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- Gangsta Boo was an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee.
- She was a subordinate of the hep hop radical Three 6 Mafia.
- She was recovered dormant connected January 1, 2023, astatine the property of 43.
Rapper Gangsta Boo has died astatine the property of 43. Gangsta Boo, who was calved Lola Chantrelle Mitchelle, was recovered dormant wrong a Memphis location connected New Year’s Day (January 1) astir 4 PM section time, according to Fox 13. A origin of decease has not been revealed. Gangsta Boo started rapping erstwhile she was 14 years aged and yet became a pioneer of pistillate confederate rap music, earning the nickname “Queen of Memphis.” She was 1 of the lone pistillate members of the hip-hop radical Three 6 Mafia.
Gangsta Boo was recovered dormant connected January 1, 2023 (Photo: Mediapunch/Shutterstock)Famous singers and rappers person been honoring Gangsta Boo pursuing her death. Justin Timberlake called Gangsta Boo a “M-Town Legend” connected his Instagram Story. “Gangsta Boo was 1 of the archetypal women I had ever heard rap and she had specified a unsocial benignant and bushed that inactive inspires truthful galore astatine the apical today,” Justin wrote successful his tribute.
Find retired much astir Gangsta Boo below:
Gangsta Boo was from Memphis.
Gangsta Boo was calved successful the Whitehaven country of Memphis, Tennessee. Her parents divorced erstwhile she was young. She started rapping erstwhile she was 14 years aged and yet became a salient hip-hop creator successful Memphis.
She was a subordinate of Three 6 Mafia.
Gangsta Boo joined Three 6 Mafia successful 1995. She was 1 of lone 2 pistillate members of the group, alongside La Chat. Three 6 Mafia released 5 albums during the six years that Gangsta Boo was with the group. She discontinue the radical successful 2001 to absorption connected her solo career.
She enactment retired 3 solo albums.
As a solo artist, Gangsta Boo dropped 3 albums, from 1998 to 2003. Her 2nd album, Both Worlds *69, peaked astatine fig 29 connected the Billboard 2000. Gangsta Boo besides released respective mixtapes that were successful. Her last mixtape came retired successful 2018.
She collaborated with different large rappers.
Gangsta Boo consistently worked with celebrated artists passim her career. In 2001, she collaborated with Eminem connected the opus “Throw It Up.” Some of the different artists she collaborated with see Latto, GloRilla, Tinashe, Junglepussy, and Run the Jewels.
She was moving connected a caller task earlier her death.
Gangsta Boo teased an upcoming task successful the works astatine the opening of December, successful an interrogation with Billboard. “Right present I’m conscionable moving connected a project, it’s called The BooPrint and hopefully, I’m dropping that archetypal 4th adjacent twelvemonth I’m conscionable blessed to beryllium dropping contented now,” she told the publication.
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