Advertisement'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper, hip-hop icon Coolio dies at 59Play01:27Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/09/29/remembering-coolio"></iframe>Copy embed codeSeptember 29, 2022facebookEmailWe remember rapper and hip-hop icon Coolio, best known for his hit, "Gangster's Paradise," who died Wednesday at 59.This segment aired on September 29, 2022.