Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lichelle Laws, better known as the pioneering gangster rapper BO$$, died Monday (March 11) from kidney failure. She was 54.

The rapper paved the way for other femcees signed to Def Jam. Legendary gangsta rapper and former Def Jam signee, BoSS (Bo$$), has passed away. The Detroit native, born Lichelle Laws, died on March ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bo$$ will forever be known in the annals of Hip-Hop for being the first female rapper signed to Def Jam. The community learned ...

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 ...

Eminem says Bo$$ "rep’d the D so well as a pioneer." Earlier this week, Bun B took to Instagram to announce the untimely passing of Def Jam's first female rapper, Bo$$. The Detroit-born MC was only 54 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...