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Coolio's battle with drugs as he once claimed to be 'LA's very first crack addict'

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READ MORE: Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio dies aged 59 in his 'mate's bathroom'According to his biography by Steve Huey, things took a turn when his parents got divorced when he was 11, leading the future rapper affiliating himself with the Baby Crips gang.Trying to fit in at school, Coolio created an unstable persona and developed menacing behaviour, bringing weapons into school and bringing to an end his once-bright educational future.Upon releasing his first single Watcha Gonna Do, the rapper's fame was short lived as he spiralled into a serious drug problem which derailed his music career.The biography states that Coolio checked himself into rehab for a crack cocaine addiction and tried to straighten himself out by taking up a job as a firefighter.A few years after the release of Gangster's Paradise, Coolio fell into another bout of short-lived success after his third album barely made it into the Top 40 charts.Falling back into bad habits, the rapper and seven friends were arrested in 1997 for shoplifting at a German clothing store and assaulting the owner.He was sentenced to six months probation and was given a $17,000 fine.In summer of 1998, he was arrested again for driving on the wrong side of the road and was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon.In 2009, Coolio was charged with possession of crack cocaine and battery – the latter which came from allegedly grabbing a security officer's arm while his luggage was being searched.Speaking about his arrest, the It Takes a Thief hitmaker insisted the pipe found within his belongings wasn't his."I've travelled all over this country with various drugs, but never once have I ever put any dope inside my bag.

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