RAPPER Coolio died from a lethal dose of fentanyl, his family has confirmed nearly seven months after the Gangsta’s Paradise lyricist’s death.
Coolio was found dead in a Los Angeles residence on September 28, 2022, after he went to use the restroom and never came out.
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At the time, when paramedics suspected the rapper had suffered a cardiac arrest, however, it has since been revealed that he had traces of heroin and methamphetamines in his system, a family spokesperson told TMZ.
An investigation determined Coolio’s severe asthma and decades of smoking cigarettes also affected his death.
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
The lethal drug has caused the death of some of the music industry’s most cherished artists’ including Mac Miller, Prince, Shock G, and Lil Peep.
It’s contributed to the deaths of Hollywood actors Michael K Willaims and former teen star Tyler Sanders.
Coolio’s family, including his ten children, plan to honor their father’s music legacy through documentaries and films.
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A private funeral was held for the rapper last November in Pasadena, California.
Coolio’s loved ones and his children were photographed in a group pictured wearing black attire for the ceremony, while in the evening wore T-shirts of the rapper for the party.
Some of Coolio’s ex-partners were in attendance, including Dimp, the mother of his kids Brandi, Artis III, and Jackie.
Other children in attendance include Melan – known as the hip hop star Pharaoh Santana, Darius, and Artisha.
Coolio’s brother, film director Malieek Straughter, dressed in a black suit and tie, posed for photos with his rap pals such as Teach Tribe.
A Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist, Coolio was an up-and-comer in the late 1980s and skyrocketed to fame in 1995 with the smash single Gangsta’s Paradise.
The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 1995 Dangerous Minds film starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
Coolio’s other hits included Fantastic Voyage, 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New), and It’s All the Way Live (Now).
His 2001 single Aw, Here It Goes! was used as the opening sequence of Nickelodeon’s Kenan & Kel.
Several of his songs were also featured in films such as Space Jam, Clueless, The Big Payback, Panther, New Jersey Drive, The Jerk Boys, Eddie, and Half Baked, among others.
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