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UPDATE: Coolio Confirmed To Have Passed Away From Fentanyl Overdose

<p>Nearly six-and-a-half months after his <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;coolio-passes-away-at-the-age-of-59&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1bk2qnh&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTU1OTEwODg5Ny4xNjgwODcyOTEx&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4MDg3MjkxMC4xLjEuMTY4MDg3MjkxOS4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">untimely passing<&sol;a>&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s been revealed that fentanyl played a crucial role in Coolio&&num;8217&semi;s death&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Coolio Reportedly Had Various Drugs In His System When He Died<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;06&sol;coolio-cause-death-dead-dies-fentanyl-heroin-meth-legacy&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">TMZ<&sol;a>&comma; Jarez Posey—Coolio&&num;8217&semi;s longtime manager—noted that the family recently got the news from the coroner&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition to fentanyl—a synthetic opioid that played a role in the deaths of stars like Michael K&period; Williams and Mac Miller—the &&num;8220&semi;Gangsta&&num;8217&semi;s Paradise&&num;8221&semi; rapper reportedly had traces of heroin and methamphetamines in his system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;president-of-mexico-blames-u-s-fentanyl-crisis-on-lack-of-hugs-embraces-among-families&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">President Of Mexico Blames U&period;S&period; Fentanyl Crisis On Lack Of &&num;8216&semi;Hugs &amp&semi; Embraces&&num;8217&semi; Among Families<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>Posey adds that severe asthma and years-long cigarette usage further impacted Coolio&&num;8217&semi;s health&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On the heels of this news&comma; though&comma; Posey notes that the rapper&&num;8217&semi;s children—Brandi&comma; Jackie&comma; Melan&comma; Christopher&comma; Artis III&comma; Darius&comma; and Artisha—are committed to honoring his legacy&period; In fact&comma; Coolio&&num;8217&semi;s family reportedly has plans to pay tribute to him through future projects&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CoudRoiuiFD" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Numerous Stars Honored The Rapper After His Passing<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;coolio-passes-away-at-the-age-of-59&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1bk2qnh&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTU1OTEwODg5Ny4xNjgwODcyOTEx&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4MDg3MjkxMC4xLjEuMTY4MDg3MjkxOS4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> previously reported&comma; Coolio was found dead in September 2022 while visiting a friend in Los Angeles&period; The 59-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene&comma; though an official cause of death wasn&&num;8217&semi;t determined at the time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the wake of this news&comma; numerous stars proceeded to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;celebrities-speak-out-following-the-news-of-coolios-passing&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1bk2qnh&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTU1OTEwODg5Ny4xNjgwODcyOTEx&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4MDg3MjkxMC4xLjEuMTY4MDg3MjkxOS4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">chime in<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ice Cube quote tweeted a social media post and added&comma; &&num;8220&semi;This is sad news&period; I witness firsthand this man&&num;8217&semi;s grind to the top of the industry&period; Rest In Peace&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1575295135516020737" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Vanilla Ice candidly responded to the news as well&comma; as he tweeted&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m freaking out I just heard my good friend Coolio passed away&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1575290453905350656" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Snoop Dogg shared his condolences for Coolio via Instagram&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CjEnucVsLyB" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Questlove also took to IG to speak on the unfortunate news&period; Beneath a photo of the rapper&comma; Questlove wrote&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Peaceful Journey Brother&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CjEjcr5uiiU" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">We continue to send our prayers and condolences to Coolio&&num;8217&semi;s friends and loved ones&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; 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