News > Rapper Coolio dies aged 59
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The Hindu | 29/09/2022 01:43 PM | Click to read full article
Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta's Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday at age 59.
Coolio, died at the Los Angeles home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press. The cause of death was not immediately clear.