Grammy-winning rapper Coolio passes away at 59

The cause of his death was not immediately clear. He is best known for his songs Gangsta's Paradise and Fantastic Voyage.

[{"selector":"#anim-26c17e88-869b-4d6d-83f8-8c9ca7788c95","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Coolio won a Grammy for best solo rap performance for Gangsta's Paradise

[{"selector":"#anim-ec295344-764c-49aa-a42a-e433598b7218","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

His career took off with the 1994 release of his debut album on Tommy Boy Records, It Takes a Thief.

[{"selector":"#anim-1025c7bc-d8c7-4c95-9c5d-d3f9c7e9a90a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Its opening track, Fantastic Voyage, would reach No 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[{"selector":"#anim-b4a8033c-3e0e-4552-b77d-4bee98312afa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Social media reacted to the unexpected death. “This is sad news,” Ice Cube said on Twitter.

[{"selector":"#anim-f2594fdb-b0dd-46eb-b66a-13b1029599f3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Source: HT