Newswire : Hip Hop Icon Coolio Dies at 59

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Newswire : Hip Hop Icon Coolio Dies at 59

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent  Coolio, whose signature song “Gangsta’s Paradise” played a vital role in securing hip-hop as the popular music of choice, has died at age 59. Born on Aug. 1, 1963, in Compton, Coolio’s real name was Artis Leon Ivey, Jr.The artist reportedly died on the bathroom floor […]

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