As you probably heard, Coolio died unexpectedly last September — and now his family finally has answers as to what happened… The Gangsta’s Paradise rapper, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was only 59 years old when he was found unresponsive at a friend’s Los Angeles home.
He was visiting his good friend Jarez Posey when he went to the bathroom — and didn’t come out. After a long time, Jarez became concerned and went to check — that’s when he found his friend.
EMTs were called to the house around 4 p.m. on September 28, 2022 — and the beloved WC and the Maad Circle member was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. Related: Family Sues Airbnb After Their Toddler Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose Now, speaking to TMZ on behalf of the family, Jarez has confirmed Coolio’s cause of death.
On Thursday he revealed the rapper died of fentanyl poisoning, according to coroner reports. Coolio also had traces of heroin and methamphetamine in his system — presumably the fentanyl was mixed into the other drugs, as it so often is lately.
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