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South Korean rapper Iron has died at the age of 28.
According to police, a security guard found Iron, whose real name is Jung Hun-cheol, unconscious at 10:25 a.m. Monday at his apartment in Seoul's Jung-gu District.
He was transported to a nearby hospital but later died.
Police have opened an investigation into the exact cause of his death.
Jung gained famed after becoming a semifinalist in the third season of Mnet's rap competition program "Show Me the Money" in 2014.
But he also made headlines with his criminal acts.
He was detained last year for allegedly beating his roommate with a baseball bat.
In 2016 he received a suspended sentence on charges of smoking marijuana and another suspended sentence a year later for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
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