Southern Hip-Hop Pioneer and Former Three 6 Mafia Member Gangsta Boo Dies at 43

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Rapper Gangsta Boo (aka Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, Lady Boo, Queen of Memphis, Daughter of the Devil) of hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia appears in a portrait taken in 2001 in New York City. (Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) — Rapper Gangsta Boo (aka Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, Lady Boo, Queen of Memphis, The Devil’s Daughter) of hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia appears in a portrait taken in 2001 in New York City. (Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Gangsta Boo, a prolific Southern rapper and former member of the Three 6 Mafia, was found dead in his Memphis home on New Year’s Day afternoon. The shocking news was first announced by Fox 13 Memphis and later confirmed in his Instagram post by his DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia. Her cause of death was not disclosed, but TMZ reported that her death “appears to be drug-related” and police have launched a formal investigation.She was 43.

On New Year’s Eve, 24 hours before she died, Boo posted a performance video on Instagram, writing: So much fun and productive and climbed my shell a lot!! 23’n for 2023! #JORDAN #BOOPRINT #recap Happy New 2023 Ladies and gentlemen!in an interview with billboard On the show, which just aired last month, Boo revealed he was working on a new project. boo printshe hoped to release in early 2023.

Gangsta Boo was born Laura Chantrell Mitchell on August 7, 1979 in the Whitehaven neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and began rapping at the age of 14. Three 6 Mafia became her one of the only female members in the group (along with K-9) and was there for eight years, during which she made her first five studio appearances on her albums. . In 2013, it was announced that Boo and her fellow Three 6 Mafia members DJ Paul, Crunchy Black, Koopsta Knicca and Lord Infamous had formed a new spin-off her group Da Mafia 6ix. Boo was featured prominently in her Da Mafia 6ix debut her mixtape. 6ix Commandmentsreached number 34 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart upon its official retail release in 2014.

Boo also had a successful solo career before leaving Three 6 Mafia in 2002. He released his debut album in 1998, Inquiring mind, reached number 15 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 46 on the Billboard 200.Her Her Sophomore Album, 2001 both worlds *69, became an even bigger hit, reaching #8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and #29 on the Billboard 200. This continued two years later with her independent release. Inquiring Minds II: Melodrama.

Boo also released 10 mixtapes between 2006 and 2018, including Eminem, Outkast, TI, The Game, Gucci Mane, Lil Jon, Yelawolf, E-40, Crazy Bone, Foxy Brown and Blood Orange. , working with Tinashe, was a popular collaborator. , Latto, GloRilla, La Chat, Run the Jewels and many others.

In December 2022 she billboard In an interview, Boo was candid about his impact on the male-dominated genre of hip-hop. “Gangsta Boo walked so many people could run,” she affirmed. “Frankly, with all due respect and humility, I must admit that I am the blueprint. I hear my cadence in many male and female rappers. It’s the sound, it’s the gangsta boo sound, it’s the three 6 mafia sound, so I’m the blueprint and I wear that badge proudly as a f***… I was so humble and humble that I could I didn’t want to send flowers to…but it’s time to claim yours.