Coolio’s cause of death revealed

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Rapper Coolio died from the effects of fentanyl, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

He also had traces of heroin and methamphetamine in his system at the time of his death.

Other significant conditions listed were “cardiomyopathy unspecified, asthma and recent phencyclidine use.”

His manner of death was ruled an accident.

COOLIO, GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING RAPPER, DEAD AT 59

Coolio's cause of death was confirmed due to effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine.

Coolio’s cause of death was confirmed due to effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine. (Getty Images)

The “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper died on Sept. 28. He was 59.

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Coolio, whose full name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., found incredible success with the Grammy Award-winning song “Gangsta’s Paradise,” and through his debut album, “It Takes a Thief,” released in 1994 and which featured the song “Fantastic Voyage.”

Los Angeles Police Department Public Information Officer Jeffrey Lee confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time of his death that the investigation was considered a “non-suspicious death.”

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Coolio was nominated for six total Grammy awards during a decades-long career that began in the late-1980s.

He was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania south of Pittsburgh, and moved to Compton where he worked as a volunteer firefighter and in airport security before pursuing his passion in music.

Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” sold 6 million copies and won the best solo rap performance Grammy in 1996 after it was featured in Michelle Pfeiffer’s 1995 film “Dangerous Minds.”

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