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Boss

1969–2024

United States

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Lichelle Marie Laws (September 12, 1969 – March 11, 2024), better known by her stage name Boss (stylized as Bo$), was an American rapper from Detroit. Her debut album, Born Gangstaz, reached number three on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1993. Laws became best known as a part of the burgeoning West Coast gangsta rap scene in the early ’90s.

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