| Boss Bo$$ | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lichelle Laws |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1991-1995 2004-present |
| Labels | Def Jam West/Chaos/Columbia/SME Records (1992–1995) 8055 Records (2004–2006) |
| Associated acts | Dee, Def Jef, Erick Sermon, AMG, Onyx, Spice 1 |
| Website | Sivad Management Group [3] |
Boss (born Lichelle Laws in Detroit, Michigan in 1969) was a female gangsta rapper who enjoyed brief popularity in 1993 with her debut album Born Gangstaz. Her name is sometimes spelled Bo$$. The name Boss is a ackronym that stands for "Bitch On Some Shit"[citation needed].
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 single "Deeper" hit #1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks.[3] The next single "Recipe for a Hoe" also hit #1 on the Rap Tracks chart.
Laws' fledgling career took a major blow when she revealed in an 1994 interview with The Wall Street Journal that she grew up in an upper middle-class family and attended private school.[4][5] Def Jam shelved her second album and dropped her from the label. She moved to Dallas, Texas and went on to be a radio DJ. In 2004, she released a mixtape titled The Six Million Dollar Mixtape.
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Hip-Hop | |||
| 1992 | Born Gangstaz | 22 | 3 | |
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