Coolio, the famed Nineties rapper, has died aged 59, according to various reports.
A cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
Coolio's longtime manager, Jarez, told TMZ that the music artist was visiting his friend when he passed away.
Coolio is best known for his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit single “Gangsta’s Paradise”, which was released as the soundtrack for the Michelle Pfeiffer film, Dangerous Minds.
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