Very sad. I remember getting the Gangsters Paradise single for Christmas in 1995(27 years later and I still know every word off by heart). Also one of the early "Gangsta rap" artists to bring that genre of rap mainstream here in the UK and a pioneer in a general sense of bridging the gap for gangster rap becoming mainstream even in the USA. Rapper such as Coolio, NWA, Snoop, Biggie, Tupac all brought the life of people growing up in the Ghettos to attention of the world and gave a voice to the poor communities who couldn't get the message across without tragic consequences.