Coolio, who grew up in Compton and died Wednesday afternoon, won a Grammy for 'Gangsta's Paradise,' which was featured in the movie 'Dangerous Minds.'
Coolio, the Grammy-winning rapper best known for the 1995 single “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died, his manager confirmed Wednesday. He was 59.
The musician was found unresponsive Wednesday afternoon on the bathroom floor at a friend’s house, manager Jarez Posey told “‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ shows that this pop-friendly rapper is no one-hit wonder,” The Times wrote in its review of the album. “His most mature work yet, ‘Paradise’ looks beyond the apathy, anger and hopelessness that most post-N.W.A. rap groups have institutionalized.
“The best songs are those where Coolio takes the mask from different sides of society and takes a look inside,” Cheo Hodari Coker wrote. “Whether it’s displaying a hustler’s guilt and paranoia in ‘Knight Falls’ or an all-encompassing hope for peace, compassion, and a better life with ‘C U When You Get There,’ Coolio proves himself an artist who’s still worth listening [to.]”
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