Gangsta Boo

Biography

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 Foxy Brown, La Chat, Eminem, GloRilla, Run the Jewels, Lil Jon, Latto, Outkast, Tinashe, and Yelawolf.

Early life

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

Three 6 Mafia

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

Solo work

Gangsta Boo's first solo album, Enquiring Minds×Enquiring Minds28 September 1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 21 tracks1Intro1:072Enquiring Minds1:283Don’t Stand So Close4:004Oh No4:125Kill, Kill, Kill, Murder, Murder, Murder2:326Suck a Little Dick3:587Fuck You4:428Where Dem Dollas At4:279Da Ones Close, Know Most1:5010Wanna Go to War3:2111I’ll Be the Other Women4:2912High Off That Weed3:0813Be Real4:0914Nasty Trick3:3215Nigga Yeah Know3:0016Money and Powder4:2117Life in the Metro3:4718This Is Personal3:0419Only You3:4420Who We Be5:3121Where Dem Dollas At (Bass remix)3:38, 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. The album featured the surprise hit "Where Dem Dollas At!?".
Her second album, Both Worlds *69 (2001), reached number 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and number 29 on the Billboard 200. In 2003, she released her third album, Enquiring Minds II: The Soap Opera×Enquiring Minds II: The Soap Opera23 September 2003 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Tha Truth (intro)1:242Sippin & Spinnin3:433How We Roll3:484Let Me Get That Off You4:235City Streets3:436Posted @ tha Bar4:307Jail Talk6:118Move4:239Cutty Girl4:2510Let's Get High4:2011Down Chick3:2212Kill or Be Killed4:2113Weed and Cocaine3:4614Interlude0:48153-Way (Infatuation, Lust & Love)3:4616Where They Hang4:50. The album peaked at number 53 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and 24 on the Independent Albums chart.
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".
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×Underground Cassette Tape Music14 October 2014 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Come Off Dat3:142Ain't Shit Changed2:443Dollar Signs3:584Like a Pimp 20154:035Speakerfoxxx Speaks0:366Mashing3:337Slab Crusher3:438Bass n da Trunk3:559That's None of My Business (skit)1:5810Roll Hard4:0111Drop Interlude1:5012Dirty Hoe3:2013Paper Chase3:0114Rambunctious3:3415Outro2:31, Vol. 1. In 2018, a successor mixtape titled Underground Cassette Tape Music, Vol. 2×Underground Cassette Tape Music, Vol. 25 October 2018 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Gangsta Niggas3:122Talking3:083Nobody3:094Never Fall Off3:195Gotta Do2:376Underground Shit1:087Gangsta Walk2:168No Love2:439Murder2:4610Disgusting Justin3:1911So High3:33, 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. At the time of her death, she had been working on an album that was planned to be titled The BooPrint.

Death

On January 1, 2023, at the age of 43, Mitchell was found dead on the front porch of her mother's home in the Whitehaven neighborhood of Memphis. Memphis Police Department stated that there was no evidence of foul play. Her autopsy revealed cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol in her system; on June 15, her cause of death was listed as an accidental overdose of cocaine that had been cut with fentanyl.

Solo albums

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

With Three Six Mafia

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)

Compilation albums

Underground Vol. 1: 1991-1994 (1999)
Underground Vol. 2: Club Memphis (1999)
Underground Vol. 3: Kings of Memphis (2000)