Coolio, Grammy Award-Winning Rap Star, Dead at 59

Rapper/actor Coolio performs at halftime of a game between the Connecticut Sun and the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 31, 2022. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Coolio, one of the biggest names in the 1990s hip-hop industry who achieved enormous success with hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died on Wednesday, his manager confirmed. He was 59.

The Grammy Award-winning musician, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died at the Los Angeles, California, home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press.