Three 6 Mafia's Gangsta Boo Dead at 43



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Lola Mitchell, AKA Gangsta Boo -- a erstwhile subordinate of Three 6 Mafia and a pioneer of pistillate rap -- has died.

The hep hop megastar's passing turned into showed by her erstwhile labelmate DJ Paul -- who threw up a photograph of her connected IG ... Reputedly arsenic a tribute. Several distinguished artists commented with messages of condolences. The precise situations surrounding her demise are unknown.

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Gangsta Boo's assemblage formally started retired wrong the '90s, erstwhile she connected up with Paul, Juicy J and different founding members of the rap enactment -- which protected the likes of Lord Infamous, Crunchy Black, Koopsta Knicca and greater. Gangsta Boo became 1 of the astir effectual pistillate rappers with the crew, nevertheless she held her precise ain and paved her precise ain lane for years arsenic portion of T6M.

In summation to her idiosyncratic solo albums that she changed into cranking retired astatine the clip -- to a large woody acclaim -- Gangsta changed into additionally featured connected Three 6 Mafia's archetypal 5 workplace albums ... Consisting of their debut papers successful 'ninety five's "Mystic Stylez" ... As good arsenic different terrific initiatives similar 'Chapter 1,' 'When the Smoke Clears' oregon adjacent the 'Choices' medium that served arsenic the soundtrack to the movie.

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Gangsta Boo near Three 6 successful the aboriginal 2000s, nevertheless went straight to person a outstanding assemblage thereafter -- cranking retired immoderate different solo workplace album, and respective mixtapes thru the remainder of the aughts and 2010s. This, of route, doesn't see the countless functions she's been portion of -- moving with rap titans similar Gucci Mane, Lil Jon, OutKast, E-forty, T.I., The Game and extra.

She persisted rapping into the 2020s arsenic nicely ... Regularly taking portion with Killer Mikeand El-P successful their hep hop duo Run The Jewels. Gangsta Boo turned into additionally persevering with to spouse up with 1 of a benignant media stores to enactment retired track, specified arsenic UPROXX and others.

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Gangsta Boo was a staple wrong the Memphis assemblage and way country -- and seems to were loved by the humans there. She turned into progressive connected societal media rather currently.

She became forty three.

RIP