West Coast hip hop legend Coolio, ” has died at age 59 wednesday afternoon.
Details on the circumstances were not immediately available.
Coolio, achieved mainstream superstardom and critical success with his biggest hit, “Gangsta’s Paradise,” in 1995. The hit single, featured singer songwriter L.V. and topped Billboard’s Hot 100 and named the chart’s No. 1 song of the year. Winning a Grammy for best rap solo performance in 1996 and was later certified triple-platinum by the RIAA,