Coolio died Wednesday at the home of friend in Los Angeles. Here's what is known so far about his death, plus a look back at his life, in photos.
LOS ANGELES — Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including"Gangsta's Paradise" and"Fantastic Voyage," died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said.
Coolio won a Grammy for best solo rap performance for"Gangsta's Paradise," the 1995 hit from the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film"Dangerous Minds" that sampled Stevie Wonder's 1976 song"Pastime Paradise" and was played constantly on MTV. He said in interviews that he started rapping at 15 and knew by 18 it was what he wanted to do with his life, but would go to community college and work as a volunteer firefighter and in airport security before devoting himself full-time to the hip-hop scene.
The rapper would never again have a song nearly as big as"Gangsta's Paradise," but had subsequent hits with 1996's"1, 2, 3, 4 " , and 1997's"C U When U Get There."
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