Rapper Coolio died on Wednesday at the age of 59.
The musician — known for his song “Gangsta’s Paradise” on the soundtrack to Michelle Pfeiffer’s film Dangerous Minds — was visiting a friend Wednesday afternoon when he was found dead, according to TMZ.
The star’s manager, Jarez, said Coolio was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor, with paramedics suspecting he had suffered a cardiac arrest.
Gone too soon: Rapper Coolio died Wednesday at age 59; Pictured in 2016
The outlet reports that emergency teams pronounced Coolio dead at the scene. An official cause of death has not been determined.
The last public sighting of Coolio appears to have been on April 3 at Sydney Airport, where he generously stopped to take photos with fans before his concert at Luna Park.
The rapper has toured smaller venues across the United States over the past few years, playing a number of hits from his back catalog.
Sad news: The musician was visiting a friend on Wednesday afternoon when he was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor, according to TMZ; Pictured is 2022
The hip-hop artist — born Artis Leon Ivy Jr. — enjoyed a meteoric rise in the mid-1990s.
The unusual singer released Gangster’s Paradise in 1995 and the song topped the charts in the US, UK, France, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
The single itself has sold over six million copies worldwide and comes from his Grammy-nominated, quadruple-platinum-selling 17-track album of the same name.
Possible cause: The star’s manager, Jarez, said paramedics suspect he suffered a cardiac arrest, although an official cause of death has not been determined; Pictured 1996
Unfortunately, Coolio wasn’t able to repeat that level of success again and gained little recognition with the follow-up song, “I’ll CU When U Get There.”
He later became a chef and even published a cookbook titled Cookin’ with Coolio.
He also appeared on an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap in 2013.
Hit Song: Coolio is perhaps best known for his hit song “Gangsta’s Paradise” on the soundtrack of Michelle Pfeiffer’s film Dangerous Minds; More from Dangerous Minds