US rapper Coolio of Gangsta's Paradise fame dies at 59

By Vakkas Dogantekin

ANKARA (AA) - Famed US rapper of the 90s, Coolio, was found dead in his friend's bathroom in Los Angeles, his longtime manager Jarez told TMZ. He was 59.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ no drugs or drug paraphernalia were found at the scene of his death. An autopsy and toxicology test will be used to determine an official cause, with paramedics suspecting a possible cardiac arrest.

Coolio, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., came up on the rap scene of Los Angeles in the late 80s, and made national headlines in 1995 when he released "Gangsta's Paradise" for the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film, Dangerous Minds.