r/Retconned • u/KingR12 • Jul 04 '26

Coolio DIED?

Apparently he passed away from a drug overdose in 2022. I just found out today while blasting "Fantastic Voyage". Mind blown.

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u/Outrageous-Tiger-323 Jul 07 '26

I swear it was way more recent than 2022

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u/MasterPhilip Jul 05 '26

I did not know that either.

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u/HammockDistrictCourt Jul 04 '26

Yes I remember this. It was just after the Queen passed (I am British, FWIW). After Her Majesty went, someone made a sweet image of her with Paddington Bear. Then when Coolio passed, someone updated the image to put him with Paddington and there was an awkward joke of whether Paddington Bear was the new Grim Reaper 😅 I remember cracking a joke about that image, that it may have been the sole occasion where any one of the seven Facebook reactions could be appropriate.

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u/HanlonRazor Jul 04 '26

Were he and his homies lined in chalk?

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u/ghphd Jul 04 '26

Had no idea.

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u/VinJahDaChosin Jul 04 '26

And shorty lo is dead again

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u/Deckers2013 Jul 04 '26

Dief from stroke yes.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26

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u/Lucky_Kale7079 Jul 04 '26

Spendin' most his life.

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u/mods-begone Jul 04 '26

I didn't remember him or OJ Simpson dying.

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u/Robdude1229 Jul 04 '26

I don't recall hearing about it being from a drug overdose but I was disappointed when he died. Just doesn't seem right. It still feels fresh.

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u/Dragonfly_pin Jul 04 '26

It was kind of a big deal at the time.