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Tommy Boy Music, owned by Reservoir, is commemorating the 30th anniversary of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise,” the 1995 ...

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Coolio blew up in the summer of 1994 with his epochal hit “ Fantastic Voyage,” a total game changer, making him an icon for his deadpan humor, wild braids, and playful beats.

Coolio's longtime manager, Jarez, confirmed the news. The rapper — whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr. — went to the bathroom in his pal's home and never came out.

Just as he'd hoped, Coolio did continue in music until his death. His final studio album, From the Bottom 2 the Top, was released in 2009, but he continued performing, and he took the stage for ...

Getty Images Coolio’s scored a huge hit with his 1995 no. 1 song “Gangsta’s Paradise.” WireImage “He really loved to give a great performance for the fans and he truly had fun doing it… ...

Appreciation: Why Coolio’s death is hitting millennials so hard Coolio performs during the I Love the ’90s tour in Aurora, Ill., in August.

Coolio performs at the 1997 MOBO Awards. Getty Images Coolio was found dead last week in a bathroom, after his friends grew worried about him and broke down the door, TMZ said.

Coolio and his longtime girlfriend, Mimi Ivey. mimi513/Instagram Meanwhile, a source told DailyMail that even his friends of decades have been excluded from the planned cremation service.

Coolio said he felt as though many of his peers were in the industry only to make money — and for him, the goal couldn't be more different, as music was his way of life.

Coolio was found unconscious on the bathroom floor of a friend’s house on Sept. 28. At the time, paramedics thought he had suffered a cardiac arrest.