Ice-T has opened up about the death of Coolio in new documentary Fame & Fentanyl.
Coolio died in 2022 at the age of 59 after suffering an accidental overdose of the potent drug.
In the film, the Body Count legend said: “Coolio was healthy. I know he didn’t want to die. He spoke freely about it, but that’s the thing. If you’re doing drugs recreationally, you’re not trying to take your own life. Recreation is a game, but this is no longer a game.”
Ice-T also referenced the death of The Wire actor Michael K. Williams, who died in a similar manner a year earlier.
He said: “When it hit Coolio and it hit Mike, that was the nail in the coffin. That’s when you go, ‘Yo, this shit‑‑‑ is real.’ You know what I’m saying? It’s real.”
The Law and Order star added: “We had never worked together, but we had planned to. I hoped to work with him. When people die of fentanyl, it’s like they got hit by a car, like they got shot. This is a person who’s healthy, and tomorrow they’re outta there.”
Ice-T also confirmed that he was sober from drugs: “I don’t do drugs, but I never expected it. Everyone has someone in their life who has been affected by fentanyl. These are the narratives that everyone should be aware of.”
Recently, the rapper and actor called out Donald Trump and his supporters.
Ahead of last year’s election, he said: “As this election gets closer I warned you to expect insanity. What I hate the most is finding out that people I consider friends are Racists.. They may like me, but talk shit about other races openly. And probably don’t like other Black people. ‘Make America Great Again’ (By the way America is a Continent including Mexico)
“I’m not Democrat or Republican.. But CHARACTER is more important to me than politics. FUCK [clown emoji] And those that roll with him.”
He also took aim at younger people for their alleged criminality: “I think people from my generation are really upset with what’s going on with the youngsters because every week somebody’s going to jail. People are dying off drugs, killing each other. My generation, we lost 2Pac, we lost Biggie and we got the memo. Everybody calmed down. We all figured this out: We were rapping to get out of the streets.”
He continued: “But the youngsters who are out here behaving like that, these kids are millionaires so I don’t know how many young people gotta get lost, I don’t know which one might trigger that message, but I think it’s time for this generation to get a hold of itself.”
