| Boss | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lichelle Laws |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Genre(s) | Gangsta rap West Coast hip hop |
| Years active | 1992-1995 2004-present |
| Label(s) | Def Jam (1992-1995) 8055 Music (2004-present) |
| Associated acts |
Dee, Def Jef, Erick Sermon, AMG, Onyx, Spice 1 |
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$$. Boss was first a duo, with Laws as Boss the rapper and her friend Irene Moore as her DJ, Dee. The group name stood for "Bitches on Some Shit." They became the first act to sign with Def Jam West. Laws and Moore 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. Their debut album Born Gangstaz was released in 1993, and the single "Deeper" hit #1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks. 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 a upper middle-class family and attended private school.[1] Shortly after, Moore left the group. Then, 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.
