Gangsta Boo

The Memphis hip-hop artist was found dead in a local home around 4 pm on New Year's Day.

In the interview, she spoke up about her legacy in the male-dominated hip-hop scene, saying she "walked so a lot of people could run." A legend in every sense, who was committed to encouraging future innovators." The group put out a variety of albums throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. … my sound is a Memphis sound." Boo had a highly successful solo career beyond her work with Three 6 Mafia and a spin-off group called Da Mafia 6ix. At 15, Boo joined the pioneering local hip-hop collective Three 6 Mafia as one of the group's sole female members.

Three 6 Mafia rapper Gangsta Boo reportedly died from a possible drug overdose. She was found dead Sunday afternoon at age 43.

I grew up on your music and you are a household name the the ghettos of America and loved all across the world!!! “Gangsta Boo was SUCH a beautiful Queen, inside and out. Her publicist has yet to release an official statement, but she did confirm the news on her Instagram Story with a series of tributes, including Gangsta Boo’s last direct message to her.

DJ Paul shared a tribute post to the late Gangsta Boo on social media. Both musicians were part of the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia.

It’s a Gangsta Boo sound, it’s a Three 6 Mafia sound. She appeared on six albums with Three 6 Mafia, including its 2000 platinum-certified release “ [When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-11-ca-39644-story.html),” before departing in 2002 to focus on her solo career and a spinoff group, Da Mafia 6ix. “I hear my cadence in a lot of men and female rappers. Surviving current and former members of Three 6 Mafia include DJ Paul, Juicy J and Crunchy Black. I used to didn’t want to even give myself flowers because I’ve been so low-key and humble, but ... ... My sound is a Memphis sound. 8 on the same chart. I used to run away from it. 15 on Billboard’s R&B/hip-hop chart. [members of the hip-hop community](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-13/pnb-rock-rapper-roscoes-killed-philadephia) began posting tributes to Gangsta Boo on social media after Three 6 Mafia member DJ Paul [shared a photo](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm46vY0PMiO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link) of the rapper Sunday on Instagram. “I would honestly say that I have to admit, respectfully and humbly, that I am the blueprint,” Gangsta Boo said in a recent interview with Billboard. [Essence magazine](https://www.essence.com/celebrity/rapper-gangsta-boo-dead-at-43/), and joined [Academy Award-winning collective](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-elliott-smith-and-three-six-mafia-were-too-good-for-the-oscars-20160226-story.html) Three 6 Mafia at age 15 in 1994, [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/features/the-return-of-femcee-gangsta-boo-on-the-music-scene-working-with-glorilla-amp-latto-plus-more-1235183908/) said.

Lola Mitchell, who rapped under the name Gangsta Boo, died New Year's Day 2023. News of her death was confirmed by Three 6 Mafia DJ Paul on social media.

You that bitch, like the blueprint, so you did make it.’ But at the same time, I still feel like it’s so much opportunity for me. “Everytime somebody comes out, I always see them compared to me. #JORDAN #BOOPRINT #recap Happy New 2023 everyone!” Last month, Gangsta Boo gave an interview to [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/features/the-return-of-femcee-gangsta-boo-on-the-music-scene-working-with-glorilla-amp-latto-plus-more-1235183908/), talking about working with her rap successors like Latto and GloRilla on the single “ [Fuck Up the Club](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkHQDPch6fo).”

Famous rapper Lola Mitchell, AKA Gangsta Boo, has passed away at the age of 43. She was a former member of Three 6 Mafia and she is regarded as a pioneer of ...

The circumstances around her death appear to be mysterious as it stands. The passing was announced by her former labelmate DJ Paul. Famous rapper Lola Mitchell, AKA Gangsta Boo, has passed away at the age of 43.