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Coolio, rapper behind hit ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, dies

Coolio performs during the California Music Awards in San Francisco, on March 7, 1999. (File photo)

Coolio, the American rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died, his manager said Wednesday. He was 59 years old.

The Grammy-winning musician passed away in Los Angeles. No cause of death was immediately provided.

Coolio’s friend and long-standing manager Jarez Posey confirmed the news to AFP without providing additional details.

Posey told celebrity news website TMZ that Coolio was found…

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