Gangsta’s Paradise Rapper, Coolio Dies at 59
Veteran ’90’s rapper, Coolio, who had hits like ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, ‘See you when you get There’, and ‘Fantastic Voyage’ has died at the age of 59, his manager Jarez Posey confirms.
Posey said Coolio died in the afternoon hours local time in Los Angles on Wednesday. When contacted by CNN, Capt. Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that firefighters and paramedics responded to a call on the 2900 block of South Chesapeake Ave. at 4 p.m. local time for reports of a medical emergency. When they arrived, they found an unresponsive male and performed resuscitation efforts for approximately 45 minutes.
Coolio was confirmed dead just before 5:00 p.m, Wednesday, 2022 Scott said.
