Coolio Biography – Age, Career, Cause Of Death And Net Worth
Coolio, was a US rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song “Gangsta’s Paradise,”.
Age
He was 59 years old.
Career
Coolio began his music career in California in the late 1980s, digging roots in the Los Angeles scene by 1994 when he signed to Tommy Boy Records.
His single “Fantastic Voyage” off his debut studio album “It Takes a Thief” charted as high as three on the Billboard Hot 100.
But it was “Gangsta’s Paradise” the following year that would make Coolio a household name.
Cause Of Death
No cause of death was immediately provided.
Coolio’s friend and long-standing manager Jarez Posey confirmed the news to AFP without providing additional details.
Posey told celebrity news website TMZ that Coolio was found unresponsive in the bathroom of a friend’s house on Wednesday afternoon.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5million dollars.