Coolio Artis Leon Ivey Jr. dies at 59

The rapper, Coolio who was the biggest name in hip hop of the 1990s with his hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died this Wednesday at the age of 59. His manager informed him about his death to the media.

Coolio was the rapper’s stage name whereas his real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr. His long-run manager Jarez Posey told the Associated Press that he died at a friend’s home in Los Angeles.

The reason was not instantly clear. Regardless, Mr Jarez told TMZ, which rather wrote the news, that paramedics thought he may have had cardiac detention.

Coolio’s awards and nominations in his career so far

The rapper won a Grammy for most promising solo rap performance for “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Rap was a hit from the music track of the movie Dangerous Minds that tested the melody “Pastime Paradise.” Coolio was also selected for five other Grammys during his influence.

He started producing music in the 1980s, but he secured his place in hip hop chronology when he produced and recorded Gangsta’s Paradise in 1995.

The nostalgic track persists to be broadly heard and has just crossed a billion streamlets on Spotify. In his traversing four decades career, he produced eight studio albums. He also prevailed in three MTV Video Music Awards and an American Music Award.

Where Leon Ivey Jr was born and brought up?

He was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania south of Pittsburgh. Coolio later shifted to Compton, California, where he proceeded to community college. He has also functioned as a recruit firefighter and worked in airport security. He opted for these professions before earmarking himself to the hip-hop stage full-time.

Coolio’s profession carried off with his debut music album on Tommy Boy Records, the 1994 release, “It Takes a Thief.” Its onset track, “Fantastic Voyage,” would have reached the position of 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

After a year his album, “Gangsta’s Paradise” has made it to the position of No. 1 single, with its deep onset lyrics.

How others reacted to Coolio’s death?

Coolio was online right up until his demise. He was in the epicenter of an outing with other 90s superstars. Coolio with Vanilla Ice and Young MC staged in Texas merely a few days ago. 

Vanilla Ice expressed himself on Twitter writing that he is freaking out listening to the news of his friend’s demise. Snoop Dogg mentioned Coolio’s broadly recognized track in his honor, writing, “Gangstas paradise. R I P.”

His fellow mates to his demise

Snoop allocated a snapshot of the two posing in the background of Gangsta Walk, the music they teamed on. An associate rapper and actor Ice Cube said that he is sad about the news. He also says that he witnessed Coolio struggling to the top of the rapper industry.

MC Hammer defined Coolio as one of the nicest and the coolest dudes she has come across. She shared a black and white snap of a rapper quoting, “Good People. RIP.” She also posted another photo of the duo together, along with Snoop Dogg and Tupac.

Reactions to the surprising death. Questlove tweeted, “Peaceful journey brother.”

There’s another thing that Coolio’s been more protracted doing than rapping, cooking. He made recipes around easy foods with a healthy wrenching, that everyone can rely on.

Coolio’s interest in cooking also wrote books

He has created some super fantastic and unusual fusions like Blasian (black Asian) or Ghettalian (ghetto Italian) in bistros. You can even have them cooking out in your kitchen quicker and easier than ordering takeout.

He started cooking thirty-minute feasts when he was ten years old and has since generated a new concept of cuisine. Coolio has written books on recipes he made. One of the famous books is Cookin’ with Coolio: 5-star meals at a 1-star price.