In a recent interview with Billboard, Gangsta Boo talked about a number things— from the flowers she's been given by new rappers like Glo Rilla and Latto, who she recently collaborated with, to Memphis' impact on Hip-Hop, and her own influence on the game.
"I would honestly say that I have to admit, respectfully and humbly, that I am the blueprint," Boo, who got her start alongside Three Six Mafia in the early 90s, said. "I hear my cadence in a lot of men and female rappers. It’s hard to f– lie to myself and says, “Oh wow, she’s from New York but she raps like she’s from Memphis. Oh wow, this person is from f– wherever, but they rap like they are from Memphis.” Because I’m not talking about anybody in particular, but my sound is a Memphis sound. It’s a Gangsta Boo sound, it’s a Three 6 Mafia sound."
She went on to explain how in many ways, she's the blueprint for a lot of southern rap. "I am the blueprint and I wear that badge proudly as f–," she said. "I used to run away from it. I used to didn’t want to even give myself flowers because I’ve been so low-key and humble, but I’m on some f– that s—. It’s time to claim what’s mine. I’m one of the main b–. And it feels fun to still be able to look good and be relevant in a place where I don’t have this million-dollar machine behind me and I have all my natural body parts, no shade to the ones that don’t. But it just feels great to stand in yourself and look in the mirror and be like, “Wow, you did that.” And not sell your soul and go to bed at night with a smile on your face. Because I don’t have any pressure."
