Coolio
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Coolio's cause of death revealed as accidental fentanyl overdose: medical examiner
Cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease), asthma and "recent phencyclidine use" are listed as other conditions contributing to the rapper's death.
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Celebrity deaths in 2022: Naomi Judd, Sidney Poitier, Bob Saget, Leslie Jordan, Coolio, Anne Heche and more
Ray Liotta, Aaron Carter and Loretta Lynn are some of the others who died last year.
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Coolio remembered by Michelle Pfeiffer, 'Weird Al' Yankovic and more: 'A life cut entirely too short'
"I was lucky enough to work with him on 'Dangerous Minds' in 1995," Michelle Pfeiffer wrote in her tribute. "He won a Grammy for his brilliant song on the soundtrack — which I think was the reason our film saw so much success."
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'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper Coolio dead at age 59
The West Coast rapper, also known for '90s hits like "Fantastic Voyage," "C U When U Get There," and "1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)," was found dead at his friend's L.A. home on Wednesday.
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‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ at 25: Coolio talks ‘great white hope’ movie clichés, Weird Al feud, and performing with Michelle Pfeiffer, Stevie Wonder and Howard Stern
The dramatic, orchestral 'Dangerous Minds' theme remains a bona fide hip-hop classic, and it has held up better than the film itself.
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This is why Michael Bolton isn't a Coolio impersonator
Bolton's performance of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" had very little hip and almost no hop.
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Coolio Pleads Guilty to Possession of Concealed Weapon: ‘I Do Not Condone the Use of Firearms’
Coolio pled guilty to possession of a concealed weapon in Los Angeles Wednesday. The rapper, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., avoided jail time and instead was placed on probation for three years, as well as ordered to complete 45 days of community service. “It was a misunderstanding,” Coolio, 53, told reporters outside of court, according to TMZ and the Los Angeles Times.