Gangsta Boo, the Memphis-area rapper best known as a member of Three 6 Mafia, died earlier this year from an accidental overdose, her autopsy confirmed.
The beloved hip hop artist, whose real name was Lola Mitchell, consumed a lethal cocktail of fentanyl, cocaine, and alcohol prior to her death, Fox 13 reported. She was found unresponsive at a home in Memphis on New Year’s Day around 2:00 p.m. and pronounced dead on the scene. She was 43.
Musicians and fans alike flocked to social media in wake of her shocking death, all of them remembering her as a pioneer for women rappers.
“I normally don’t post screenshots but the fact that she reached out to me before anybody else had a clue who I was…she always supported me & the girls way back before we blew up,” fellow Memphis rapper Glorilla wrote. “A REAL LEGEND there will never be another Gangsta Boo.”
Kicking off her career in the late ‘90s, Gangsta Boo was one of few female rap artists in the game. She quickly became popular and shot to fame after connecting with Lord Infamous, Crunchy Black and Koopsta Knicca to form “Three 6 Mafia.” She was featured on the first six of the group’s studio albums — including their 1995 debut “Mystic Stylez,” — before leaving in the early 2000s.
She subsequently released several solo albums and went on to work with a number of other well-known musicians.
In recent years, Gangsta Boo has appeared on tracks by artists including Run the Jewels, Blood Orange and Gucci Mane. She also previously collaborated with the likes of Outkast, T.I. and Lil John.
