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The rapper Coolio‘s cause of death has been attributed to fentanyl, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner, the New York Times reports. The conclusion comes nearly seven full months since the rapper died on Sept. 28, 2022 at age 59. He also reportedly had traces of heroin and …

Long Live Coolio, the forthcoming album from the “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper, will be released later this year as the first posthumous project since he died at age 59 last year. The announcement of the record, which will feature material Coolio was working on prior to his death, arrives alongside the …

“I was just like, how can I describe a desperate man that wants to eat it all the time? And I was just like, munch. He’s a munch.” That’s what Bronx rapper Ice Spice tells Rolling Stone‘s Jeff Ihaza about the making of her inescapable hit “Munch (Feelin’ U),” as …

Before his death on Wednesday at age 59, Coolio had been plotting his grand return to the animated series Futurama with the revival of his recurring role as Kwanzaa-bot, recording both new music and original dialogue for the show. The character, voiced by the rapper, last appeared in a 2010 …

Coolio, whose Nineties music was a staple on radio, a favorite on MTV, and included the hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” died Wednesday at the age of 59. Coolio’s manager, Jarez Posey, confirmed the rapper’s death toRolling Stone.A cause of death was not immediately available. “We are saddened by the loss of …

Coolio, who died on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at the age of 59, was part of the generation that shepherded hip-hop into the American mainstream, topping the charts and soundtracking hot films like Dangerous Minds and Clueless. He seemed hard yet approachable; gritty but lively. Somewhere along his ascent, he and …

Michelle Pfeiffer, who co-starred with Coolio in the video for “Gangsta’s Paradise,” paid tribute to the rapper Wednesday following his death at the age of 59. “Heartbroken to hear of the passing of the gifted artist@coolio. A life cut entirely too short,” the actress wrote on Instagram alongside a clip …

Goodbye to the late great Coolio, one of the Nineties’ top hitmakers, and one of the best-loved voices in West Coast hip-hop or anywhere in Nineties music. The Compton-raised MC died way too young on Wednesday night, at the age of 59. Coolio blew up in the summer of 1994 …