Rapper Coolio dead at 59
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LOS ANGELES — Rapper Coolio, known for hits including "Fantastic Voyage" and "Gangsta’s Paradise," has died at age 59, his manager confirmed Wednesday evening.
The news was first reported by TMZ.
Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., had a music career that spanned more than three decades.
"As far as what I know now is that he was at a friend’s house and was in his bathroom and had a heart attack," said his manager, Jarez Posey.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the home around 4 p.m. for a death investigation, the department said. It would not confirm the identity of the person who was deceased.
The Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office will officially release the identity, officials said. No foul play is suspected, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said.
Coolio won a Grammy for "Gangsta’s Paradise," which was released in 1995 and spent three weeks at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 list.
He shot to fame with the hit and won a Grammy for best solo rap performance the next year.
The song was included on the soundtrack for the 1995 Michelle Pfeiffer film "Dangerous Minds."... (Read more)
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