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Post by greysfang on Sept 29, 2022 0:54:28 GMT
www.tmz.com/2022/09/28/coolio-dead-dies-los-angeles/?adid=social-twaCoolio died Wednesday in Los Angeles ... TMZ has learned. The rapper who achieved enormous success in the 90s was visiting a friend late Wednesday afternoon when he passed away. Coolio's longtime manager, Jarez, says Coolio went to the bathroom at his friend's house, but when he didn't come after a while ... the friend kept calling for him, and eventually went in and found Coolio laying on the floor. We're told the friend called EMTs, who arrived and pronounced Coolio dead on the scene -- and Jarez tells us the paramedics suspect he suffered cardiac arrest. An official cause of death has not been determined. Coolio, who's real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., came up on the L.A. rap scene in the late 80s, but blew up nationally in 1995 when he recorded "Gangsta's Paradise" for the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film, "Dangerous Minds." The song was reached #1 and stayed there for 3 weeks. While 'Paradise' became his signature hit, Coolio had several others ... including 1994's "Fantastic Voyage," which hit #3 on Billboard's Hot 100, "1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)" and "It's All the Way Live (Now)." Coolio was 59.
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Post by Froogy on Sept 29, 2022 1:04:59 GMT
Oh no! I loved his music
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Post by waterslide on Sept 29, 2022 1:07:20 GMT
Aw,that's sad. 59 is too young. I loved Fantastic Voyage back in the day.
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Post by dilligaf on Sept 29, 2022 4:34:22 GMT
Crazy out of the blue.
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Post by MsDark on Sept 29, 2022 4:50:09 GMT
Ahem. Let's not forget this gem (on the Clueless soundtrack!)
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Post by faithanne on Sept 29, 2022 10:15:27 GMT
I dated this guy who was such a pedantic shit, he was a bit older so anything new was garbage unless he personally approved it. He knew that song Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder and refused to concede that Coolio's take on it even existed, so whenever it came on the radio he'd sing PASTIME! really loudly every fucking time Coolio said gangsta. Fuck that guy was a dick.
Sorry to hijack your thread Coolio, RIP.
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Post by tulip on Sept 29, 2022 11:19:48 GMT
59 is way too young. RIP. Thanks to Mrs. Dark I'm going to have "Rollin with my Homies" in my head all day. There are far worse ear worms, so I'm good with it.
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Post by o0amber0o on Sept 29, 2022 11:54:38 GMT
59??? Damn, RIP
Gangsta's Paradise is such a iconic song - I'm kind of shocked to learn it was at #1 for only 3 weeks!
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Post by constancespry on Sept 29, 2022 15:55:55 GMT
Aww, too young. I remember back when he was really popular, reading somewhere that his nickname in community college was “Coolio Iglesias”. I like “Gangsta Paradise”, but I love “Amish Paradise”.
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Post by coppercatseye on Sept 29, 2022 17:15:09 GMT
Aww, too young. I remember back when he was really popular, reading somewhere that his nickname in community college was “Coolio Iglesias”. I like “Gangsta Paradise”, but I love “Amish Paradise”. “Amish Paradise” is the best! RIP Coolio!
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Post by no1novice on Sept 29, 2022 21:41:59 GMT
Those paramedics were heros - CPR for 45 mins? They certainly tried.
RIP Coolio
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Post by MsDark on Sept 29, 2022 23:12:03 GMT
That's a damn workout for sure. I've been worn out in way less time than this and I'm not in terrible shape.
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Post by emkat on Oct 2, 2022 17:34:20 GMT
I just saw him in concert last week!
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Post by lalasnake on Oct 7, 2022 3:01:44 GMT
That's awful. RIP Coolio.
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Post by greysfang on Dec 27, 2022 23:14:30 GMT
Dumb. I hope it doesn't get messy.
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