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Rapper Coolio, known for ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, dies in Los Angeles at 59

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The rapper Coolio has died, NBC Los Angeles reported Wednesday, citing his manager, Jarez Posey.

The artist, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., may have died of a heart attack, although an official cause of death has not yet been released, the television station reported, citing Posey.

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Coolio was best known for his Grammy Award-winning song “Gangsta’s Paradise.” The celebrity gossip website TMZ reported that the rapper died in Los Angeles. (Reporting by Sharon Bernstein; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)