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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner has released autopsy findings in the death of Coolio\u00a0more than six months after the \u201cFantastic Voyage\u201d rapper was found unresponsive at a Los Angeles home.<\/p>\n
The report lists the effects of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine as the cause of the late artist\u2019s death at age of 59 in September.<\/p>\n
Other \u201csignificant conditions\u201d listed on the report include \u201ccardiomyopathy unspecified, asthma and recent phencyclidine use.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seven years ago Coolio,\u00a0talked to radio host Sway on his show \u201cSway in the Morning\u201d\u00a0about battling cocaine addiction.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy nemesis was cocaine,\u201d Coolio said. \u201cI used to do coke in the \u201980s, and I stopped doing it for 12 years. And then I started back again.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2009,\u00a0Coolio pled guilty to cocaine possession\u00a0and agreed to enter an 18-month rehabilitation program.<\/p>\n
Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Ivey Jr., grew up in Compton, Calif.<\/p>\n
He started rapping at 15 and became one of hip-hop\u2019s biggest names in the 1990s, with hits like the Grammy-winning, chart-topping \u201cGangsta\u2019s Paradise\u201d shooting him to the height of his popularity.<\/p>\n
Coolio\u2019s 1994 debut album\u00a0It Takes a Thief\u00a0<\/em>kicked off his meteoric rise. \u201cFantastic Voyage,\u201d the album\u2019s opening track, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n\u201cGangsta\u2019s Paradise,\u201d from the soundtrack to the film \u201cDangerous Minds,\u201d was among Coolio\u2019s hits. He won a Grammy in 1996 for the song.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s one of those kinds of songs that transcends generations,\u201d he said in a 2022 interview. \u201cI didn\u2019t use any trendy words\u2026I think it made it timeless.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over his career, Coolio sold more than 17 million records, according to his website.<\/p>\n
He also appeared in several TV shows like \u201cCelebrity Cook Off\u201d and \u201cCelebrity Chopped.\u201d<\/p>\n
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