10 hit with the only Lakeside.

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