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. == Life and career == Laws was born in Detroit to Joe Laws, an autoworker, and Lillie, who took... [more on Wikipedia]