Gangsta Boo
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Lola Mitchell, formerly known as "Gangsta Boo", now "Lady Boo" was a member of the Memphis, Tennessee-based rap group Three 6 Mafia. She was the sole female member of the group, which she left after the release of the album When the Smoke Clears: Sixty-6, Sixty-1. Mitchell left the group due to a falling out with several of its members, and following a public conversion in 2001 to Christianity. In 2003, Mitchell said, regarding her religious faith that she was "still making mistakes," though she was "learning from 'em now." She added that her "relationship with [her] higher power" was "a personal thing."1
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Name Change
"I wanted to change my name because of the stereotype that goes with 'Gangsta this' and 'Gangsta that.' "I wasn't living the gangster lifestyle, so I wanted to lose the name. Everybody was always telling me that it didn't fit me anyway. I was young. I grew up and matured, so I decided to go with 'Lady Boo,' since I say Lady Boo in my raps anyway."2
Move and Solo Career
Mitchell has since moved to Atlanta, Georgia, though she has spent time off and on there since 1998, where she has launched a solo career, releasing albums such as Enquiring Minds II: The Soap Opera. Explaining the reasons for her move, Mitchell complained that "Memphis is gangsta. You're from the 'hood, and either your momma split or you don't know your daddy. I don't know whether it's our personalities or the way we talk, but Memphians tend to stand out.""3. Mitchell was also drawn to Atlanta's black middle class, its nightlife and her perception that "everybody's more uplifted and in party mode."4
References
- Artist News: Straight from MTV.COM: Breaking News on Gangsta 'Lady Boo' (http://www.memphisrap.com/community/article115.html)
- Return of the Gangsta (http://memphisflyer.com/MFSearch/full_results.asp?xt_from=1&aID=5026) by Andria Lisle in the Memphis Flyer (10/23/2003) also here (http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:Z-i0ffAkwkIJ:memphisflyer.com/MFSearch/full_results.asp%3Fxt_from%3D1%26aID%3D5026+&hl=en&client=firefox-a)
- Interview With The Queen of Memphis (http://www.memphisrap.com/community/interview.php?op=interviewalbumreview&id=6) on official Memphis rap website more news (http://www.memphisrap.com/community/modules.php?name=Search&query=Gangsta+Boo)
External Links
- Rolling Stone profile (http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bio.asp?oid=5961&cf=5961)
- Ultimate Band List profile (http://ubl.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,688224,00.html?artist=Gangsta+Boo)
- Gangsta Boo MemphisRap.com Profile (http://www.memphisrap.com/artists/Gangsta_Boo)