Rapper Gangsta Boo’s cause of death has finally been revealed.
The autopsy report of the Three 6 Mafia member shows a mix of drugs in her body at death – fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol.
The pioneer hip-hop artist, whose real name is Lola Mitchell, was found unconscious on New Year’s Day this year in a residence, and soon was announced dead. The cause of death was never publicly released until now.
Boo was 43 years old, with almost 30 years of career as a rapper.
She joined Three 6 Mafia when she was 14 and became prominent among members DJ Paul, Lord Infamous (who died at 40), Crunchy Black and Koopsta Knicca (who died at 40).
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Her death from a fentanyl overdose comes as yet another high-profile loss from the drug in recent months, including former Eight Is Enough star Adam Rich.
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The autopsy report of the Three 6 Mafia member shows a mix of drugs in her body at death – fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol.
The pioneer hip-hop artist, whose real name is Lola Mitchell, was found unconscious on New Year’s Day this year in a residence, and soon was announced dead. The cause of death was never publicly released until now.
Boo was 43 years old, with almost 30 years of career as a rapper.
She joined Three 6 Mafia when she was 14 and became prominent among members DJ Paul, Lord Infamous (who died at 40), Crunchy Black and Koopsta Knicca (who died at 40).
In Memoriam 2022: 100 Great Celebrities Who Died In 2022
Her death from a fentanyl overdose comes as yet another high-profile loss from the drug in recent months, including former Eight Is Enough star Adam Rich.
The post Rapper Gangsta...
- 6/29/2023
- by River Zhang
- Uinterview
Lola Mitchell – better known as Southern female rapper and former Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boo, died on Sunday.
Boo was found dead around 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The cause of her death has not been publicly released.
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DJ Paul, the co-founder of Three 6 Mafia with Juicy J, shared a photo of Mitchell on social media. “Man we was jus together three weeks ago,” Lil Jon wrote in a comment on the Instagram post. “Rest well quenn.”
pic.twitter.com/JvQaBTcQ0z
— DJ Paul THREE6MAFIA (@Djpaulkom) January 1, 2023
Juicy J also posted a photo of himself with Boo with a broken heart emoji.
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— juicy j (@therealjuicyj) January 2, 2023
Boo began rapping in her early teens. After K-9, she was the second female rapper of Three 6 Mafia, a hip-hop group based in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.
Boo was found dead around 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The cause of her death has not been publicly released.
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DJ Paul, the co-founder of Three 6 Mafia with Juicy J, shared a photo of Mitchell on social media. “Man we was jus together three weeks ago,” Lil Jon wrote in a comment on the Instagram post. “Rest well quenn.”
pic.twitter.com/JvQaBTcQ0z
— DJ Paul THREE6MAFIA (@Djpaulkom) January 1, 2023
Juicy J also posted a photo of himself with Boo with a broken heart emoji.
pic.twitter.com/NN3S3SvfBE
— juicy j (@therealjuicyj) January 2, 2023
Boo began rapping in her early teens. After K-9, she was the second female rapper of Three 6 Mafia, a hip-hop group based in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.
- 1/2/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Gangsta Boo, the pioneering rapper and former member of Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, has died aged 43.
Born Lola Mitchell in Memphis, Tennessee, she was reportedly found dead at around 4pm on Sunday 1 January, Fox 13 reports. The cause of her death had not been disclosed at the time of writing.
Boo came to prominence as a member of Three 6 Mafia in the Nineties, recording verses for their 1995 debut album Mystic Styelz when she was just 15 years old. She went on to feature on the group’s next four albums, as well as releasing solo records such as 1998’s Enquiring Minds.
“Being in Three 6 Mafia did give me a lot of confidence,” she told Vibe in 2016, per Variety. “I started noticing that not only am I hot, but that I’m talented... But you’d be surprised at how many motherf***ers don’t know that I was in Three 6 Mafia.
Born Lola Mitchell in Memphis, Tennessee, she was reportedly found dead at around 4pm on Sunday 1 January, Fox 13 reports. The cause of her death had not been disclosed at the time of writing.
Boo came to prominence as a member of Three 6 Mafia in the Nineties, recording verses for their 1995 debut album Mystic Styelz when she was just 15 years old. She went on to feature on the group’s next four albums, as well as releasing solo records such as 1998’s Enquiring Minds.
“Being in Three 6 Mafia did give me a lot of confidence,” she told Vibe in 2016, per Variety. “I started noticing that not only am I hot, but that I’m talented... But you’d be surprised at how many motherf***ers don’t know that I was in Three 6 Mafia.
- 1/2/2023
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - Music
Gangsta Boo, a rapper and former member of hip-hop group ‘Three 6 Mafia’, passed away. She was 43.
Her death was reported by Fox 13 Memphis and Wreg Memphis.
According to Fox 13, Boo – whose birth name was Lola Mitchell – was found dead around 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Wreg reported that Boo’s death was confirmed by a representative. The cause of her death has not been disclosed, reports Variety.
A product of the Dirty South school of hip-hop in the 1990s, Boo’s edgy raps and frank sexuality made her an energetic Memphis counterpart to Philadelphia rapper Eve, Brooklyn’s Lil Kim and Miami’s Trina.
Like those female rappers, Boo’s start came with a prominent regional crew – ‘Three 6 Mafia’, founded by DJ Paul, Juicy J and Lord Infamous – with whom she recorded a handful of studio albums until her departure in 2002.
But, along with a prominent solo career starting...
Her death was reported by Fox 13 Memphis and Wreg Memphis.
According to Fox 13, Boo – whose birth name was Lola Mitchell – was found dead around 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Wreg reported that Boo’s death was confirmed by a representative. The cause of her death has not been disclosed, reports Variety.
A product of the Dirty South school of hip-hop in the 1990s, Boo’s edgy raps and frank sexuality made her an energetic Memphis counterpart to Philadelphia rapper Eve, Brooklyn’s Lil Kim and Miami’s Trina.
Like those female rappers, Boo’s start came with a prominent regional crew – ‘Three 6 Mafia’, founded by DJ Paul, Juicy J and Lord Infamous – with whom she recorded a handful of studio albums until her departure in 2002.
But, along with a prominent solo career starting...
- 1/2/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Lola Mitchell — better known as the pioneering Southern female rapper Gangsta Boo who was a member of Three 6 Mafia — has died at age 43, Fox 13 in Memphis reports, with her rep confirming the rapper’s death to Wreg 3 Memphis. According to Fox 13, she was found dead on Sunday afternoon.
DJ Paul, who founded Three 6 Mafia alongside Juicy J, shared a photo of Mitchell on social media on Sunday, in an apparent tribute. “Man we was jus together three weeks ago,” Lil Jon wrote in response to DJ Paul’s Instagram post.
DJ Paul, who founded Three 6 Mafia alongside Juicy J, shared a photo of Mitchell on social media on Sunday, in an apparent tribute. “Man we was jus together three weeks ago,” Lil Jon wrote in response to DJ Paul’s Instagram post.
- 1/2/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
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