Coolio, the Grammy-award winning rapper best known for his number one single "Gangsta's Paradise," is dead at 59, his representative confirmed to Insider. The rapper, whose real name was Artis ...

He was 59. Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey ... Hudson Meek, 16, sustained blunt force trauma in the fall and died of his injuries two days later, authorities said.

Coolio recorded eight studio albums and ... Dogg have been paying tribute to the US rapper Coolio who has died at the age of 59. He was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a friend's ...