"Gangsta Boo" is a song by American rappers Ice Spice and Lil Tjay from the former's debut extended play (EP), Like..?
When Ice Spice was recording the song, she thought of possible guest appearances, saying "I was just thinking who I would hear on it really", and decided on Lil Tjay due to their year-long friendship and shared upbringing of being from the Bronx.
[7] In his verse, Lil Tjay reasserts his status as the "gangsta boo" in question,[2] replying to Ice Spice "I don't think you should play with me/ 'Cause you gon' end up like the last opp"[7] and claiming "I'm a thug off some drugs in my home/ And say, long before rap, I was playin' the back box".
[5] "Gangsta Boo" was Ice Spice's first entry into the Billboard Hot 100, the national record chart for songs in the United States.
[2][7] The New York Times wrote that while the song "doesn't have the venomous attitude that made Ice Spice's breakout single [...] pop, [...] her effortless charisma sells the track just the same.