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Coolio Dead at 59

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Sources close to law enforcement inform TMZ that Coolio's murder resulted from no drug paraphernalia or drugs.

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An autopsy or toxicology test will determine the official cause.

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According to sources from law enforcement, Coolio was declared dead by paramedics dispatched to a Los Angeles home for a medical emergency at around 4 PM.

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Police say they have opened an investigation into the death, but there is no evidence of foul play at this time.

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Our sources confirm that the coroner would make a final determination after an autopsy. Coolio has died in Los Angeles, according to TMZ.

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Juarez Coolio is Coolio's longtime manager. Juarez says Coolio went into the bathroom at a friend's house but didn't get out. The friend finally found Coolio on the ground.

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We are told Coolio died on the spot by an EMT. Juarez claims that Coolio suffered cardiac arrest. There has been no official cause for death.

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Coolio, Artis Len Ivey Jr., started in L.A.'s Rap Scene in the late '80s. He rose to prominence nationally when he released "Gangsta's Paradise" as the soundtrack to Michelle Pfeiffer's movie, "Dangerous Minds."

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