Coolio, US west coast rapper of Gangsta’s Paradise fame, dies aged 59.  

Coolio has died aged 59.

The ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ hitmaker’s longtime manager, Jarez Posey, confirmed the rapper was found dead at a friend’s house in Los Angeles on Wednesday (28.09.22).

Paramedics were called to the scene at around 4pm and he was pronounced dead a little while after they arrived.

An autopsy will need to be carried out to establish the cause of death, however, his manager said the paramedics who attended the scene suspected he suffered cardiac arrest in his friend’s bathroom.

An investigation into his death has been opened, however, there are no signs of foul play.

The hip-hop legend whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr was born in Pennsylvania on August 1, 1963.

His global breakthrough came in the mid-90s when the star landed a Grammy for 1995 classic ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’.

Rest in Peace.