The manager of the US Grammy-winning rapper Coolio has said his death in September 2022 was due to the effects of fentanyl and other drugs.
Coolio recorded eight studio albums and won an American Music Award and three MTV Video Music Awards
Jarez Posey said the musician’s family had been informed about the findings by the Los Angeles County coroner.
The artist was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a friend’s LA house six months ago. He was 59.
Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr, won a Grammy for the 1995 track Gangsta’s Paradise.
It continues to be widely listened to and has passed a billion views on YouTube
