Coolio’s manager finally reveals rap star’s cause of death

Coolio’s manager has revealed what killed the rap superstar, six months after he was found dead in a friend’s bathroom aged just 59.

Coolio’s manager has revealed his cause of death. Picture: Brad Barket / Getty Images / AFP

Coolio died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl in September at the age of 59, his manager has confirmed.

The “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper also had traces of heroin and methamphetamines in his system at the time of his death, his longtime manager Jarel “Jarez” Posey told the New York Post.

Posey added investigators determined Coolio’s severe asthma and decades-long cigarette smoking habit were factors in his death on September 28.

The rapper died from an accidental overdose, his manager said. Picture: Frans Schellekens/Redferns

The Post reached out to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office.

Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was found dead on his friend’s bathroom floor in LA, Posey told reporters at the time. It was previously suspected he died of cardiac arrest.

TMZ broke the news of Coolio’s death, reporting that law enforcement sources told them at the time that no drugs or drug paraphernalia were found at the scene.

Coolio had shared a video of his last performance on Instagram just four days before his death.

The rapper was found dead in the bathroom of a friend’s house in September. Picture: Brad Barket / Getty Images / AFP

He was best known for the chart-topping ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ in 1995. Picture: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

“Gangsta’s Paradise” spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1995 and was parodied by Weird Al Yankovic in his song “Amish Paradise.”

Coolio’s other hits include 1994’s “Fantastic Voyage,” which peaked at No. 3, and “1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New)” and “It’s All the Way Live (Now)”.

He is survived by his six children and ex-wife, Josefa Salina, whom he married in 1996. The couple split in 2000.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission