The paramedics did everything they could to try to revive Coolio.
It was such a sudden death considering Coolio had been traveling and doing shows.
It was such a sad way to pass away.
EMTs spent almost an hour trying to revive rapper Coolio after he was found lying lifeless on the floor of a friend’s LA home on Wednesday.
According to TMZ, paramedics rushed to the residence in the late afternoon after the pal discovered the 59-year-old star’s body inside a bathroom.
Crews spent 45 minutes performing CPR on the “Gangsta’s Paradise” hitmaker before he was pronounced dead.
Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., is suspected to have died from cardiac arrest.
The rapper was based in Las Vegas and had traveled to LA to renew his passport, according to his longtime manager Jarez Posey.
Posey told TMZ that the star at been staying with the unidentified friend at his home in the downtown area for the past few days.
The friend claimed that Coolio went to the bathroom on Wednesday afternoon, but failed to return. After calling out to the rapper, he reportedly heard no response. He subsequently broke into the bathroom and discovered the star on the floor, at which point he dialed 911.
Coolio is survived by his 10 children and his ex-wife, Josefa Salina, whom he married in 1996 before the couple split four years later.
The rapper launched his career in the 1980s and skyrocketed to international fame with his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit “Gangsta’s Paradise.” The track was featured on the soundtrack of Michelle Pfeiffer’s 1995 hit drama “Dangerous Minds.”
The iconic song spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and was later parodied by “Weird Al” Yankovic in his song “Amish Paradise.”
Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
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