Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio dies aged 59

The rapper was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a friend’s house in Los Angeles, according to TMZ.
Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio dies aged 59

Coolio off Grafton Street in Dublin. The rapper was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a friend’s house in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. Picture: Moya Nolan.

Rapper Coolio, responsible for 1990s hit song Gangsta’s Paradise, has reportedly died aged 59.

The US rapper, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr, died on Wednesday, his manager confirmed to multiple US outlets.

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