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Fentanyl Caused ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper Coolio’s Death

“Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio suffered an accidental death from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine last year, the Los Angeles County coroner's office reported Thursday. The county agency also cited cardiomyopathy, a disease that makes it more difficult for the heart to pump blood to the body, as a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rapper Coolio revealed he had five grandchildren just months before his death

The rapper died at age 59 on 28 September

The Independent UK

Chef, golfer, rap icon — inside the most defining moments of Coolio’s eclectic career

Maddy Mussen walks us through the wild ride that was the hip hop star’s life, career and extremely-underrated cooking show.

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LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg and MC Hammer lead tributes to rapper Coolio after death aged 59

The rapper, best known for his hit song Gangsta’s Paradise, died at age 59

Manchester Evening News

‘A life cut entirely too short’: stars pay tribute to Coolio after death at 59

Michelle Pfeiffer, who starred in 1995 film that featured hit single Gangsta’s Paradise, among those to pay respects

The Guardian - UK

Conor McGregor's Black Forge Inn pub pays tribute to Coolio following rap legend's death

Coolio performed live in the Dublin 12 pub just months before his death

Irish Mirror

Coolio's cause of death suspected to be cardiac arrest as rapper dies suddenly at 59

Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio has died at the age of 59. The former Celebrity Big Brother star was found unresponsive on his friend's bathroom floor and pronounced dead at the scene

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Coolio ‘the reason Dangerous Minds saw so much success’, says Michelle Pfeiffer

The musician died aged 59 on Wednesday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Coolio stunned punters with live performance in Conor McGregor's pub months before death

The rap legend performed his classic hit 'Gangsta's Paradise' at the Black Forge Inn back in June

Irish Mirror

Coolio's colourful personal life as he leaves up to 10 kids behind after sudden death

Alongside the four children he shared with his ex-wife Josefa Salinas, it's believed Coolio had up to six other children from previous relationships - with some of the late rapper's offspring even featuring in one of his reality TV shows, Coolio's Rules

Daily Mirror

Michelle Pfeiffer remembers Coolio as ‘nothing but gracious’ following his death

The musician died aged 59 on Wednesday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Coolio was 'the reason Dangerous Minds saw so much success' says Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer, who grew close to late rapper Coolio on set back in 1995 when the pair worked together on Dangerous Minds, had shared a gushing tribute following his shock death

Daily Mirror

Gangsta’s Paradise rapper and former Big Brother star Coolio dead at 59

The American, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr, died on Wednesday, his manager confirmed

Evening Standard

In Pictures: Gangsta’s Paradise rapper Coolio dead at age 59

The US rapper, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr, died at the Los Angeles home of a friend.

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US rapper and former Big Brother star Coolio ‘dead at age 59’

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

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Gangsta’s Paradise rapper Coolio dies aged 59

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

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