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Rapper Coolio's primary cause of death revealed by coroner: fentanyl and other drugs

LOS ANGELES — Rapper Coolio died in September due to the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, the Los Angeles medical examiner determined Thursday. The Grammy-winning "Gangsta's Paradise" rapper, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died Sept. 28, 2022. He was 59. According to information in the coroner database on Thursday, cardiomyopathy, asthma and recent PCP use also ...
Rapper Coolio performs onstage during Groovin The Moo 2019 on April 28, 2019, in Canberra, Australia.

LOS ANGELES — Rapper Coolio died in September due to the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, the Los Angeles medical examiner determined Thursday.

The Grammy-winning "Gangsta's Paradise" rapper, whose real name was

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