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Daily Mirror
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Frances Kindon

Rapper Coolio battled lifelong chronic illness that almost killed him several times

The rap world is in mourning after the shock death of Coolio aged just 59.

Gangsta's Paradise star Coolio - real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr - died on Wednesday from a suspected cardiac arrest, although no official cause of death has been announced as yet.

The star's longtime manager, Jarez, said the alarm was raised when Coolio went to the bathroom and didn't return while visiting friends in Los Angeles

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