As a household name with millions of fans across the globe, Coolio travelled the world before his untimely death on Wednesday - even managing what would go on to become an iconic trip to Preston in 2013.
Following a public performance in the city, the American rapper went on to join a group of University of Central Lancashire students later in the night - going on treat them to a three-course meal and an acoustic version of his hit Gangsta’s Paradise in their student digs.
Coolio, 59, passed away from suspected cardiac arrest while at his friend's home in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday [September 28], with his manager confirming his shock death to American publications shortly after. No official cause of death has yet been announced.
