Boss (rapper)
Encyclopedia
Boss is an American Midwest
female
gangsta rap
per who enjoyed brief popularity in 1993 with her debut album Born Gangstaz
. Her name is sometimes spelled Bo$$.
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. Her debut album Born Gangstaz
was released in 1993, and the singles, "Deeper" and "Recipe for a Hoe", hit number one on the Billboard
Hot Rap Tracks
chart.
Laws' fledgling career took a major blow in 1994 when she interviewed with a reporter from The Wall Street Journal. The reporter thought he revealed that she grew up in an upper middle-class family and attended private school. Rumors later stated she was dropped from the label for revealing she was from the middle class. As it turned out, the reporter did not listen to the album before interviewing the artist. Further, Laws had left Detroit after high school to pursue a contract in New York, which brought on a hard survivalist mentality by the time she settled in Los Angeles. Def Jam was well aware of her background when she was signed, and she was never dropped from the label.
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.
It was revealed in May 2011 that Laws is in need of a kidney due to her suffering from renal disease, a disease which 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.
Midwest hip hop
Midwest hip hop is hip hop music performed by artists from the Midwestern United States. In contrast with its East Coast, West Coast and Southern counterparts, Midwest hip hop has very few constants...
female
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
gangsta rap
Gangsta rap
Gangsta Rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths. Lyrics in gangsta rap have varied from accurate reflections to fictionalized accounts. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word...
per who enjoyed brief popularity in 1993 with her debut album Born Gangstaz
Born Gangstaz
Born Gangstaz is debut album released by gangsta emcee Boss, rreleased on July 26, 1993, on Def Jam Recordings' West Coast-based sub-label DJ West and featured production from some of hip hop's top producers at the time, including Def Jef, Erick Sermon and Jam Master Jay. Born Gangstaz was a...
. Her name is sometimes spelled Bo$$.
Laws relocated to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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after graduating high school. Laws was spotted by DJ Quik
DJ Quik
David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and record producer. According to Quik himself, his stage name reflects his ability to produce records in short time....
who stuck her on a track with AMG
AMG (rapper)
Jason Lewis better known by his stage name AMG, is a rapper from Cleveland, Ohio who later moved to Inglewood, California...
. Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons
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liked the track and promptly signed her to Def Jam West. Her debut album Born Gangstaz
Born Gangstaz
Born Gangstaz is debut album released by gangsta emcee Boss, rreleased on July 26, 1993, on Def Jam Recordings' West Coast-based sub-label DJ West and featured production from some of hip hop's top producers at the time, including Def Jef, Erick Sermon and Jam Master Jay. Born Gangstaz was a...
was released in 1993, and the singles, "Deeper" and "Recipe for a Hoe", hit number one on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Rap Tracks
Hot Rap Tracks
Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...
chart.
Laws' fledgling career took a major blow in 1994 when she interviewed with a reporter from The Wall Street Journal. The reporter thought he revealed that she grew up in an upper middle-class family and attended private school. Rumors later stated she was dropped from the label for revealing she was from the middle class. As it turned out, the reporter did not listen to the album before interviewing the artist. Further, Laws had left Detroit after high school to pursue a contract in New York, which brought on a hard survivalist mentality by the time she settled in Los Angeles. Def Jam was well aware of her background when she was signed, and she was never dropped from the label.
In the mid-1990s, she moved to Dallas, Texas, and went on to be a radio DJ. In 2001, she collaborated with Krayzie Bone
Krayzie Bone
Anthony Henderson better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper and is a former member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.-Solo career:Krayzie Bone recorded his solo debut, Thug Mentality 1999, in 1998...
on his album Thug On Da Line
Thug On Da Line
Thug on da Line is the second studio album by rapper Krayzie Bone. The album was released on 2001 on Thugline Records, Ruthless Records and Loud Records. He released the single "Hard Time Hustlin'" . The rap group Kneight Rieduz, also make an appearance on the album in "Kneight Riduz Wuz Here"...
. In 2004, she released a mixtape titled The Six Million Dollar Mixtape produced by Def Jef.
It was revealed in May 2011 that Laws is in need of a kidney due to her suffering from renal disease, a disease which rendered her kidneys useless for processing toxins in her body. Laws reached out to the FaceBook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
community for a potential donor. A donor is yet to be found.