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# Rap Star Coolio Has Passed Away, Aged 59
- URL: https://celebritykind.ghost.io/rap-star-coolio-has-passed-away-aged-59/
- Published: 2022-09-29T02:12:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T23:49:13.000Z
- Author: Celebritykind
- Tags: Relationships, Coolio, #Migrated-1790725431459, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-29 23:45

Grammy-winning rapper and hip hop star **Coolio** has passed away.

His long-time manager Jarel Posey confirmed the sad news to [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/music/news/coolio-dead-dies-gangstas-paradise-rapper-1235387456/?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io), explaining the musician was at a friends house in Los Angeles when he died. No further details have been released at this stage.

Coolio rose to fame in the 90s and became a global sensation in 1995 after recording the hit song "Gangsta's Paradise" for the movie *Dangerous Minds* starring Michelle Pfeiffer.

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According to his IMDB profile, he was also a producer and actor who appeared in dozens of TV shows including *The Nanny, Sabrina the Teenage Witch* and *Charmed.* 

In 2009, he ventured into the world of food releasing his first cookbook, *Cookin' with Coolio.*

He was 59.

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