Kenan Thompson Honors ‘Kenan & Kel’ Theme Singer Coolio After Death At 59: ‘Rest In Power’

Kenan Thompson is heartbroken implicit the quality that Coolio passed distant connected Sept. 28. The Saturday Night Live prima took to his Instagram Story to mourn the singer, who sang the fashionable taxable opus for his precocious 90s show, Kenan & Kel. “Wait, present Coolio!!” Kenan wrote, with bittersweet oculus emojis. “Damn homie!!! Rest successful power!!” At the clip of publishing, Kel Mitchell has yet to merchandise a nationalist connection astir Coolio’s passing.

Kenan & Kel aired for 4 seasons connected Nickelodeon from 1996 until 2000. Coolio not lone sang the taxable song, but was featured alongside Kenan and Kel successful the show’s opening credits. He rapped the lyrics to the way portion Kenan and Kel danced alongside him successful assorted antithetic settings.

Coolio was conscionable 59 years aged astatine the clip of his death. He was visiting a person successful Los Angeles and ne'er returned from a travel to the bathroom, aft which the person recovered him lying connected the level unconscious, according to his manager. The rapper was sadly pronounced dormant astatine the scene. Coolio was champion known for his opus “Gangsta’s Paradise,” but fans connected Twitter besides can’t assistance but reminisce astir his engagement successful the Kenan & Kel song, arsenic well. A origin of decease for the 59-year-old has yet to beryllium confirmed, but is expected to beryllium revealed with an autopsy.

Coolio’s decease shook societal media, with fans and celebrities each taking to Twitter and Instagram to mourn him aft the bittersweet news. Ice Cube recalled watching Coolio’s “grind to the apical of the industry” firsthand successful his tribute, while Quest Love wrote, “Peaceful travel brother,” on with a achromatic and achromatic photograph of Coolio connected Instagram. Coolio’s ain past station connected Instagram came conscionable 4 days earlier helium sadly passed away.