Gangsta Boo Net Worth 2024

Gangsta Boo
Gangsta Boo performing in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Lola Chantrelle Mitchell
Also known as	Lady Boo The Devil's Daughter
Born	(1979-08-07)August 7, 1979 South Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	January 1, 2023(2023-01-01) (aged 43) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Southern hip hop gangsta rap horrorcore
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1994–2022
Labels	Prophet Hypnotize Minds Drum Squad
Formerly of	Three 6 Mafia Prophet Posse Hypnotize Camp Posse
Website	gangstaboo.com

Lola Chantrelle Mitchell (August 7, 1979 – January 1, 2023), known professionally as Gangsta Boo, was an American rapper. She rose to prominence as a member of Three 6 Mafia, which she joined at the age of 14. After releasing six albums, she left the group and its record label after the release of her second solo album, Both Worlds *69 (2001), due to financial disputes and issues regarding promotion of the album. She subsequently released several solo albums and became known for collaborating with artists such as Eminem, Run the Jewels, La Chat, Latto, GloRilla, Outkast, Foxy Brown, Tinashe, Lil Jon and Yelawolf.

Lola Chantrelle Mitchell^[1] was born in the Whitehaven area of Memphis, Tennessee, on August 7, 1979.^[2] Though she was from a middle-class family, she said that they later "moved to the hood" after her parents divorced. She started rapping at around the age of 14.^[3]

After being discovered by DJ Paul, Gangsta Boo became a member of Three 6 Mafia, making her the sole female member of the group. She made her first appearance on DJ Paul's mixtape Volume 16: 4 Da Summer Of ’94, released in 1994. She was on the group's 1995 debut album Mystic Stylez and on four more albums until she ultimately left the group in 2001 to prioritize her solo career.^[4]

In 2013, she joined the Three 6 Mafia spin-off group Da Mafia 6ix, and was significantly featured on their debut mixtape 6ix Commandments.^[5] She departed from the group in 2014.^[6]

Gangsta Boo's first solo album, Enquiring Minds, was released in 1998 and reached number 15 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 46 on the Billboard 200.^[7][8] The album featured the surprise hit "Where Dem Dollas At!?".^[9]

Her second album, Both Worlds *69 (2001), reached number 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and number 29 on the Billboard 200.^[10][11] 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.^[12][13]

In 2009, Gangsta Boo released her third mixtape The Rumors (following her previous mixtapes Street Ringers Vol. 1 and 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. That same year, she collaborated with Yelawolf and Eminem on the song "Throw It Up".^[14]

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.^[15] In 2018, a successor mixtape titled Underground Cassette Tape Music, Vol. 2, was released.

Gangsta Boo was featured on the Run the Jewels track "Love Again (Akinyele Back)" from their 2014 album Run the Jewels 2, and reappeared on the track "Walking in the Snow" from their 2020 album RTJ4. In 2022, she was featured alongside GloRilla on the song "FTCU" by rapper Latto.^[16] At the time of her death, she had been working on an album that was planned to be titled The BooPrint.^[4]

Mitchell was found dead on the front porch of her mother’s home in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 1, 2023, at the age of 43. On June 15, 2023, her cause of death was revealed as an accidental overdose with fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol found in her system.^[17][18] The police stated that there was no evidence of foul play.^[19]

• Enquiring Minds (1998)
• Both Worlds *69 (2001)
• Enquiring Minds II: The Soap Opera (2003)

• Mystic Stylez (1995)
• Chapter. 1 The End (1996)
• Chapter 2: World Domination (1997)
• When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 (2000)
• Choices: The Album (2001)

• Underground Vol. 2: Club Memphis (1999)
• Underground Vol. 3: Kings of Memphis (2000)

• CrazyNDaLazDayz (1999)

• 6ix Commandments (2013)

• Volume 16: 4 Da Summer Of ’94 (1994)

• Come with Me 2 Hell Part 2 (1995)

• Volume 3: Spring Mix (1995)

• Body Parts (1998)

• Hypnotize Camp Posse (2000)

• Witch (2014)

• Gangsta Boo at IMDb
• Rolling Stone profile
• Ultimate Band List profile
• Artist News: Straight from MTV.COM: Breaking News on Gangsta 'Lady Boo'
• Andria Lisle (October 23, 2003). "Return of the Gangsta". Memphis Flyer.
• Gangsta Boo Official Website