Gangsta’s Paradise rapper Coolio dead at 59

For Gangsta’s Paradise, he won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1996.Gangsta’s Paradise hit number one worldwide, staying at the top spot in Australia for 14 weeks.Credit:It opens with the haunting lyrics: “As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I take a look at my life and realise there’s not much left, ‘cause I’ve been blastin’ and laughin’ so long, that even my mama thinks that my mind is gone.

The rapper was also an actor, appearing in films including Batman & Robin, Judgement Day and The Big Help.Coolio leaves behind ten children, four from his marriage to ex-wife Josefa Salinas and six from other relationships.

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