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).

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.

Boosie was born Torence Hatch on November 14, 1982, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and grew up on West Garfield Street.

and joined Concentration Camp, a rap group from Baton Rouge formed by C-Loc in the mid nineties, as the youngest member in 1998.

[9] The group consisted of Young Bleed, C-Loc, Happy Perez, Boo, Max Minelli, J-Von, Lee Tyme and Lucky Knuckles.

[10] The departure of Young Bleed from the Camp helped put Lil Boosie in a prime position amongst the group.

The album production was mostly handled by Happy Perez, and featured C-Loc, Max Minelli and Donkey.

January 1, 2005, Boosie teamed up with Lava House Records to release United We Stand, Divided We Fall.

A Bad Azz DVD followed where the rapper explained the death of his father due to drugs and his fight against diabetes.

In early December 2006, the mixtape "Streetz Iz Mine" was released by Lil Boosie and DJ Drama (Gangsta Grillz), featuring a guest appearance by Webbie.

[citation needed] In 2010 Lil Boosie and C-Loc, his former CEO, released Unbreakable as a Compilation CD.

In 2010, Lil Boosie announced in prison, facing charges of murder and conspiracy, that he wanted to move forward with his career.

[citation needed] Boosie released his fourth studio album, Incarcerated, on September 28 on Asylum Records.

The 25th Hour tape was originally released in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana – but other versions have spread around the internet.

There are some other mixtapes floating around the internet with similar titles, so Bad Azz Entertainment released it as Should've Been My Beatz on Amazon, Rhapsody and others.

Lil Boosie was feature on "Wuda Cuda Shuda" by 2 Chainz, "Beat Up the Block" by Dorrough Music, "Face Down" by DJ Mustard, "Beez Like" by Young Jeezy, "Jet Fuel" by T.I., "Made Me" (Remix) by Snootie Wild.

"[22] In April 2014, Boosie announced that his sixth studio album Touchdown 2 Cause Hell would be released on July 15, 2014, but was later pushed back to September 23, 2014.

"Life After Deathrow" would feature songs like "I'm coming Home" and the hit "NO JUICE" produced by Mouse on Da Track.

[25] Boosie Badazz and C-Murder announced the Penitentiary Chances joint album on January 18, 2016, via AllHipHop.

Bad Azz Music Syndicate is a record label founded by Boosie Badazz and Taquari "TQ" Hatch.

TQ felt there would be a need to reestablish the brand as a music company that would be able to sign artist in the future who were more diverse and even international.

On October 22, 2008, Boosie was arrested after East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputies found marijuana and a Glock in his car.

Boosie pled guilty to his third-offense possession of marijuana charge on September 22, 2009, and was sentenced to two years in prison the next day.

[32] On November 29, 2011, Boosie was sentenced to eight years in state prison after pleading guilty to the drug charges.

[36] Since May 2023, Boosie has had numerous arrests and charges in the San Diego area which have been related to unlawful firearm possession.

[37][38] On May 6, 2023, Boosie was arrested in San Diego after he was discovered to be a felon unlawfully in possession of a firearm after being pulled over by police for a traffic violation.

[43] Also in February 2020, just days after the incident involving Zaya Wade, Boosie was asked by staff to leave a Planet Fitness in Georgia; Boosie alleged the gym's manager was hostile towards him for his comments towards Wade but a spokesperson for the company denied Boosie's claim that a personal grudge was the reason for him being asked to leave, instead stating that the rapper had failed to comply with company policies and had harassed members of the staff.

[44] In May 2020, Boosie was criticized for a now-deleted video he uploaded to Instagram in which he spoke positively of paying an adult female prostitute to perform oral sex on his son and nephew, then 12 and 13 years old, below the age of consent in any U.S. state, and allowing his minor son to watch pornography, as he felt pornography was more appropriate for children to watch than "cartoons with two men kissing".

[52][53] In 2010, one of his ex-girlfriends, Walnita "Nita" Decuir, was arrested on charges related to drug distribution for attempting to smuggle illicit substances to Boosie, reportedly marijuana, codeine, and MDMA, who, at the time, was incarcerated.

[57] Shortly after Bad Azz was released, Boosie revealed that he had type 1 diabetes, having been diagnosed in childhood.