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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Joseph Wilkinson

Rapper Coolio dies suddenly at age 59, report says

Coolio, the rapper whose smash hit “Gangster’s Paradise” sent him to international stardom, died Wednesday, according to a report. He was 59.

The beloved artist was visiting a friend in Los Angeles and went to the bathroom but never emerged, TMZ reported.

When the friend went to check on Coolio, he found him unresponsive on the floor, according to TMZ. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

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