Coolio, Grammy Award-winning rapper, dead at 59

foxnews.com:

Rapper Coolio died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 59. The musician, 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 officials confirmed to Fox News Digital that they were investigating the death of a male adult, which was reported at 4 p.m.

on "the 2900 block of Chesapeake Avenue." "The individual that died and the cause of death will be done by the coroner's office," a LAPD public information officer said.

Rapper Coolio died on Wednesday at the age of 59. He was pictured in 1995 just before he found fame for "Gangsta's Paradise." (Paul Bergen/Redferns) Ice Cube, a South Los Angeles native and music icon, tweeted a somber tribute upon learning of Coolio's death.  "This is sad news," he wrote. "I witness first hand this man’s grind to the top of the industry.

Rest In Peace Coolio." Questlove shared a photo of the artist on Instagram and wrote, "Peaceful Journey Brother." Coolio was nominated for six total Grammy awards during a decades-long career that began in the late-1980s.