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Lola Chantrelle Mitchell[1] (born August 7, 1979), better known by her stage name Gangsta Boo, is an American rapper, who was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the second female member (after K-9) of the Memphis-based hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, where she initially rose to prominence. She left the group and label sometime in 2002, months after the release of her second album, Both Worlds *69, due to money disputes and issues regarding promotion of her album. She has since released mixtapes alongside artists like La Chat and Yelawolf, as well as some solo music. She has also been featured on albums by clipping. and Run the Jewels. She has been referred to as a pioneer of female rap music.[2][3]

Gangsta Boo
Gangsta Boo performing at the House of Blues in August 2021
Background information
Birth nameLola Chantrelle Mitchell[1]
Also known asLady Boo
Queen of Memphis
The Devil’s Daughter
Born (1979-08-07) August 7, 1979 (age 43)
Whitehaven, South Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresHip hop, Southern hip hop, horrorcore
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active1993–present
Labels
  • Prophet
  • Hypnotize Minds
  • Drum Squad
Websitegangstaboo.com

Early life


Lola Chantrelle Mitchell was born in the Whitehaven area of Memphis, Tennessee, on August 7, 1979. She is from a middle class family that later "moved to the hood" after her parents had divorced. She started rapping at around age 14.[4]


Music career


Boo's first solo album, Enquiring Minds, was released in 1998 and reached number fifteen on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 46 on the Billboard 200.[5][6] The album featured the surprise hit Where Dem Dollas At!?.[7]

Boo released her second album, Both Worlds *69, in 2001, which reached number eight on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and number 29 on the Billboard 200.[8][9] In 2003, she released her third album, Enquiring Minds II: The Soap Opera. The album peaked at number 53 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and 24 on the Independent Albums chart.[10][11]

In 2009, Boo released her third official mixtape The Rumors (following her previous mixtapes Street Ringers Vol. 1 & Still Gangsta). She also released two mixtapes with DJ Fletch, Miss.Com (No DJ Version on iTunes) and 4 Da Hood. On June 27, 2011, she released her mixtape with Trap-A-Holics, Forever Gangsta. In 2013, she joined the Three 6 Mafia spin-off group Da Mafia 6ix, and was significantly featured on their debut mixtape 6ix Commandments.[12] She departed from the group in 2014.[13] On May 27, 2014, the extended play Witch, a collaboration with La Chat, was released. On October 14, 2014, Gangsta Boo teamed up with BeatKing and released a collaborative mixtape, Underground Cassette Tape Music, Vol. 1.[14] In 2018, a successor mixtape titled Underground Cassette Tape Music, Vol. 2, was released.

She was featured on Run The Jewels' fourth album, RTJ4, released in 2020, on the track walking in the snow.


Discography



Solo albums



With Three 6 Mafia



With Prophet Posse



With Hypnotize Camp Posse



With La Chat



Mixtapes



Guest appearances



References


  1. Gangsta Boo's works in ASCAP ACE database
  2. "Gangsta Boo, the Southern Rap Pioneer".
  3. ""Just Google Me": Gangsta Boo is Captivating a New Generation - VICE".
  4. "Twenty years in the rap game with three 6 mafia's gangsta boo - i-D".
  5. Enquiring Minds (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, May 22, 1999.
  6. Enquiring Minds (Billboard 200 chart), Billboard, November 21, 1998.
  7. Louis Goggans (March 25, 2013). "Q & A with Gangsta Boo". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  8. Both Worlds *69 (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, November 3, 2001.
  9. Both Worlds *69 (Billboard 200 chart), Billboard, October 6, 2001.
  10. Minds II: Soap Opera (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, November 22, 2003.
  11. Enquiring Minds II: Soap Opera (Top Independent Albums chart), Billboard, November 15, 2003.
  12. "Da Mafia 6ix - 6ix Commandments Hosted by Trap-A-Holics Mixtape - Stream & Download". Datpiff.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  13. Baker, Soren (May 29, 2014). "DJ Paul Reveals Gangsta Boo's Departure From Da Mafia 6ix". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  14. "Gangsta Boo & Beatking* - Underground Cassette Tape Music". Discogs. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  15. "Gangsta Boo - Candy, Diamonds & Pills Mixtape".




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