He was visiting a friend in LA, went to bathroom and sounds like he had a heart attack.

RIP Coolio

Facts about Coolio

  1. Coolio’s real name is Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. He was given the nickname Coolio Iglesias when he was studying at Compton Community College.
  2. Coming from a broken home, Coolio fought poverty and drug addiction to become one of the most successful rappers of the 1990s.
  3. Coolio’s movie career includes credits as a banker in Batman And Robin, Ice T’s Judgement Day and spoof horror Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The Thirteenth.
  4. In 1996, Coolio won a Grammy for the Best Rap Solo Performance for the single, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’. He was the American Music Award’s Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist that year.
  5. He collected snow domes.