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Bo$$, who famously was the first female rapper signed to Def Jam, has died.
Rapper Bun B announced the news Monday evening, paying tribute to Bo$$ … whose real name was Lichelle Marie Laws. Bun posted a pic of Bo$$, and wrote, “Rest in peace to my big sis Lichelle Laws AKA Boss. One of the best female MCs and a dear friend.”
Bun’s announcement sparked quite a huge reaction from the hip hop world … as Jermaine Dupri, Jadakiss, 9th Wonder, Ed Lover, Lloyd Banks, Slim Thug and many others all paid tribute to the pioneering MC.
DJ Premier also weighed in, praising Bo$$ as a talented legend, and made a public plea for Def Jam to release a collab he’d recorded with her in 1993.
