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Torrence Hatch (born November 14, 1983) known by his stage name Lil Boosie, is an American rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Biography

Hatch grew up in a poor neighborhood of Baton Rouge, and his father was absent from his childhood. He played basketball while attending high school but was expelled for drugs, so Hatch decided to become a rapper. He worked with rapper C-Loc and his group Concentration Camp and made his debut on C-Loc's fifth album, ''It's a Gamble in 2000. Shortly afterwards, Hatch released his debut album For My Thugz'' as Lil Boosie in 2003.title=Lil' Boosie > Biography Boosie joined growing record label Trill Entertainment which was backed by the late Pimp C of UGK. Soon after, Trill independently released the album For My Thugz. Later, Boosie teamed with label mate Webbie, on the albums Ghetto Stories and Gangsta Musik. Boosie's major label debut, Bad Azz, was released in 2006. It contained the single "Zoom" featuring Yung Joc. In 2007, Boosie and Webbie performed on the remix of "Wipe Me Down" by rapper Foxx. Streetz Iz Mine, a mixtape with DJ Drama, was released in 2008, and in the same year Boosie appeared on singles "Independent" by Webbie and was among several rappers featured on "Out Here Grindin" by DJ Khaled. and Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz was released in 2009. "Better Believe It", featuring Webbie and Young Jeezy, is the first single off of Superbad.

Personal life

Lil Boosie has six children.title=Lil Boosie: From Bank to Bank Shortly after Bad Azz was released, Boosie announced that he had diabetes. On October 22, 2008, Boosie was arrested after East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputies found marijuana, another unidentified drug, and a gun in Boosie's car . Boosie pled guilty to third-degree possession of marijuana on September 22, 2009 and was sentenced to two years in prison the next day. Judge James Moore doubled the sentence on November 10 after finding Boosie to have violated probation while awaiting sentencing. Between his plea and sentencing, Boosie was electronically monitored and placed under house arrest.

Discography

Albums

  • 2000: Youngest of da Camp
  • 2003: For My Thugz
  • 2006: Bad Azz
  • 2007: Trill Entertainment Presents: Survival of the Fittest (with Lil' Boosie, Foxx, Webbie and Trill Fam)
  • 2009: Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz

Awards

  • Ozone Awards
    • 2008: Club Banger of the Year ("Independent") (Won)
    • 2007: Best Rap Album ("Bad Azz") [1]
    • 2007: Best Breakthrough Artist (Won)

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