{"id":49751,"date":"2022-09-29T09:36:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T09:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=49751"},"modified":"2022-09-29T09:36:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T09:36:41","slug":"coolio-michelle-pfeiffer-and-snoop-dogg-lead-tributes-to-gangstas-paradise-rapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=49751","title":{"rendered":"Coolio: Michelle Pfeiffer and Snoop Dogg lead tributes to Gangsta\u2019s Paradise rapper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[GETTY IMAGES] Coolio recorded eight studio albums and won an American Award and three MTV Video Awards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stars including Michelle Pfeiffer and Snoop Dogg have been paying tribute to the US rapper Coolio who has died at the age of 59.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a friend\u2019s LA house, his manager Jarez Posey told US media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coolio, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr, won a Grammy for the 1995 track Gangsta\u2019s Paradise, which led the soundtrack for Dangerous Minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pfeiffer, who starred in the movie, said she was \u201cheartbroken\u201d at the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exact cause of his death on Wednesday has not yet been revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However Mr Posey told TMZ, which first reported the news, that paramedics believed he may have had a cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pfeiffer said she thought Coolio\u2019s track was the \u201creason our film saw so much success\u201d and that she still gets \u201cchills\u201d whenever she hears it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHeartbroken to hear of the passing of the gifted artist Coolio,\u201d she wrote on Instagram, sharing a clip from the famous music video, which sees her sitting across the table from Coolio as he raps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA life cut entirely too short,\u201d she continued. \u201cI remember him being nothing but gracious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CjEs3_XAkp6\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n<\/div><figcaption><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/coolio-michelle-pfeiffer-and-snoop-dogg-lead-tributes-to-gangstas-paradise-rapper\/\">Source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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