The Return of Femcee Gangsta Boo on the Music Scene – Billboard

The track helped Gangsta Boo grow to be a sizzling matter but once more on social media, and Billboard caught up together with her to debate how she obtained on “FTCU,” her return to the music scene, collaborating in the Verzuz battle with Three 6 Mafia and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Lord Infamous’ affect on her, feminine rap and extra.

Let’s begin with the current day. How did you find yourself collaborating with Latto and GloRilla?

Well, Latto has been displaying me assist for some time. I at all times see her mentioning my identify once they ask her who have been some of her inspirations, and when she talked about her dad, she informed me that her dad used to assist loads of feminine rappers and I used to be one of them.

So, that’s form of the way it took place. We simply began following one another on the Internet and supporting one another and s—. And yeah, she hit me up final minute. She was like, “Man, I smoked a blunt and had a genius idea.”

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 used to be like, “Of course, Latto. I got you, man.” It was easy identical to that. Of course, I’d’ve wished to spit and kill on that mom — however simply anytime I can contribute and assist any feminine rapper that I like, that like me again, I’m at all times down for it.

What are your ideas on GloRilla Grammy nod seeing that she’s from the identical stomping grounds?

She just about got here out the gate form of operating. They use the quote loads. They say, “Gangsta Boo walked so a lot of people can run.” If it is a second to say that specific quote, I’d f— say it as a result of that b—- took off full pace. And she is fairly proficient. I like the manner she places her bars and s—. She’s bumping. I’ve been watching GloRilla and listening to her for a pair of years now.

There’s a lot going on these days, I wish to know, do you suppose feminine rappers can coexist with one another?

You know what I feel? Okay, for instance. I like what Latto is doing. I believed that was dope how she is bridging the hole. She was like, “You know what? The song is already done but f— that. I still won’t Gangsta Boo on this motherf–er.” So, it’s like not solely do I’ve followers, she does too.

Some of her followers most likely don’t take heed to me or know who I’m and vice versa. I feel bridging the hole is just about all we obtained to do, and there’s a lot of feminine unity that helps one another and stuff. Everybody doesn’t need to sing “Kumbaya” at the dinner desk. But so long as you simply present respect and hold supporting one another, whether or not it’s from afar or up shut, I feel it’ll be cool. It’s solely a handful that acts petty and s—.

Like when Nas and 21 Savage obtained collectively to do “One Mic, One Gun,” that was sensible to me as a result of it’s like, it’s okay to work with motherf—er that got here out earlier than you that also doing their s— and that’s nonetheless popping and that that’s not on the washed up wanting s—.

I feel that proper there, that’s the place we have to normalize it and never make it so awkward. But so far as feminine hip-hop and rap, I feel it’s in a great house. I want to see extra MCs have differing types of context, and subject material to speak about aside from the horny stuff, which I really like. Because I discuss my horny s— too. But I undoubtedly would like to see extra.

What different femcees would you prefer to work with?

I f– with Missy Elliot. I f– with Cardi. Rapsody, I vibe together with her. But I’d say out of all of them, Missy could be numero uno. If I had the alternative to be in the studio together with her and to see how she creates and to vibe off her vitality and have her vibe off mine, I feel it’d be dope. Because she was one of my influences, utilizing my voice as an instrument.

Sometimes if I don’t use a DJ to scratch, I’ll simply make up a sound scratching. And I obtained that from Missy and Timbaland and s—. So, I’d simply like to see the place she would take me. I’d let her produce some s— for me.

Since we have been on the matter, the place do you see the new sound of Memphis headed and the place would you prefer it to be?

Man, I really like the place it’s. I feel the Memphis sound simply must continue to grow and we simply hold it as Memphis as attainable. I don’t need no one popping out of my metropolis that appears like they’re from New York or that sound like they’re from L.A. or it appears like they’re from Washington or sound like they’re from Houston.

I need Memphis to remain Memphis as f—. We obtained a slogan that claims “Memphis as f—,” and I simply suppose that Memphis ought to say Memphis as f— as a result of Memphis is the house of loads of nice musicians from Al Green to eight Ball & MJG. I feel so long as we hold Memphis the manner it’s, I really feel like s—, it’s solely room for development and alternatives.

Because proper now, we by no means took off like Houston did or like Atlanta did or like L.A. did and even like New York and even in Miami as a result of we’re this small place. But out of that small place comes some massive motherf—ing sound, some massive noise, and a few massive music. That’s why we name it Big Memphis.

You know Atlanta obtained crunk and lure, and Texas is thought for the chopped and screwed-sound. What is Memphis’ distinctive place in hip-hop?

Memphis is the originator of crunk. That’s apparent. Shout out to my boy Lil Jon, that’s my brother. But he is aware of that as effectively. Memphis is the originator of crunk. So, Memphis sound is crunk, get buck. The Memphis sound is 8 Ball & MJG. The Memphis sound is Young Dolph. Memphis sound is Three 6 Mafia. It’s laid again, it’s participant, it’s rowdy, it’s pimpish, it’s clean, it’s jazz, it’s rhythm, it’s blues. Memphis is the house of the blues. And it comes throughout in our music too with the darkish baseline, with the heavy baselines, the excessive hats. Keeping this s— Memphis.

“Cheefa Da Reefa” was the first solo track you recorded with Three 6 Mafia. But, what was the defining second for you that stated, “I made it?”

Well, proper now, simply nonetheless getting my recognition and my newfound accolades and when different women come out, it’s at all times like, “Wow, this person sound like Gangsta Boo,” or, “Why is Boo’s name not mentioned enough?”

But at the identical time, I nonetheless have a lot work to do. I haven’t had that but aside from that like, “Damn, I’m dope as f–. People are still talking about me.”

And I haven’t even dropped loads of music and back-to-back or loads of content material. But folks nonetheless, the followers, after I search my identify on Twitter, each time anyone comes out, I at all times see them in comparison with me. And that’s a type of, in my thoughts like, “Damn, b–. You that b–, like the blueprint, so you did make it.” But at the identical time, I nonetheless really feel prefer it’s a lot alternative for me. I’m enthusiastic about that, to be trustworthy.

You coined the adlib, “Yeah Hoe.” Legendary. How would you describe your legacy or affect on feminine rap and hip-hop on the whole?

I’d actually say that I’ve to confess, respectfully and humbly, that I’m the blueprint. I hear my cadence in loads of males and feminine rappers. It’s exhausting to f– mislead myself and says, “Oh wow, she’s from New York but she raps like she’s from Memphis. Oh wow, this person is from f– wherever, but they rap like they are from Memphis.” Because I’m not speaking about anyone particularly, however my sound is a Memphis sound. It’s a Gangsta Boo sound, it’s a Three 6 Mafia sound. So, I’m the blueprint and I put on that badge proudly as f–.

I used to run away from it. I used to didn’t wish to even give myself flowers as a result of I’ve been so low-key and humble, however I’m on some f– that s—. It’s time to assert what’s mine. I’m one of the principal b–. And it feels enjoyable to nonetheless have the ability to look good and be related in a spot the place I don’t have this million-dollar machine behind me and I’ve all my pure physique elements, no shade to the ones that don’t. But it simply feels nice to face in your self and look in the mirror and be like, “Wow, you did that.” And not promote your soul and go to mattress at night time with a smile on your face. Because I don’t have any strain.

Let’s discuss your late group member, Lord Infamous. What form of affect did Lord Infamous have on you earlier than his passing in 2013?

S—. Lord was my brother, man. Lord, he was one of the originators of Three 6 Mafia. If I’m not mistaken, he got here up with the identify Three 6 Mafia with Paul. You see, Paul is Lord Infamous’ uncle. He was an enormous affect on how I wrote my raps and my lyrics and s—. How he put his phrases and the way clever he was, the books that he learn, the issues that he spoke about, it’s nonetheless influential to me as a result of he wasn’t simply rapping about easy s—.

You needed to be educated to even take note of comply with what he was saying. It’s form of exhausting for me to even rap easy as a result of I don’t even know how you can do it. Lord wasn’t a easy rapper. And to me, that’s what form of motivated me to not be a easy rapper and to only go exhausting with my pen.

What’s your fondest reminiscence of him?

He was very quick and soft-spoken however was an enormous previous beast and he didn’t take no s—. I keep in mind I used to rap on his answering machine, and his home cellphone after I was youthful to get him to inform Paul how good I used to be.

So if it wasn’t for him, I most likely wouldn’t even have been in a position to be in the group. And for 2, he additionally was the one which helped put the group again collectively after we have been in a position to tour as the Mafia 6. When Juicy wasn’t round, it was the Mafia 6. It was me, Paul, Lord Infamous, Koopsta Knicca, Crunchy Black, and Lord Infamous who made that occur. So that’s my fondest reminiscence of him, having the ability to full a Mafia 6 undertaking with him on it and having the ability to shoot a pair of movies with him in it earlier than his passing.

Three 6 Mafia repped Memphis so effectively on VERZUZ. How was your VERZUZ expertise general? How did the metropolis react?

Man, we turned the metropolis up. They have been so proud of us as a result of that was our first time on the stage altogether, minus the ones that we misplaced, which have been Lord Infamous and Koopsta. And Bone Thugs a gaggle that we used to have points with again in the day, are legendary. So, after I walked out on that f– stage and I couldn’t flip my ass round, I used to be like, “Oh s—, I’m on the stage and Paul and Juicy.” And I used to be the solely woman on the market till they introduced out La Chat.

So, in hindsight 2020, it was surreal as f–… I simply really feel so blessed and simply so grateful to nonetheless be making strikes like that and related like that as a result of you may’t be irrelevant to be paid, for one. So I’m simply actually, actually honored that our sound remains to be so related to the level that it makes folks nonetheless intrigued at what we have now to say.

What is the hardest lesson you needed to find out about the music trade that different younger women who wish to comply with in your footsteps ought to know?

Man, take your time, be completely different, and be unique. Don’t burn your self out and don’t let folks play you. I’d say don’t get misplaced in the sauce. Money ain’t going to have me doing one thing that I can’t look in the mirror and be proud of. And you don’t need to be a porn star both. Be an MC. I like that completely different s—. Everybody doesn’t need to have a viral second or be fashionable. Because when that development goes away when that viral second goes away, then what?

I heard you bought a brand new undertaking in the works. What’s subsequent for Gangsta Boo?

Right now I’m simply working on a undertaking, it’s referred to as The BooPrint and hopefully, I’m dropping that first quarter subsequent 12 months I’m simply blissful to be dropping content material now. I obtained a track referred to as “Sucker Free” that’s obtainable on all platforms produced by Drumma Boy. I obtained a track referred to as “I’m Fresh,” that’s obtainable.
And to be trustworthy, woman, I’m simply excited to be working with the Lattos and I’m blissful to see ladies like GloRilla symbolize Memphis, so simply excited…that’s motivating me to wish to hold doing my music.