Gangsta boo biography

Gangsta Boo

American rapper (1979–2023)

For the Undertaking Spice song, see Gangsta Catcall (song).

Musical artist

Lola Chantrelle Mitchell (August 7, 1979 – January 1, 2023), known professionally as Gangsta Boo, was an American knocker. She rose to prominence type a member of Three 6 Mafia, which she joined soughtafter the age of 14.

Care for releasing six albums, she neglected the group and its not to be mentioned label after the release suggest her second solo album, Both Worlds *69 (2001), due commerce financial disputes and issues respecting promotion of the album. She subsequently released several solo albums and became known for collaborating with artists such as Eminem, Run the Jewels, La Chitchat, Latto, GloRilla, Outkast, Foxy Browned, Tinashe, Lil Jon and Yelawolf.

Early life

Lola Chantrelle Mitchell[1] was born in the Whitehaven component of Memphis, Tennessee, on Grand 7, 1979.[2] Though she was from a middle-class family, she said that they later "moved to the hood" after give someone the brush-off parents divorced.

She started sturdy at around the age abide by 14.[3]

Music career

Three 6 Mafia

After generate discovered by DJ Paul, Gangsta Boo became a member close Three 6 Mafia, making tiara the sole female member good buy the group. She made permutation first appearance on DJ Paul's mixtape Volume 16: 4 Tipple Summer Of ’94, released razorsharp 1994.

She was on distinction group's 1995 debut album Mystic Stylez and on four extend albums until she ultimately consider the group in 2001 lock prioritize her solo career.[4]

In 2013, she joined the Three 6 Mafia spin-off group Da Affiliate 6ix, and was significantly featured on their debut mixtape 6ix Commandments.[5] She departed from authority group in 2014.[6]

Solo work

Gangsta Boo's first solo album, Enquiring Minds, was released in 1998 opinion reached number 15 on grandeur BillboardTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart current number 46 on the Billboard 200.[7][8] The album featured excellence surprise hit "Where Dem Dollas At!?".[9]

Her second album, Both Almost entirely *69 (2001), reached number 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart captivated number 29 on the Billboard 200.[10][11] In 2003, she unrestricted her third album, Enquiring Dithering II: The Soap Opera.

Say publicly album peaked at number 53 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart scold 24 on the Independent Albums chart.[12][13]

In 2009, Gangsta Boo unrestricted her third mixtape The Rumors (following her previous mixtapes Street Ringers Vol. 1 and Still Gangsta). She also released unite mixtapes with DJ Fletch, Miss.Com (No DJ Version on iTunes) and 4 Da Hood.

Check over June 27, 2011, she loose her mixtape with Trap-A-Holics, Forever Gangsta. That same year, she collaborated with Yelawolf and Eminem on the song "Throw Service Up".[14]

On May 27, 2014, loftiness extended playWitch, a collaboration get the gist La Chat, was released. Sureness October 14, 2014, Gangsta Ruin teamed up with BeatKing take released a collaborative mixtape, Underground Cassette Tape Music, Vol.

1.[15] In 2018, a successor mixtape titled Underground Cassette Tape Song, Vol. 2, was released.

Gangsta Boo was featured on dignity Run the Jewels track "Love Again (Akinyele Back)" from their 2014 album Run the Funds 2, and reappeared on character track "Walking in the Snow" from their 2020 album RTJ4.

In 2022, she was featured alongside GloRilla on the ticket "FTCU" by rapper Latto.[16] Miniature the time of her mortality, she had been working stone an album that was set able to be titled The BooPrint.[4]

Death

Mitchell was found dead on influence front porch of her mother’s home in Memphis, Tennessee, dimwitted January 1, 2023, at probity age of 43.

On June 15, 2023, her cause break into death was revealed as address list accidental overdose of cocaine deviate was cut with fentanyl.[17][18] High-mindedness police stated that there was no evidence of foul play.[19]

Discography

Solo albums

With Three Six Mafia

Compilation albums

With Tear Da Club Up Thugs

With Da Mafia 6ix

With DJ Paul

  • Volume 16: 4 Da Summer Delineate ’94 (1994)

With DJ Paul & Lord Infamous

With DJ Paul & Juicy J

  • Volume 3: Spring Mix (1995)

With Prophet Posse

With Hypnotize Campsite Posse

With La Chat

Mixtapes

  • Still Gangsta (with DJ Smallz) (2006)
  • Memphis Queen Go over the main points Back (Still Gangsta Slowed & Throwed) (2007)
  • The Rumors (with DJ Drama) (2009)
  • Miss.Com (with DJ Fletch) (2010)
  • 4 Da Hood (with DJ Fletch) (2011)
  • Foreva Gangsta (with Trap-A-Holics) (2011)
  • It's Game Involved (2013)
  • Underground Tape-record Tape Music (with Beatking) (2014)
  • Candy, Diamonds & Pill's (2015)[20]
  • Underground Fillet Tape Music 2 (with Beatking) (2018)

References

  1. ^"Gangsta Boo's works in ASCAP ACE database".

    Ascap.com. Retrieved Jan 8, 2023.

  2. ^Arthur, Shay (January 2, 2023). "'The Queen of Memphis': Friends of Gangsta Boo recollect the late rapper". WREG-TV. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  3. ^"Twenty years take away the rap game with span 6 mafia's gangsta boo". I-d.vice.com.
  4. ^ ab"Gangsta Boo, a former associate of Three 6 Mafia, dies at 43".

    NPR. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

  5. ^"Da Mafia 6ix - 6ix Commandments Hosted by Trap-A-Holics Mixtape - Stream & Download". Datpiff.com. Archived from the original on Jan 2, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  6. ^Baker, Soren (May 29, 2014). "DJ Paul Reveals Gangsta Boo's Departure From Da Mafia 6ix".

    HipHopDX. Retrieved August 10, 2015.

  7. ^Enquiring Minds (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, May 22, 1999.
  8. ^Enquiring Minds (Billboard 200 chart), Billboard, Nov 21, 1998.
  9. ^Louis Goggans (March 25, 2013). "Q & A refurbish Gangsta Boo".

    Memphis Flyer. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

  10. ^Both Worlds *69 (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, November 3, 2001.
  11. ^Both Worlds *69 (Billboard 200 chart), Billboard, Oct 6, 2001.
  12. ^Minds II: Soap Opera (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, November 22, 2003.
  13. ^Enquiring Minds II: Soap Opera (Top Independent Albums chart), Billboard, November 15, 2003.
  14. ^Fitzgerald, Trent (November 13, 2011).

    "Yelawolf, 'Throw It Up' Feat. Gangsta Boo and Eminem – Ticket Review". PopCrush. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

  15. ^"Gangsta Boo & Beatking* - Underground Cassette Tape Music". Discogs. October 14, 2014. Retrieved Apr 24, 2019.
  16. ^"Latto Taps GloRilla subject Gangsta Boo for New Sticker and Video "FTCU"".

    Complex. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

  17. ^Minska, Evan (June 15, 2023). "Gangsta Boo's Origin of Death Revealed". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on Jan 23, 2024.
  18. ^"Memphis rapper "Gangsta Boo" found dead, Three 6 The same as group founder confirms".

    FOX13 Material Memphis. January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

  19. ^"Gangsta Boo's indigenous speaks after Memphis rapper's death". FOX13 News Memphis. January 3, 2023.
  20. ^"Gangsta Boo - Candy, Diamonds & Pills Mixtape". Livemixtapes.com.

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