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Coolio obituary

US hip-hop and TV personality whose hit Gangsta’s Paradise was one of the most successful rap songs of all time

The Guardian - UK

'Dangerous Minds' star Michelle Pfeiffer honors Coolio: 'Life cut entirely too short'

Hours after Grammy-winning "Gangsta's Paradise" rapper Coolio died Wednesday, "Dangerous Minds" actor Michelle Pfeiffer saluted him as a "gifted artist."

Los Angeles Times

From Gangsta’s Paradise to reality TV, Coolio was a stone-faced rapper who softened hearts

His signature song owned the airwaves and proved that an emcee could be gangster and gregarious

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Marty Whelan recalls iconic Irish TV moment with Coolio with 'great fondness' in tribute to late rapper

Podge and Rodge and Zig and Zag stars have also led the Irish tributes following news of the Gansta's Paradise hitmakers death was announced

Irish Mirror

Coolio was in the process of making new music with Aslan’s Christy Dignam before his death

Irish stars Marty Whelan and Podge and Rodge have led the tributes after the Gangta’s Paradise rapper passed away on Wednesday at age 59

Irish Mirror

LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg and MC Hammer lead tributes to rapper Coolio after death aged 59

The rapper, best known for his hit song Gangsta’s Paradise, died at age 59

Manchester Evening News

Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise in numbers, from sales to streams and one famous parody

Revisiting one of the most enduring songs of the Nineties

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‘A life cut entirely too short’: stars pay tribute to Coolio after death at 59

Michelle Pfeiffer, who starred in 1995 film that featured hit single Gangsta’s Paradise, among those to pay respects

The Guardian - UK

Conor McGregor's Black Forge Inn pub pays tribute to Coolio following rap legend's death

Coolio performed live in the Dublin 12 pub just months before his death

Irish Mirror

Coolio's cause of death suspected to be cardiac arrest as rapper dies suddenly at 59

Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio has died at the age of 59. The former Celebrity Big Brother star was found unresponsive on his friend's bathroom floor and pronounced dead at the scene

Daily Mirror

Coolio ‘the reason Dangerous Minds saw so much success’, says Michelle Pfeiffer

The musician died aged 59 on Wednesday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Surreal night Coolio cooked for Preston uni students and performed in their flat

As the world mourns the sudden passing of Coolio and remembers some of the late rapper's best moments, many have revisited the time the star once literally sang for his supper and treated Preston students to a homecooked meal and intimate gig

Daily Mirror

Coolio stunned punters with live performance in Conor McGregor's pub months before death

The rap legend performed his classic hit 'Gangsta's Paradise' at the Black Forge Inn back in June

Irish Mirror

Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio dies, aged 59

The rapper, who finished third in the 2009 Celebrity Big Brother series, was found unresponsive at home in Los Angeles, reports TMZ

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Coolio, Rapper behind Hit 'Gangsta's Paradise,' Dies at 59

Coolio, the US rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song "Gangsta's Paradise," has died, his manager said Wednesday. He was 59 years old. The Grammy-winning musician passed away in Los Angeles.

Daily Mirror

Coolio's colourful personal life as he leaves up to 10 kids behind after sudden death

Alongside the four children he shared with his ex-wife Josefa Salinas, it's believed Coolio had up to six other children from previous relationships - with some of the late rapper's offspring even featuring in one of his reality TV shows, Coolio's Rules

The Independent UK

Michelle Pfeiffer remembers Coolio as ‘nothing but gracious’ following his death

The musician died aged 59 on Wednesday afternoon.

Daily Mirror

Coolio was 'the reason Dangerous Minds saw so much success' says Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer, who grew close to late rapper Coolio on set back in 1995 when the pair worked together on Dangerous Minds, had shared a gushing tribute following his shock death

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Wales Online

Stars pay tribute after death of rapper Coolio, aged 59

"He touched the world with the gift of his talent and will be missed profoundly"

The Independent UK

In Pictures: Gangsta’s Paradise rapper Coolio dead at age 59

The US rapper, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr, died at the Los Angeles home of a friend.

The Guardian - US

Coolio, US west coast rapper of Gangsta’s Paradise fame, dies aged 59

The Grammy-winning musician died at friend’s house in Los Angeles, manager says

Bangkok Post

Coolio, rapper behind hit 'Gangsta's Paradise', dies

Coolio, the American rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song "Gangsta's Paradise," has died, his manager said Wednesday. He was 59 years old.

Daily Mirror

'Heartbroken' Michelle Pfeiffer leads Coolio tributes following rapper's death aged 59

Michelle Pfeiffer, who starred in Dangerous Minds, was among the many people paying heartfelt tributes to rapper Coolio following his death at the age of 59

Daily Mirror

5 star-studded movies leaving Netflix this month - from The Revenant to Stardust

To make sure you don’t miss out on any Oscar-worthy performances, we have compiled a list of the top five star-studded movies what will be leaving Netflix this September

Tribune News Service

Neal Justin: Snubs and surprises of the 2022 Emmy nominations

Sometimes parting is not such sweet sorrow. When the Television Academy revealed this year's Emmy nominations on Tuesday, "black-ish," "Better Things" and "This Is Us" were barely recognized, despite the fact that all three shows just took their final bows.

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