Born Torrence Ivy Hatch Jr. on November 14, 1982 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
hardcore rapper Boosie Badazz became a respected figure in southern rap, having
lived through the many difficult circumstances he rapped about. His hardscrabble
childhood helped push him towards a rap career early—he became the youngest
member of Concentration Camp while he was still a teenager. He started his solo
recording career as Lil Boosie with 2000’s Youngest of the Camp. He signed with
the record label Trill, and broke through with his third album, 2006’s Bad Azz,
which topped the rap album chart,...