According to Coolio’s longterm lover, the late rapper only wanted to be cremated.
Mimi Ivey, who first met Coolio in 2004 but only started seeing him in 2011, talked up to DailyMail about the rapper’s plans for his final days and the rumours of his adultery.
When the exotic dancer, chef, and businesswoman learned that her 59-year-old longtime lover had been discovered dead on the bathroom floor of a friend’s house in Los Angeles on September 28, she reportedly “fell to her knees” and “collapsed,” according to the UK publication.
“I just remember all of the air and life coming out of my body,” she said. “I was outside, getting ready to take my son to football practice.”
On the instructions he gave his family before his death, Ivey said, “I’m respecting his wishes. He wanted to be cremated. He did not want a funeral; he did not want a memorial service. He didn’t want any of that.”
A source told DailyMail that the scheduled cremation ritual will not include even his longtime buddies. They assumed that Coolio wanted a modest gathering to prevent encounters with his numerous baby mothers.
Ten children, including four that he had with his first wife, Josefa Salinas, were born to Coolio.
Ivey clarified their agreement in response to claims that he had lately started seeing someone else before passing away.
“There’s nothing that man ever did that he hid from me. We talked about everything. I knew his whole life. We had no secrets,” Ivey added.