Three 6 Mafia's Gangsta Boo Dead at 43 - TMZ

Three 6 Mafia Gangsta Boo Dead astatine 43

1/1/2023 3:01 PM PT

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

The hep hop star's passing was confirmed by her erstwhile labelmate DJ Paul -- who threw up a photo of her connected IG ... seemingly arsenic a tribute. Several salient artists commented with messages of condolences. The nonstop circumstances surrounding her decease are unknown.

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Gangsta Boo's vocation officially started successful the '90s, erstwhile she linked up with Paul, Juicy J and different founding members of the rap radical -- which included the likes of Lord Infamous, Crunchy Black, Koopsta Knicca and more. Gangsta Boo was 1 of the lone pistillate rappers with the crew, but she held her ain and paved her ain lane for years arsenic portion of T6M.

In summation to her ain solo albums that she was cranking retired astatine the clip -- to overmuch acclaim -- Gangsta was besides featured connected Three 6 Mafia's archetypal 5 workplace albums ... including their debut grounds successful '95's "Mystic Stylez" ... arsenic good arsenic different notable projects similar 'Chapter 1,' 'When the Smoke Clears' and adjacent the 'Choices' medium that served arsenic the soundtrack to the movie.

Gangsta Boo near Three 6 successful the aboriginal 2000s, but went connected to person a notable vocation thereafter -- cranking retired different solo workplace album, and respective mixtapes done the remainder of the aughts and 2010s. This, of course, doesn't see the countless features she's been a portion of -- moving with rap titans similar Gucci Mane, Lil Jon, OutKast, E-40, T.I., The Game and more.

She continued rapping into the 2020s arsenic good ... often collaborating with Killer Mike and El-P in their hep hop duo Run The Jewels. Gangsta Boo was besides continuing to spouse up with antithetic media outlets to enactment retired music, specified arsenic UPROXX and others.

Gangsta Boo was a staple successful the Memphis assemblage and euphony country -- and seems to person been beloved by the radical there. She was progressive connected societal media rather recently.

She was 43.

RIP