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| Coolio died from fentanyl overdose, manager says | Coolio died from fentanyl overdose, manager says |
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| Grammy-winning rapper was found dead six months ago at friend’s home in Los Angeles | Grammy-winning rapper was found dead six months ago at friend’s home in Los Angeles |
| Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died from a fentanyl overdose, his manager said on Thursday, six months after the musician was found dead at a friend’s home in Los Angeles at the age 59. | Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died from a fentanyl overdose, his manager said on Thursday, six months after the musician was found dead at a friend’s home in Los Angeles at the age 59. |
| Born Artis Leon Ivey Jr, Coolio was best known for his 1995 single Gangsta’s Paradise, from an album of the same name. | Born Artis Leon Ivey Jr, Coolio was best known for his 1995 single Gangsta’s Paradise, from an album of the same name. |
| That song, a massive hit featured in the film Dangerous Minds, won a Grammy Award for best rap solo performance the following year. | That song, a massive hit featured in the film Dangerous Minds, won a Grammy Award for best rap solo performance the following year. |
| Coolio’s manager, Jarez Posey, said the rapper’s family had been informed on Thursday by the Los Angeles county coroner’s office that the singer had died from a fentanyl overdose. | Coolio’s manager, Jarez Posey, said the rapper’s family had been informed on Thursday by the Los Angeles county coroner’s office that the singer had died from a fentanyl overdose. |
| The coroner’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters. | The coroner’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters. |
| Posey said the rapper’s children planned to honor their father in future documentary and film projects. | Posey said the rapper’s children planned to honor their father in future documentary and film projects. |
| Born in Pennsylvania in 1963, Coolio began performing as part of the West Coast hip-hop scene after moving to Compton, California. | Born in Pennsylvania in 1963, Coolio began performing as part of the West Coast hip-hop scene after moving to Compton, California. |
| He released his debut album, It Takes a Thief, in 1994, scoring a Top Ten hit with the single Fantastic Voyage. | |
| This article was amended on 7 April 2023. The single from It Takes a Thief that gave Coolio a Top Ten hit was Fantastic Voyage, not Lakeside as an earlier version said. The track sampled the earlier single of the same name by the group Lakeside. |