Paramedics tried to revive rapper Coolio for 45 mins before declaring him dead


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The 59-year-old rapper was found unresponsive on the floor of a friend’s home. Photo: AFP

Paramedics tried to revive rapper Coolio for 45 minutes after he was found unresponsive in a bathroom at a downtown Los Angeles home Wednesday afternoon, according to reports.

The 59-year-old Grammy-winning musician — whose 1995 single, Gangsta’s Paradise, went on to sell more than 5 million copies worldwide — was found unresponsive on the floor of a friend’s home, according to his longtime manager Jarez Posey.

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