Thursday 29 September 2022 05:05 PM EMTs spent 'frantic' 45 minutes trying to save Coolio after he was found ... trends now
EMTs desperately attempted to revive rapper Coolio for 45 minutes after his body was found in a downtown LA home on Wednesday.
But their attempts were ultimately unsuccessful, and the 59 year-old Gangsta's Paradise rapper was pronounced dead shortly after. Devastated fans have since highlighted the singer's lifelong asthma as a possible cause of death.
Coolio - whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr - was regularly seen puffing on an inhaler at gigs, although his friend and longtime manager, Jarez, claims he died of a heart attack
A cause of death has not yet been confirmed by a medical examiner.
On the day of his death, Coolio had reportedly gone to the bathroom at a friend's house, but did not emerge for a long time.
That prompted the friend to investigate. Coolio was laying on the bathroom floor unresponsive when he was found.
The friend called emergency services and EMTs quickly responded but found no signs of life.
Gone too soon: The musician - famous for his hit song Gangsta's Paradise - was visiting a friend on Wednesday afternoon when he was found dead (Pictured 10 days ago)
Seen this month: Coolio was recently seen performing on stage during Riot Fest 2022 at Douglass Park on September 18, in Chicago, Illinois
Tragedy: The musician, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr, was found unresponsive on a bathroom floor of a friend's house in Los Angeles at around 4pm
Coolio had come to LA from Las Vegas, where he lives, to correct an issue he was having with his passport. The rapper had shows scheduled in Germany this weekend and so was in need of proper documentation.
Coolio's manager, Jarez, said he was preparing to join the rapper when he received a call about the collapse in the bathroom. The
