Hip Hop Legend Coolio has died at age 59.

The rapper’s longtime manager, Jarez, confirmed the news to TMZ on Wednesday, just hours after Coolio was pronounced dead.

Officials have yet to confirm a cause of death.

Coolio, born, Artis Ivey Jr., became a household name after his hit single “Gangsta’s Paradise.” 

This story is being updated.

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