American rapper boo gangsters He died on Sunday, Jan. 1, aged 43 for unknown reasons, his rep told the magazine on Monday. Variety.
The Memphis, Tennessee singer’s body was found dead Sunday at 4:00 p.m. local time, local television reported. Fox13 Memphis.
cause unknown of the death of the rapper, whose real name was Lola Mitchell, and who will be remembered as part of the group Three 6 Mafia, between 1995 and 2001.
TMZ speculation
“A possible overdose“, risked the specialized media tmz extension.
TMZ reported that “sources close” to the rapper told her he was with his brother the night of Dec. 31 at a concert in Memphis, and that his brother overdosed that night, so it must have been emergency hospitalization.
Apparently, the young man managed to recover, but sources told TMZ His situation was ‘even more complicated’ that of her brother: they found drugs in her body and it is believed that the woman also consumed “a substance mixed with fentanyl”.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that belongs to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
An Oscar in the closet
Gangsta Boo has released a total of six albums with the group Three 6 Mafia (Academy Award for Best Song for It’s hard out here for a pimp of the film Frenzy and flow in 2006) created by DJ Paul, who greeted the singer through social networks.
Gangsta Boo continued his solo career and was part, between 2013 and 2014, also of the group derived from Three 6 Mafia, From Mafia 6ix.
Considered one of the pioneer women of music southern rapin his last years collaborated with artists such as Eminem, Latto, GloRilla and Run the Jewels.
Three 6 mafia, which was previously called Triple Six Mafia, was the first Memphis rap group to go “platinum”, as well as being nominated for and won an Academy Award. The award-winning band included her, Paul Beauregard (DJ Paul), Jordan Houston (Juicy J), Lord Infamous and Crunchy Black.
On March 5, 2006, Three 6 Mafia made history by becoming the first African-American hip-hop act to win an ‘Oscar for Best Song’ for the song. It’s hard out here for a pimp from the soundtrack of Frenzy and flow, film that tells the story of a pimp from Memphis.
His solo career
gangsta boo was born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell on August 7, 1979.
Boo’s first solo album, Inquiring mindswas released in 1998 and reached number 15 on the chart Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. He also achieved a 46th-place finish in Billboard 200. That album contained the surprise hit Where are Dem Dollas!?
His second album, Both Worlds *69 (2001), peaked at number eight on the chart. R&B/hip-hop and number 29 on the Billboard 200. In 2003, his third album, Inquiring Minds II: The soap opera. This work was also well received by the specialized press.
The so-called “Queen of Memphis” shared a video of a live performance in early December.
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