The famous American Rapper Coolio passes away at 59. Snoop Dogg, Michelle Pfeiffer and Ice Cube pay tribute.

Coolio was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage".

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Coolio passed on at the Los Angeles home of a companion, long-term manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press. The reason was not promptly clear.

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He won a Grammy for best solo rap performance for "Gangsta's Paradise," the 1995 hit from the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film "Dangerous Minds"

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Coolio was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania south of Pittsburgh, later Coolio moved to Compton, California.

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Coolio spent some time as a youngster in Northern California, where his mother sent him because she felt the city was too dangerous.

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Coolio started rapping when he was just 15 and knew the proper rapping by 18 it was what he wanted to do with his life.

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Rapper Coolio's death has not officially been released, But it’s believed he died of a sudden heart attack.

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