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Jamie Roberts

Coolio cause of death confirmed as fentanyl as family plan to honour his legacy

Coolio's cause of death has been revealed after a family spokesman revealed the drug fentanyl contributed to the rapper's death.

It's said that the Gangsta's Paradise singer, who died aged 59 in September last year, also had traces of heroin and methamphetamines in his system at the time of his death.

Family representative Jarel (Jarez) Posey told TMZ on Thursday that investigators determined the star's severe asthma along with decades of smoking cigarettes also played a factor in his death as it meant his body had an inability to fight back.

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