Gangsta Boo has died on the age of 43.
The rap star – whose actual identify was Lola Chantrelle Mitchell – was finest referred to as a part of hip hop group Three 6 Mafia however was discovered lifeless at her dwelling on Sunday (01.01.23), her bandmate DJ Paul has confirmed.
With out revealing a reason behind dying, he shared a picture of Gansgta and positioned a halo emoji above her head, and added a picture of a crying face in an obvious tribute to his co-star.
The DJ was inundated with feedback from fellow musicians upon sharing the publish, with rapper Lil Jon writing: “MAN WE WAS JUS TOGETHER 3 WEEKS AGOREST WELL QUENN [prayer emoji]” (sic), whereas Krayzie Bone stated: “Can’t consider this bro. Tuff one” (sic) and ‘Act a Idiot’ hitmaker Ludacris merely posting an emoji of arms clasped in prayer alongside a dove.
Within the hours after the information of her dying broke, sources near the ‘Late Nite Tip’ hitmaker alleged that she had spent the evening along with her brother and the pair had taken an overdose.
A supply informed TMZ: “Gangsta was along with her brother final evening at an area live performance in Memphis, and he began to overdose someday within the evening … requiring hospitalization.
Whereas he ended up being okay, folks aware of Gangsta Boo’s dying scene insist narcotics had been discovered on her particular person and {that a} fentanyl-laced substance is believed to be at play. We’re informed the police are launching an official investigation.”
Gangsta Boo started performing with Three 6 Mafia within the mid-Nineties however stop the group in 2002 to additional pursue her solo profession, along with her final studio album ‘Enquiring Minds II: The Cleaning soap Opera’ being launched in 2003.
Her most up-to-date releases embody the EP ‘Witch’, which was a collaborative effort with La Chat in 2014 and in 2018 she launched the mixtape ‘Underground Cassette Tape Music 2 ‘ with BeatKing in 2018.
