Russell Simmons liked the track and promptly signed her to Def Jam West. [4] Her debut album Born Gangstaz was released in 1993, [6] and the singles, "Deeper" and "Recipe for a Hoe", hit number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. [7]

Mar 13, 2024 · Boss, the Detroit rapper who became one of the first women to sign to Def Jam Recordings, has died of kidney failure, The Detroit News reports, citing a family spokesperson. The musician had...

Mar 13, 2024 · Lichelle Marie Laws, who was known professionally as the rapper Bo$$, has died of kidney failure. She was among the first female artists signed to Def Jam, who confirmed her death.

Mar 12, 2024 · Bo$$, who famously was the first female rapper signed to Def Jam, has died. Rapper Bun B announced the news Monday evening, paying tribute to Bo$$ ... whose real name was Lichelle Marie Laws....

Mar 12, 2024 · Lichelle Laws, the musician who became Def Jam’s first female rapper under the moniker Boss (stylized as Bo$$), has died. She was 54.

Mar 13, 2024 · Bo$$, a rapper best known for her 1993 album 'Born Gangstaz' and for being the first female rapper to sign with Def Jam, has died. She was 54.

Mar 12, 2024 · Trailblazing rapper Boss, who brought West Coast gangsta rap fervor to the Def Jam Recordings roster in the early 1990s, has died. No cause of death has been revealed.

Mar 12, 2024 · Lichelle Laws, better known as the pioneering gangster rapper BO$$, died Monday (March 11) from kidney failure. She was 54. Despite being born and raised in Detroit, Laws became best known as a...

Mar 12, 2024 · Bo$$, best known as the first female MC signed to Def Jam Recordings, has reportedly passed away. On Monday (March 11), Bun B took to Instagram to share the unfortunate news while paying tribute...

Mar 12, 2024 · Gangsta Boo, born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, was found dead on New Year's Day in 2023 in a neighborhood west of Memphis International Airport, according to the Memphis Police Department.