World of music mourning the death of American rapper Coolio .
The Grammy winner for his 1995 "Gangsta's Paradise" was found dead yesterday in his bathroom by a friend in Los Angeles. He was 59 years old .
The news was made known by the artist's manager , Jarez Posey, who did not specify the cause of death .
Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr , began his rap career in California in the late 1980s, but became world famous in 1995 when he released "Gangsta's Paradise" for the soundtrack of the film " Dangerous thoughts ".
With a hook taken from Stevie Wonder's 1976 track “Pastime Paradise,” the song sold millions of copies worldwide, reaching the top of the pop charts in 16 countries and becoming the number one song on Billboard in 1995.
(Unioneonline / vl)
