Boss/Bo$$ | |
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Lichelle Laws | |
Born | September 12, 1969 |
Origin | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Genres | Hip hop |
1991-1995 2004-present |
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Labels | Def Jam West, Chaos, Columbia, SME Records (1992-1995) 8055 Records (2004-2006) |
Boss (born Lichelle Laws, August 14, 1969) is an American gangsta rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Her debut album, Born Gangstaz, reached number three on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1993. Her name is sometimes stylized as Bo$$.
Born in Detroit, Laws relocated to Los Angeles after graduating high school. Laws was spotted by DJ Quik who stuck her on a track with AMG. Russell Simmons liked the track and promptly signed her to Def Jam West.[1] Her debut album Born Gangstaz was released in 1993,[2] and the singles, "Deeper" and "Recipe for a Hoe", hit number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.[3]
Laws' fledgling career took a major blow in 1994 when she was interviewed by a reporter from The Wall Street Journal. The reporter revealed that she grew up in an upper-middle-class family and attended private school.[4][5]
In the mid-1990s, she moved to Dallas, Texas, and went on to be a radio DJ. In 2001, she collaborated with Krayzie Bone on his album Thug On Da Line. In 2004, she released a mixtape titled The Six Million Dollar Mixtape produced by Def Jef.[6]
It was revealed in May 2011 that Laws is in need of a kidney due to her suffering from renal disease, a disease that rendered her kidneys useless for processing toxins in her body. Laws reached out to the Facebook community for a potential donor. A donor is yet to be found.[7]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
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US | US R&B |
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1993 | Born Gangstaz | 22 | 3 |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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R&B | Rap | Dance | Born Gangstaz | ||
1993 | "Deeper" | 65 | 28 | 1 | 25 | |
"Recipe of a Hoe" | 118[A] | 73 | 1 | 29 |
Boss' song "I Don't Give A Fuck" featured as the Closing Credits song of the episode "Lesbian Request Denied" from Season 1 of the Netflix TV show Orange Is the New Black.[9]
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