Coolio Cause Of Death Vaccine: How did Coolio die? VaccineCoolio, a Grammy Award-winning rapper from Compton, died at the age of 59 on Wednesday, his manager confirmed to the Associated Press and TMZ.
Coolio’s friend discovered him on the bathroom floor before emergency crews arrived, according to TMZ. For about 45 minutes, they attempted to resuscitate him. He was, however, pronounced dead at the scene.
Coolio Cause Of Death Vaccine
While an official cause of death has not been released, TMZ reports that Coolio’s death may have been caused by cardiac arrest.
Coolio was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. in Monessen, Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh, and later relocated to Compton, California. His mother sent him to Northern California as a teen because she thought the city was too dangerous.
In interviews, he stated that he began rapping at the age of 15 and knew by the age of 18 that it was what he wanted to do with his life, but he would attend community college and work as a volunteer firefighter and in airport security before devoting himself full-time to the hip-hop scene.
Coolio made his debut with his first single, “Fantastic Voyage.”
After his chart-topping single “Gangsta’s Paradise,” he became a household name. In 1996, the song helped him win a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, and it was featured in the film Dangerous Minds, starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
“A life cut entirely too short. As some of you may know I was lucky enough to work with him on Dangerous Minds in 1995. He won a Grammy for his brilliant song on the soundtrack – which I think was the reason our film saw so much success. I remember him being nothing but gracious. 30 years later I still get chills when I hear the song. Sending love and light to his family. Rest in Power, Artis Leon Ivey Jr.,” Pfeiffer wrote on Instagram.
“Coolio was an absolute icon of music and pop culture. Everyone who grew up in my era knows every single word to “gangsta’s paradise”, and still does. Prayers to his loved ones and family,” Meghan McCain said in a tweet.