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'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper Coolio, 59

LOS ANGELES: Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including 'Gangsta's Paradise' and 'Fantastic Voyage,' died on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) at age 59, his manager said.

Coolio died at the Los Angeles home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press (AP). The cause was not immediately clear.