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“Now the Gangster in the Paradise Forever”: Legendary Rapper Coolio’s Shocking Death at 59 Leaves Wrestling Legends and Fans Devastated

Published 09/29/2022, 9:00 AM EDT

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The news of the passing away of Grammy Winning Rapper Coolio has saddened the hip-hop world. Coolio is famous for his song ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ which was released in the mid-90s and still is one of the favorites of many fans.

Coolio passed away on Wednesday afternoon because of a heart attack while he was visiting a friend.

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As per the longtime manager of Coolio, Jarez Posey, shared that the rapper went to the bathroom. However, he didn’t come out for a long time. Therefore, everyone started calling him, so they went inside and found Coolio lying on the floor.

The paramedics who arrived to check the rapper declared Coolio dead. However, as per Posey the paramedics suspected Coolio suffered a cardiac arrest.

The fans were upset over the passing away of the legendary rapper. Moreover, a few wrestling stars also shared their reactions to the news.

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The Iron Sheik shared a heartfelt post for the famous rapper.

The indie king, Matt Cardona was also saddened to hear Coolio passed away.

WWE Superstar Shelton Benjamin also shared his condolences.

Moreover, AEW wrestler John Silver also shared a tweet.

The Grammy-winning rapper had an impact on many people through his music. Subsequently, the above wrestling stars seem to be huge fans of the rapper who changed the 90s with his music.

Fans were saddened over Coolio passing away

Coolio achieved mainstream success in the mid-to-late 1990s with his albums ‘It Takes a Thief’, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, and ‘My Soul’. Moreover, he was best known for his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit single ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’.

Upon learning that the rapper passed away on Wednesday, a few fans too shared their condolences.

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This is indeed a full-circle story of life as per this fan.

Fans remembered Coolio by his most popular opening track ‘Aw, Here It Goes!’ for the 1996 Nickelodeon television series Kenan & Kel.

This song can be determined as a childhood memory for many fans. Hence, whenever the ‘Kenan and Kel’ opening song plays, fans remember him.

WWE Legend Chyna’s fans page paid tribute to the legendary rapper by sharing one of the rare pictures of them together.

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The song Gangsta’s Paradise had blown away many people who follow hip hop. Also, the song reached #1 and stayed there for 3 weeks.

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In his illustrious career as a rapper, Coolio released many hip-hop songs. However, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ and the opening song of ‘Kenan and Kel’ still remain the two top fan favorite music of Coolio.

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
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