Coolio, the rapper of several famous hits during the 90s, has passed away at the age of 59. Known for the songs "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage", Coolio passed away yesterday (Wednesday) and his friend and manager confirmed the news to CNN.
The cause of the untimely death is not yet known, but from initial reports, the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that firefighters and paramedics responded to a call coming from the area of ??his apartment and it was a medical emergency. When they arrived, they found a man unresponsive and despite 45 minutes of efforts to revive him, they could not.
Coolio grew up in Compton, California, and throughout his life has often spoken about his drug addiction problems and how he managed to break away from that world through a career as a firefighter.
"I wasn't looking for a career, I was looking for something to clean me up - a way to get off drugs. I was going to kill myself and I knew I had to stop. In the fire department I trained and got the discipline I needed. We ran every day. I didn't drink or smoke anything like I used to."
His career as a rapper began during the 80s, but the peak of fame came with the song "Gangsta's Paradise", the soundtrack of the movie "Dangerous Minds". In 1996, he won a Grammy Award for this hit!
