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Birth name | Torence Ivy Hatch Jr.[1] | ||||
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Born | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | November 14, 1982||||
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Children | 8 | ||||
Years active | 1998-present | ||||
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Torence Ivy Hatch Jr. (born November 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Boosie BadAzz or simply Boosie (formerly Lil' Boosie), is an American rapper. Hatch began rapping in the 1990s as a member of the Southern hip hop collective Concentration Camp, eventually pursuing a solo career in 2000 with the release of his debut album Youngest of da Camp. After leaving the label the following year, he signed with Pimp C's Trill Entertainment to release his second studio album, For My Thugz (2002). One of the most prominent figures of Southern hip hop, Hatch has gone on to release thirteen solo studio albums, as well as seven collaborative albums and 44 mixtapes.[2]
In 2009, Hatch was sentenced to four years in prison on drug and gun charges. In 2010, he was indicted on first-degree murder, and was also sentenced to 10 years on multiple charges of drug possession with intent of distribution.[3] In 2012, he was found not guilty of murder. After serving 5 years in prison for drug charges, Hatch was released early on March 5, 2014. He is known for making homophobic[4][5] and transphobic[6][7] comments throughout his career, and garnered notoriety after saying he paid prostitutes to engage in sex-acts with his children.[8][9]
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