Missy Elliott, Drake, Ty Dolla $ign, & More Pay Tribute To Gangsta Boo
The hip-hop Community mourns the passing of a former pioneering Southern female rapper Three 6 Mafia Join us Gangsta BooAt the age of 43, he died.
Drake, Missy Elliott, Ty Dolla $ign Freddie Gibbs Here are some of the many musicians who remembered Boo. Boo was found dead in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday Jan. 1. Fox 13 Memphis Commercial Appeal These and other reports. At press time, the cause of her death was not released.
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“Rest in heaven Gangsta Boo,” Drake captioned a throwback photo of the late pioneering rapper in his Instagram Story.
Elliott also shared the same sentiment. tweeting, “Rest Peacefully @GangstaBooQOM.”
Ty Dolla $ign was also there Twitter To remember the late artist. “Long live my home girl Gangsta Boo Queen of the M,” he wrote.
Gibbs shared what looked like a photo of him with Boo in the meantime. “Damn we was just together,” the rapper tweeted. “RIP Queen.”
Shortly after the news of her passing, Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul Juicy J On Instagram, they posted tributes to their former bandmate. DJ Paul shared this: captionless photo Juicy J was the post-humous rapper. snapshot of the pair A broken heart emoji is also included.
“Man we was jus together three weeks ago,” Lil Jon commented in DJ Paul’s post. “Rest well quenn.”
The Three 6 Mafia members’ tribute posts also garnered comments from Ludacris, Bun B, Outkast’s Big Boi, Ty Dolla $ign, Jay Rock, Krayzie Bone, Cypress Hill’s B-Real, and others.
On New Year’s Eve, Boo shared a video on Instagram About her achievements in the last year. “Some of the things that I did in 2022! Fun and productive. I climbed out of my shell a lot! 2023 go be 23’n! #JORDAN #BOOPRINT #recap Happy New 2023 everyone!” she captioned the clip.
Boo was actually Lola Mitchell. She was born in Memphis’ Whitehaven area on August 7, 1979. She joined local hip-hop collective Three 6 Mafia — founded by DJ Paul, Juicy J and Lord Infamous — at the age of 15 in 1994. That same year, she recorded her first solo song with the group, “Cheefa Da Reefa.” The track would set the tone for the Memphis femcee, who later unveiled her most popular hit “Where Dem Dollas At?” from her 1998 debut album, Asking Minds.
She had many changes in her career. In 2001, she renamed herself Lady Boo and released numerous solo albums. In 2013, she joined Da Mafia 6ix, just before Lord Infamous passed away in December. In 2014, she and Da Mafia 6ix’s other femcee La Chat, also recorded Witch together.
In recent months, Boo was featured on GloRilla and Latto’s collaboration “F— The Club Up,” a play off Three 6 Mafia’s “Tear Da Club Up.”
“This one hit different,” Latto tweeted after discovering her passing. “I’m just glad I got to feel your embrace & give u ur flowers before u left us BIG BOO 4L.”
See more musician reactions to Boo’s death below.