American rapper Coolio dies at 59

American rapper

, author of the 1995 hit

and winner of a Grammy award, died on Wednesday at the age of 59, according to

magazine .

The artist was visiting a friend in Los Angeles and went to the bathroom but did not come out, revealed the

newspaper and collected DPA.

When the friend went to check on

, he found him unconscious on the ground, according to the newspaper.

Emergency services declared him dead at the scene.

Coolio's cause of death remains unclear, but his representative has explained that aides believe he died of cardiac arrest.

Born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. on August 1, 1963, in Pennsylvania, Coolio moved to California and

.

Later, he started his solo career in 1994 with the album

.

His most famous song,

, was featured in the 1995 film

, starring Michelle Pfeiffer.

.

Coolio also acted as an actor in movies and television series such as "

" (1995), "

" (1996), "

" (1997), "

" (1998), "

" (1999 ), "

" (1999), "

" (2002), "

" (2009), "

" (2001, 2010), and "

" (2012).

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