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 part ...

Lichelle Laws, who became Def Jam West’s first female wrapper under her stage name of BO$$, died Monday in a Michigan hospital. She was 54. A family spokesperson told The Detroit News that Laws died ...

Bo$$, the first female rapper signed to Def Jam West, died at 54. Bun B revealed the passing, writing: “One of the best female MCs and a dear friend.” Bo$$ was a signee of the West Coast arm of Def ...

The performer, born Lichelle Marie Laws, was known as a hip-hop pioneer in the '90s West Coast music scene Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023.

Bo$$ will forever be known in the annals of Hip-Hop for being the first female rapper signed to Def Jam. The community learned that the “I Don’t Give A F**k” rapper has passed away this week. Bun B ...

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. The record label confirmed news of her passing with a ...

Fellow emcee Bun B shared the sad news on his Instagram on March 11. In a touching tribute to his 54-year-old fallen peer, Bun wrote, “Rest in peace to my big sis, Lichelle Laws, AKA Bo$$. One of the ...