Rapper Gangsta Boo, also known as Lola Chanterelle Mitchell, was 43 years old when she died.
Lola Chanterelle Mitchell, also known as Gangsta Boo, became well-known as a member of the Three 6 Mafia, which she joined when she was 16 years old. She was a trendsetter for women in the Southern hip-hop scene. Six albums after the release of her second solo album, Both Worlds *69 (2001), she parted ways with the group and its record label due to financial issues and concerns with the album's promotion.
She subsequently issued a number of solo albums and rose to fame as a result of her associations with musicians like Eminem, Run the Jewels, La Chat, Latto, GloRilla, and Yelawolf. Gangsta Boo, who was discovered by DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia, appeared on the group's 1995 debut album, Mystic Stylez, and worked with them on five additional albums.
Later, she joined the Three 6 Mafia offshoot group Da Mafia 6ix in 2013 and made a significant appearance on their self-titled mixtape. 2014 saw her leave the group.
How was Gangsta Boo’s music career?
Gangsta Boo's debut solo album, Enquiring Minds, was released in 1998 and peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 46 on the Billboard 200. The album included the unexpected hit "Where Dem Dollas At!?"
Both Worlds *69, her second album, peaked at number eight on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and number 29 on the Billboard 200 in 2001. Enquiring Minds II: The Soap Opera, her third album, was publicly released in 2003. The album's highest point was number 24 on the Independent Albums chart and number 53 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart.
The Rumors, Gangsta Boo's third mixtape, was released in 2009. She and DJ Fletch also released the mixtapes "Miss.Com" and "4 Da Hood." She released her mixtape Forever Gangsta with Trap-A-Holics on June 27, 2011. She co-wrote the song "Throw It Up" with Yelawolf and Eminem in the same year.
The extended play Witch, a joint effort with La Chat, was released on May 27, 2014. Gangsta Boo and BeatKing collaborated to release Underground Cassette Tape Music, Vol. 1, on October 14, 2014. A follow-up mixtape titled Underground Cassette Tape Music, Vol. 2, was made available in 2018.
Run the Jewels included Gangsta Boo’s song "Love Again" from their 2014 album Run the Jewels 2, and he later did so again on the song "Walking in the Snow" from their 2020 album RTJ4. She appeared with GloRilla in the 2022 song "FTCU'' by rapper Latto. She was working on an album that was going to be called The BooPrint when she passed away.
How did Gangsta Boo die?
Lola Chanterelle Mitchell, a rapper from Memphis and former member of the Three 6 Mafia, passed away on January 1, 2023, in Memphis. She helped define Southern rap with her assured flows and paved the way for other female artists. She was 43 years old.
The Memphis Police Department announced in a statement on Monday that she was discovered dead on Sunday in a neighborhood to the west of Memphis International Airport. The police stated that "there were no immediate signs of foul play" and that they were still looking into her death.
Gangsta Boo, who was born and raised in the South, quickly made a name for herself in the 1990s with her witty lyrics, which could be flirtatious and playful or forceful and proud. She joined the underground rap crew Three 6 Mafia when she was a teenager, and the group would go on to become one of the most significant of its time.
The cause of death wasn't made known right away. According to sources close to Mitchell, she partied the night before with her brother, who allegedly overdosed after consuming cocaine that was (unbeknownst to him) laced with fentanyl. Despite the fact that Mitchell's brother used the same batch of cocaine a short time later and overdosed, her brother lived and was discharged from the hospital.
What was the Gangsta Boo family's response to her passing?
"The Mitchell family would like to thank everyone for their condolences regarding the untimely death of Gangsta Boo," Mother Veronica Mitchell and the rapper's family released a statement on Monday. "The family is asking for your continued prayers and privacy as we process the loss of our loved one."
Gangsta Boo announced last month that her fourth studio album, "The BooPrint," would be released this year. She and the producer Drumma Boy collaborated on the unreleased video "Imma Mack" last week."Gangsta Boo was like a sister to me and told the world about me the way my blood brother did," declared Drumma Boy in a statement.
"We both are Leos and share the same energy towards unity and seeing people happy! This is just such a devastating loss cuz she always wanted to see others win! RIP to the Queen of Memphis, forever my sister."
FAQs
Q. How old was Gangsta Boo?
A. Gangsta Boo, or Lola Mitchell, was born on August 7, 1979 which made her 43 years old at the time of her death on January 1, 2023.
Q. What is the net worth of Gangsta Boo?
A. As of 2023, Gangsta Boo's estimated net worth is $1 million.
Q. How did Gangsta Boo die?
A. According to the sources close to Mitchell, the cause of death of Gangsta Boo was cocaine overdose mixed with fentanyl.
