Lil' Boosie: Biography

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Birth Name:

Torrence Hatch

Born:

Nov 14, 1983

Genres:

Rap & Hip-Hop Music, Gangsta and Hardcore Rap Music, Southern Rap Music

Rapper Lil' Boosie's hard Southern style comes from growingup in one of Baton Rouge, Louisiana's more notorious neighborhoods, one that was known for drugs and gunplay. Not having his father in his life was another challenge, but things began moving in a positive direction when Boosie immersed himself in basketball. It looked like it could be his ticket into college, then getting involved in drugs got him kicked out of high school. He turned to rapping and eventually hooked up with CLoc. An appearance on CLoc's 2000 effort It's a Gamble became Boosie's debut. He soon released the fulllength CD Youngest of the Camp on his own. His big breakthrough began when he joined Pimp C's Trill Entertainment camp. He was paired with fellow Trill artist Webbie for the 2003 release Ghetto Stories and again for 2004's Gangsta Musik which featured the first appearance of Webbie's future hit "Give Me That". Trill then worked a deal with the Warner Bros. associated Asylum and both Webbie and Boosie were now on a major label. Webbie released his album in 2005, Boosie's landed in 2006. Titled Bad Azz, the release featured Yung Joc, Pimp C, and Webbie as guests. The Bad Azz DVD soon followed featuring interview footage where Boosie explained the drugrelated death of his father and revealed his own battle with diabetes. Late in the year, the Streetz Is Mine mixtape appeared in cooperation with DJ Drama.

- David Jeffries, All Music Guide