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'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper, hip-hop icon Coolio dies at 59

Published September 29, 2022 at 9:54 AM PDT

We remember rapper and hip-hop icon Coolio, best known for his hit, “Gangster’s Paradise,” who died Wednesday at 59.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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