The Memphis hip-hop group is mourning the dying of Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boo.
According to a Fox 13 report, Gangsta Boo was discovered useless on Sunday (Jan. 1) at 4 p.m. The native media outlet confirmed the information with three impartial sources.
Meanwhile, Three 6 Mafia founder DJ Paul went on his Instagram web page as we speak and confirmed the unhappy information that Gangsta Boo had handed away. DJ Paul posted a photograph of Boo behind an iDJ console holding a blunt in her hand. The reason for dying has not been disclosed. She was 43 years previous.
Gangsta Boo, born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, was the second feminine member of Three 6 Mafia. She made her first rap look with the group on their second album, Chapter 1: The End, in 1996. She would additionally seem on the group’s 1997 follow-up Chapter 2: World Domination, 2000’s When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 and 2001’s Choices: The Album.
While with Three 6 Mafia, Gangsta Boo additionally dropped solo albums. In 1998, she launched her debut studio mission, Enquiring Minds, adopted by Both Worlds *69 in 2001. Boo left the group in 2002 over cash points and artistic variations. Around that point, she found God and adjusted her title to Lady Boo to separate herself from the group.
“I’m officially not a member of Three 6 Mafia right now,” she advised MTV News in 2001. (*6*)
“I’m not cursing in my music no more. We just grew apart like a marriage,” she added.
As for the title change, Boo attributed it to her development and newfound religion.
“I wanted to change my name because of the stereotype that goes with ‘Gangsta this’ and ‘Gangsta that,'” she defined. “I wasn’t living the gangster lifestyle, so I wanted to lose the name. Everybody was always telling me that it didn’t fit me anyway. I was young. I grew up and matured, so I decided to go with ‘Lady Boo,’ since I say Lady Boo in my raps anyway. That was kind of like my code name.”
Through the years, Gangsta Boo (or Lady Boo) launched a number of mixtapes and appeared on songs with artists like Yelawolf (“Throw It Up”), OutKast (“I’ll Call Before I Come”) and Run the Jewels (“Love Again [Akinyele Back]).”
Most lately, Boo was featured on Latto’s membership banger “FTCU” with GloRilla.
Upon listening to the unhappy information of Gangsta Boo’s dying, a number of hip-hoppers jumped on social media to precise their condolences.
El-P wrote: “love you Lola thank you for your friendship [broken heart emoji].”
Latto wrote: “NOOOOO [seven broken heart emojis]”
Duke Deuce tweeted: “Long Live The Queen Gangsta Boo [black heart]”
Rah Digga wrote: As God as my witness Gangsta Boo ALWAYS been in my prime 5 feminine spitters. I am unable to imagine 2023 startin like this. #RIP to a QUEEN [prayer hands emoji] [red heart emoji].”
DJ Mister Cee typed: “Rest In Peace To Legendary Female Rapper Gangsta Boo From Memphis Tenn. She Was Associated Wit Three 6 Mafia. She Was One Of The Female Rappers From The South The Set The Trends For So Many Other To Come After Her. This Is A Huge Loss For Memphis. Godspeed To Miss Yea Hoe!!!”
DJ Premier tweeted: “Wow not Gangsta Boo!!! That’s my fuckin homie!!! [prayer hands emoji] [red heart] [dove of peace emoji].”
XXL wants to send heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Gangsta Boo. May she rest in peace.
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