Lichelle Laws, better known as the pioneering gangster rapper BO$$, died Monday (March 11) from kidney failure. She was 54.
Rapper Bo$$ in a portrait with DJ Irene 'Dee' Moore taken on October 12, 1992 in New York City.Lichelle Laws, better known as the pioneering gangster rapper BO$$, died Monday from kidney failure. She was 54.
In 1993, after the success of Queens-based group Onyx, Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons decided that the historic label needed to take full advantage of the growing popularity of gangster rap. He decided to launch LA-based Def Jam West and look for artists from California who brought the same energy as N.W.A and Death Row’s roster of hitmakers. Laws, under the name BO$$, was Simmons’ first signee to DJ West and was one of the first female rappers ever signed to Def Jam.
Despite the relative success of their debut, BO$$ never had a chance to release a sophomore project. After an album full of gangster and street tales, aarticle called into question the reality of Laws’ claims. The fallout resulted in BO$$ being dropped from DJ West.
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