Coolio's posthumous album will also feature SHORT & TREACH

Coolio's estate has announced the late rapper's posthumous album titled LONG LIVE COOLIO, featuring Too $hort, Naughty By Nature Trach, and more.

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The announcement came via a press release on Wednesday (15 March), which also revealed the lead single "Tag 'U It", featuring $hort, would arrive on Friday (17 March).

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The release of "Tag 'You It"' will be accompanied by a video, which was filmed before Coolio's departure in September 2022.

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LONG LIVE COOLIO "Gangsta's Paradise" will be the rapper's first LP since his 2009 offering From the Bottom 2 the Top.

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Coolio died unexpectedly on 28 September at the age of 59. According to his longtime manager Jerez, the Los Angeles native was visiting a friend's

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His friend went to check on him and eventually found the Grammy Award winner lying on the bathroom floor.

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Paramedics were called to the home, but he was marked dead at the scene.

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He was also preparing to bring his "Kwanza-Bot" character back to Futurama for the upcoming revival of the cartoon on Hulu.

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On top of the new year, a custom headstone for the late rapper was unveiled, featuring photos and a tribute to his biggest record, "Gangsta Paradise."

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Although Coolio was cremated, his family wanted a physical location to pay their respects, and the piece was delivered to them just before the new year.

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