Coolio fans, anxious to have a memento, have crashed a portion of the late rapper's website.Shortly after the Gangsta's Paradise artist's death was announced on Wednesday, September 28, devotees rushed to the Coolio World website to buy T-shirts, mugs and hoodies.However, many were unsuccessful and only received a 404 error message on the merchandise page, according to TMZ.
Anxious fans: Coolio fans, anxious to have a memento, have crashed a portion of the late rapper's website, according to TMZ; pictured September 18According to TechTarget.com, the 404 error is seen 'when a user attempts to access a webpage that does not exist, has been moved, or has a dead or broken link.' The rapper and actor's manager said Coolio died of cardiac arrest after collapsing at a friend's house on Wednesday.
As an actor, Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey, Jr, had more than 100 movie and TV credits to his name. In the weeks before his death the star had reprised his role as Kwanzaa-bot on for the re-boot of the animated show Futurama on Hulu.
Not working: This was the message fans received when the visited the merchandise portal at Coolioworld.com Shocking death: Coolio died suddenly on Wednesday, September 28, while visiting a friend.
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