(*43*) Boo has reportedly died in her hometown of Memphis. Details in regards to the circumstances are scarce, however the information has seemingly been confirmed by DJ Paul.
According to native information affiliate Fox 13 Memphis, the Queen of Memphis, born Lola Mitchell, was discovered lifeless round 4:00 p.m. native time on Sunday afternoon (January 1).
As information of the Memphis Rap pioneer’s demise started spreading through social media, DJ Paul posted a photograph of his former Three 6 Mafia group mate, which many took as affirmation of her demise.
(*43*) Boo was 43 years previous.
Several members of the Hip Hop group, together with 2Chainz, B-Real, Lil Jon and fellow Memphis artist Duke Deuce shared their disbelief and condolences within the submit’s feedback part.
HipHopDX has reached out to (*43*) Boo and DJ Paul representatives, in addition to the Memphis Police Department for added data on this creating story.
Joining the group in 1994 on the tender age of 15, (*43*) Boo made her identify alongside the Grammy Award successful group Three 6 Mafia. Following the discharge of her debut solo album Enquiring Minds in 1998, she grew to become a family identify throughout the South and past, due to the hit single “Where Dem Dollas At!?”
After leaving Three 6 Mafia over alleged monetary disputes in 2002, (*43*) Boo was quiet on the music entrance for plenty of years, earlier than returning with plenty of scattered singles beginning in 2017. Her run had been way more constant of late, with the previous 4 years seeing the “Yeah Hoe” rapper launch a minimum of three singles annually.
In addition to returning to her personal solo releases, (*43*) Boo has additionally made plenty of visitor appearances over the previous few years, most lately showing on Latto’s “F.T.C.U.” alongside Memphis newcomer Glorilla.
“Latto has been showing me support for a while. I always see her mentioning my name when they ask her who were some of her inspirations, and when she talked about her dad, she told me that her dad used to support a lot of female rappers and I was one of them. So, that’s kind of how it came about. We just started following each other on the Internet and supporting each other and s—. And yeah, she hit me up last minute. She was like, “Man, I smoked a blunt and had a genius idea.”
(*43*) Boo added: “She’s like, ‘The song already done, we already did the video and s— but I want you to be on the outro, the intro or some sort of adlibs.’ I was like, ‘Of course, Latto. I got you, man.’ It was simple just like that. Of course, I would’ve wanted to spit and kill on that mother — but just anytime I can contribute and support any female rapper that I like, that like me back, I’m always down for it.”
HipHopDX extends its condolences to (*43*) Boo’s family members.
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