"In the summer of ’94, Da Brat and Lady of Rage were battling it out for the title of gangsta rap's freshest female. In the South, Mia X was starting to build her name in New Orleans, and a duo of Memphis ladies named UNLV (Unfortunately No Longer Virgins) had released an album on well-known Atlanta independent Ichiban. But the Queen of the South crown was still very much up for grabs when a solo song by 14-year-old Gangsta Boo popped up on DJ Paul's Vol. 16: For Tha Summa of ’94.
Paul, who was still a teenager himself at this point, had previously tried working with a few local female rappers. But his old classmate Lola, who he knew from Hillcrest High, ended up making a big impact on "Cheefa Da Reefa," an addictive weed-smoking anthem that showed she wasn't afraid to play with the big boys. After getting such a positive reaction to the song, Boo was invited to be a full-fledged member of the newly-minted Triple Six Mafia. Four years later, Boo became one of the first artists to release a solo album under Hypnotize Minds' national distribution deal, and would remain a core member of Three 6 Mafia until her departure in 2001." - pigeons
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