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Rapper Bo$$ – whose real name was Lichelle Marie Laws – has died aged 54.
Rapper Bun B announced the news Monday night via social media. ‘Rest in peace to my big sister Lichelle Laws AKA Boss. One of the best female MCs and a dear friend,’ he wrote while sharing a photo of the singer.
Her cause of death has not yet been revealed.
It is suspected that she passed due to complications from kidney disease, which she was first diagnosed with in 2011.
In 2017, a GoFundMe account was set up in her name after she suffered a stroke and seizure.
She became famous for being the first female rapper to be signed to Def Jam by Russell Simmons.
Rapper Bo$$ – whose real name was Lichelle Marie Laws – has died aged 54 Seen in 1992 in NYC
Rapper Bun B announced the news Monday night via social media. ‘Rest in peace to my big sister Lichelle Laws AKA Boss. One of the best female MCs and a dear friend,’ he wrote as he shared a photo of the singer. Seen in 1992
In 1993, she released her first studio album, Born Gangstaz.
It reached number three on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1993.
It turned out to be her only studio album of her career.
Her biggest hit song was Deeper.
She was also associated with the labels Sony Music Entertainment, Columbia Records and 8055 Records.
Jermaine Dupri, Jadakiss, 9th Wonder, Ed Lover and others paid tribute to the star on Instagram.
Bo$$ was born and raised in Detroit, but after high school she moved to Los Angeles for her career.
One of DJ Quik’s team members spotted her when she was performing.
She became famous for being the first female rapper to be signed to Def Jam by Russell Simmons. Seen in February in LA