Coolio Dead at 59: Michelle Pfeiffer, Ice Cube and More Pay Tribute After Legendary Rapper’s Death

Coolio’s children have a plan to honor their legendary father in a very special way.

The late rapper Coolio, who died tragically at 59 last month, will have his ashes encased in jewelry for his children.A death certificate obtained by TMZ this week revealed that the Gangsta's Paradise hitmaker has already been cremated.Now his remains will be preserved in necklaces that will be distributed among his 10 children as well as other close relations, his representative shared. Dearly departed: The late rapper Coolio, who died tragically at 59 last month, will have his ashes encased in jewelry for his children; pictured last month in ChicagoThe ashes will be kept in pendants on which each of his children will be able to arrange for customized inscriptions.After the necklaces are sent around to Coolio's loved ones, the remainder of the ashes are going to be kept in an urn.

Coolio tragically passed away at the age of 59 last month, and there is an update about the plans for his remains.

It has been revealed that Coolio was set to headline his first Las Vegas residency before his unfortunate passing at age 59 last week.The hip-hop star, best known for his 1995 hit Gangsta's Paradise, died last Wednesday in Los Angeles. from a suspected cardiac arrest.  The rapper - born Artis Leon Ivey Jr.

As the world continues to come to grips with legendary rapper Coolio’s death, his longtime partner is speaking up about rumors of his infidelity.

Coolio's girlfriend was "aware" he was seeing other women. The 'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper - who passed away on Wednesday (28. 09.

reported Monday, citing friends of the hip-hop star.Coolio’s family has told investigators his history with asthma, the site said. Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died from cardiac arrest according to his manager, although an official cause of death has not yet been released.People experiencing asthma symptoms are more prone to cardiovascular disease, heart attack, and stroke, studies found.According to the Asthma and Allergy Association of America, 4,145 people died from asthma in 2020.

DailyMail about his end-of-life wishes, and the rumors about his infidelity. The exotic dancer, chef and entrepreneur told the UK outlet that she “dropped to her knees” and “collapsed” when she learned that her 59-year-old longtime lover was found dead on the bathroom floor of a friend’s home in Los Angles on Sept. 28.

Tributes have been paid to rapper Coolio, who died at the age of 59 on Wednesday. Coolio is perhaps best known for his 1995 hit "Gangsta's Paradise" that helped usher in an era of gangster rap with mainstream appeal. His peers in the scene, including Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, were among the first to share messages on social media following the news of his death.

As the world continues to mourn the untimely and unexpected death of legendary rapper Coolio, new details have emerged about his state of mind prior to the tragedy.

Coolio has been seen in new images taken on September 23, which was just days before he died at the age of 59.On Friday photos of the Gangsta's Paradise rapper showed him happy and healthy in a cap and sunglasses with a black-and-beige zip-up jacket while in an airport in Houston, Texas.He was smiling as he stood next to a woman named Mika Janday.The image was taken only hours before his final performance in Cypress, Texas. Fan photo: Coolio appeared happy, healthy, and engaging just days before his unexpected death at age 59She took to Instagram to share about her experience with the entertainer, describing him as 'cool and humble.'Janday said he was kind enough to invite her and a friend to his show in Cypress, Texas, and offered to put them on his VIP list.  That show last Friday, in which he performed alongside Vanilla Ice, would turn out to be his last.The musician, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr, was found unresponsive on a bathroom floor of a friend's house in Los Angeles at around 4pm on Wednesday.  Excited fan: One person, a woman named Mika Janday, interacted with the 59-year-old star at the Houston airport hours before his final performance View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mika Janday (@chocstarr313) Tributes: Questlove posted a throwback image in tribute to the late starIn the wake of the unexpected loss, 90s rapper Vanilla Ice spoke out about his friend.Ice - real name Robert Matthew Van Winkle - told TMZ he lost sleep Wednesday night over the news and was 'still in shock and freaking out' by Thursday morning.'My heart goes out to all the family.

Kel Mitchell has shared a tribute to his late collaborator Coolio. The C U When U Get There rapper died aged 59 on Wednesday after being found unresponsive at his friend's Los Angeles home. After his death, Kel paid tribute to the late rapper on Thursday by sharing a clip of Coolio's cameo in his sketch show, All That, a video of his surprise appearance at a Coolio concert, and of Coolio performing the Kenan & Kel theme song in the comedy's title sequence.

passed away Wednesday at the age of 59 in Los Angeles.David X. Cohen, executive producer of “Futurama,” revealed to TMZ that the “Gangsta’s Paradise” singer recorded lines for the new season — out in 2023.While the sci-fi sitcom was canceled in 2013, a 20-episode revival is coming to Hulu next year.Coolio had appeared on the show previously, playing the character Kwanzaa-bot.

Coolio recorded dialogue and new music for the upcoming Futurama revival prior to the rapper’s death earlier this week, a producer on the show has revealed.The musician voiced the character of Kwanzaa-bot in multiple episodes of the animated show during its initial run, and reappeared in the 2007 film adaptation Bender’s Big Score.Now, as TMZ reports, producer David X. Cohen has shared that Coolio recorded lines and delivered a freestyle rap in the booth for the show’s upcoming revival season just weeks ago.“Coolio was one of my favorite guests,” Cohen said.

Two-time Emmy winner Bruce Willis can still appear in movies after selling his image rights to Deepcake, a Delaware-based company founded by Ukrainian-born CEO Maria Chmir, last year before his aphasia diagnosis.Engineers at the AI-powered content optimization web platform created a 4K ultra-realistic 'digital twin' of the German-born, New Jersey-raised 67-year-old by inputting 34K images of his face into their neural network.In August 2021, Bruce's twin made his debut by having his face 'grafted' on to understudy Konstantin Solovyov for a commercial for Russian telecoms giant MegaFon. Double take: Two-time Emmy winner Bruce Willis can still appear in movies after selling his image rights to Deepcake, a Delaware-based company founded by Ukrainian-born CEO Maria Chmir, last year before his aphasia diagnosisIt now only takes engineers 'three to five days' to recreate Willis in projects, but his estate has the final sign-off on what's created.'I liked the precision with which my character turned out.

Montell Jordan is mourning the death of his friend Coolio.'That’s my friend and I love him and I haven’t fully processed that,' the This Is How We Do It artist, 53, told Page Six following the rapper's death at 59 Wednesday at a friend's Los Angeles home. 'That’s my friend … that’s my friend.'His kids are my friends.

Coolio tragically passed away at the age of 59 this week. However, his legacy will live on.

Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell paid tribute to Coolio with separate Instagram posts on Thursday.The performers and former comedic partners each shared messages about the late rapper, who previously wrote the theme song for their television show Kenan & Kel, entitled Aw, Here It Goes!The Gangsta's Paradise songwriter, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr, passed away on Wednesday evening in Los Angeles at the age of 59. In remembrance: Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell paid tribute to Coolio with separate Instagram posts on ThursdayThompson, 44, shared three images to his Instagram Story, the first of which simply read: 'Wait, now Coolio!!!'The Saturday Night Live cast member's message was accentuated with a sad-eyes emoji.

Coolio filmed audio playing the role of Kwanzaa-bot that will be aired on next season's Futurama, in the wake of the rapper's death Wednesday at 59.Futurama executive producer David X. Cohen told TMZ that the rapper had completed recording audio tracks for his recurring character weeks ago.Cohen told the outlet that Coolio 'looked and sounded great' in his work on the Hulu series, and extemporaneously produced tracks for the show.