Rapper Coolio Dies At 59: Manager

Coolio, the US rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song Gangsta's Paradise, has died aged 59

Coolio, the US rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song Gangsta's Paradise, has died in Los Angeles aged 59, his manager said on Wednesday.

The Grammy-winning musician, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr, passed away in Los Angeles. No cause of death was immediately provided.

Coolio's friend and long-standing manager Jarez Posey confirmed the news to AFP without providing additional details.

Posey told celebrity news website TMZ that Coolio was found unresponsive in the bathroom of a friend's house on Wednesday afternoon.