Coolio, the rapper whose smash hit “Gangster’s Paradise” sent him to international stardom has died, according to a report.

According to the report, when the friend went to check on Coolio, he found him unresponsive on the floor.

Coolio’s cause of death remains unclear, but his manager said the paramedics believe he died from cardiac arrest.

Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Ivey Junior, rose through the rap game in Los Angeles in the 1980s, but he became a national name with the number 1 hit “Gangster’s Paradise” in 1995.

Although a cause of death has not been officially given, the rapper’s manager Jarez Posey confirmed Coolio died in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (September 28).