Coolio passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday. As Attracttour has discovered,

The rapper who rose to fame in the 1990s was visiting a friend late Wednesday afternoon when he passed away.

Coolio’s longtime manager, claims that Coolio went to the restroom at a friend’s house, but when he didn’t return after a while… The friend kept calling for him, and when he came in, he discovered Coolio laying on the floor.

According to Jarez, the friend phoned EMTs, who came and pronounced Coolio lifeless on the spot. The paramedics assumed he had experienced cardiac arrest. The cause of dèath has not been identified.

Coolio, whose actual name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was discovered in the L.A. The rap movement began in the late 1980s, but shot to national prominence in 1995 with the release of “Gangsta’s Paradise” for the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film “Dangerous Minds.”

The song peaked at number one and remained there for three weeks.

Before ‘Paradise,’ Coolio had several hits, including “Fantastic Voyage,” which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1994, as well as “1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New)” and “It’s All the Way Live (Now”.”

UPDATE:

According to law enforcement officials, no narcotics or drug paraphernalia were discovered at the location of Coolio’s demise. To determine the official cause of dèath, an autopsy and toxicology tests will be performed.

According to law enforcement sources… Paramedics were summoned to a residence in Los Angeles at 4 p.m. for a medical emergency, and when they arrived, Coolio had dièd.

According to authorities, a dèath investigation has been launched, although there are no indications of foul play at this time. However, according to our sources, the coroner will make a definitive conclusion after an autopsy.