Gangsta Rapper Boo, Former Three 6 Mafia Member, Dead at 43

American rapper Gangsta Boo passed away on Sunday at the age of 43 for unknown reasons, her representative said Monday. to Variety magazine.

The body of the singer originally from Memphis (Tennessee) was found lifeless around 4:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, local television Fox13 Memphis detailed.

The cause of death of the rapper, whose real name was Lola Mitchell, and who was part of the Three 6 Mafia group between 1995 and 2001, is unknown.

He released a total of six albums with the group (winner of the Oscar for best song for “It’s hard out here for a pimp” from the movie “Hustle & Flow” in 2006) created by DJ Paul, who on Monday said goodbye to the singer through social networks.

Gangsta Boo continued his solo career and was also part of the Three 6 Mafia spin-off group Da Mafia 6ix from 2013 to 2014.

Regarded as one of the pioneering women of southern rap music, in her later years Gangsta Boo collaborated with artists such as Eminem, Latto, GloRilla and Run the Jewels.