Lil Boosie was born Torrence Hatch in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 14… Read Full Bio ↴Lil Boosie was born Torrence Hatch in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 14, 1983, he was bestowed the nickname Boosie by his family and was raised on W. Garfield St. in a ghetto in the mean streets of south side Baton Rouge (SSB).
Growing up, Boosie was hardened by the many difficult experiences he was put through. His neighborhood, notorious for drugs and violence, was a place feared by the general population. To outsiders, it was a jungle, to residents, it was life. Boosie got very involved in basketball to stay off the streets, and was actually expected to move on to college level basketball.
At 14 years old, Boosie moved in to live with his grandmother after his father was murdered over drugs. Growing up with no father figure and without a strong guiding hand, Boosie turned to drugs and crime. After being expelled from school, Boosie picked up freestyling and began to get serious about his music. Living in the 225, Boosie had no contacts, no real means of exposure. Lil Boosie teamed up with Baton Rouge rapper C-Loc in the late 1990s and made his debut on C-Loc's 5th album, "It's a Gamble", which also featured Three Six Mafia, South Park Mexican, and the rest of the Concentration Camp. This album was a saving grace for C-Loc, as he was slowly losing popularity. Releasing this album put him back in the spotlight, as he had a new young tallented rapper at his side. Baton Rouge couldn't get enough. Shortly afterwards, Boosie released his debut CD, "Youngest of the Camp", which sold over 10,000 units and featured fellow up and coming Baton Rouge rapper Max Minelli, which was exactly what boosie needed to jump start his career. The album spread like wildfire, every hood in Baton Rouge had flyers up for it, everybody was playing it.
After the incarceration, Boosie once again turned back to the streets. Ultimately, his behavior led to him also being incarcerated. At this point, Boosie felt as though he was a failure. However, fate lent Boosie a hand, and Boosie had an opportunity to join an up and coming record label called Trill Entertainment aka Trill Ent which was backed by Pimp-C of UGK. Trill signed Boosie and assisted him in bring his legal issues to an end. Soon after, Boosie and Trill independently released the CD "For my Thugs" under TrillEnt. This release went on to sell over 15,000 copies. Later in the summer of 2003, Boosie co-starred with one of his label-mates, Webbie, on the album "Ghetto Stories" which also went on to sell well over 15,000 copies.
Again paired up with Webbie, Lil Boosie's 2004 release, "Gangsta Musik" is what really gained him popularity. This CD featured the ever popular songs "Swerve" (which later made an appearance in the movie "Hustle and Flow"), "Give Me That", and "Bad Bitch". This was Boosie's first really popular album, actually penetrating the borders of Louisiana and reaching far beyond.
Boosie's talent was now undeniable, and he caught the eye of some Universal Records representatives. In late January of 2005, Boosie signed a deal with Universal, and released the CD "Boosie Bad Azz". This album, backed and promoted by Universal Records, was his strongest yet. Boosie continues to gain popularity at an astonishing rate, and is no stranger to trouble with the law. Already incarcerated for probation violation on drug and gun charges, the Trill Entertainment rapper and two associates (one of them only 17 years old) were indicted on first-degree murder charges by a grand jury on Thursday, June 17, 2010. The men are accused of being involved in the shooting of 35-year-old Terry Boyd in his own house in October. District attorney Hiler Moore stated that the killing seemed to be "over turf" and that if Lil Boosie is convicted the death penalty is not out of the question. The same day, Hatch was also indicted on multiple drug and conspiracy charges for smuggling large amounts of codeine, ecstasy and marijuana into prison with intent to distribute. His girlfriend, a prison guard and a fellow inmate were also charged as co-conspirators. In addition to these charges, prosecutors believe the 27-year-old rapper may have been involved in at least five other slayings.
Growing up, Boosie was hardened by the many difficult experiences he was put through. His neighborhood, notorious for drugs and violence, was a place feared by the general population. To outsiders, it was a jungle, to residents, it was life. Boosie got very involved in basketball to stay off the streets, and was actually expected to move on to college level basketball.
At 14 years old, Boosie moved in to live with his grandmother after his father was murdered over drugs. Growing up with no father figure and without a strong guiding hand, Boosie turned to drugs and crime. After being expelled from school, Boosie picked up freestyling and began to get serious about his music. Living in the 225, Boosie had no contacts, no real means of exposure. Lil Boosie teamed up with Baton Rouge rapper C-Loc in the late 1990s and made his debut on C-Loc's 5th album, "It's a Gamble", which also featured Three Six Mafia, South Park Mexican, and the rest of the Concentration Camp. This album was a saving grace for C-Loc, as he was slowly losing popularity. Releasing this album put him back in the spotlight, as he had a new young tallented rapper at his side. Baton Rouge couldn't get enough. Shortly afterwards, Boosie released his debut CD, "Youngest of the Camp", which sold over 10,000 units and featured fellow up and coming Baton Rouge rapper Max Minelli, which was exactly what boosie needed to jump start his career. The album spread like wildfire, every hood in Baton Rouge had flyers up for it, everybody was playing it.
After the incarceration, Boosie once again turned back to the streets. Ultimately, his behavior led to him also being incarcerated. At this point, Boosie felt as though he was a failure. However, fate lent Boosie a hand, and Boosie had an opportunity to join an up and coming record label called Trill Entertainment aka Trill Ent which was backed by Pimp-C of UGK. Trill signed Boosie and assisted him in bring his legal issues to an end. Soon after, Boosie and Trill independently released the CD "For my Thugs" under TrillEnt. This release went on to sell over 15,000 copies. Later in the summer of 2003, Boosie co-starred with one of his label-mates, Webbie, on the album "Ghetto Stories" which also went on to sell well over 15,000 copies.
Again paired up with Webbie, Lil Boosie's 2004 release, "Gangsta Musik" is what really gained him popularity. This CD featured the ever popular songs "Swerve" (which later made an appearance in the movie "Hustle and Flow"), "Give Me That", and "Bad Bitch". This was Boosie's first really popular album, actually penetrating the borders of Louisiana and reaching far beyond.
Boosie's talent was now undeniable, and he caught the eye of some Universal Records representatives. In late January of 2005, Boosie signed a deal with Universal, and released the CD "Boosie Bad Azz". This album, backed and promoted by Universal Records, was his strongest yet. Boosie continues to gain popularity at an astonishing rate, and is no stranger to trouble with the law. Already incarcerated for probation violation on drug and gun charges, the Trill Entertainment rapper and two associates (one of them only 17 years old) were indicted on first-degree murder charges by a grand jury on Thursday, June 17, 2010. The men are accused of being involved in the shooting of 35-year-old Terry Boyd in his own house in October. District attorney Hiler Moore stated that the killing seemed to be "over turf" and that if Lil Boosie is convicted the death penalty is not out of the question. The same day, Hatch was also indicted on multiple drug and conspiracy charges for smuggling large amounts of codeine, ecstasy and marijuana into prison with intent to distribute. His girlfriend, a prison guard and a fellow inmate were also charged as co-conspirators. In addition to these charges, prosecutors believe the 27-year-old rapper may have been involved in at least five other slayings.
i know
Lil Boosie Lyrics
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Say Mel and T Mayne
I'm a make a n**** feel on this
Top and bottom never walk in my neighborhood
(South baton rouge)
The candy lady out of business 'cause they take her goods
Play with me it's guaranteed, ooh, I'm a lay ya down
Gotta watch my back across my tracks god know I know these clowns
God know I know
I feel like can't nobody f*** with me
God got my back so
Lil boosie keep his mind at ease
And god kno I kno
That somebody gon hate on me
But god kno I'm thug so
U kno lil boosie go and get skeet
Now god know my situation, he know what I be facin'
He know I'm so impatient when it come to money makin'
From school, to the blocks, from the tool, to the rocks
For the lil n**** with that glock ridin' around in somethin' hot
Now it's bout time we hit our knees and tell god truth
Can't stop the way we livin' just help us make it through
When I die take me through, up to heaven up with you
Gotta holla at my daddy and my n**** griles to
And god kno
And god know I'm thug life, u f***in' right
So if n**** play with me of the op I gotta get him right
And god got my back so, when I act wow
I'm comin' home safely through the back do
The murder rate is sky high, n**** holla ride or die
These youngin' sling that iron it ain't no mo takin' pride
So put yo fist up in yo pockets and them bullets in the chamber
'Cause n****s slingin' iron like the lone ranger
Mayne it's murder murder kill kill on the corner
Where the marijuana followed by the bill
Some n****s cut by delja, some n****s cut by chill
Some n****s eat them delpids and some n****s eat them pills
Gotta get it how I live in the southside
I'm thuggin' with my cow hide
I'm fresh when I come outside
You talk s*** got hog tied
God know I know these n****s
Don't make me show these n****s
Pray for these n****s keep me away from these n****s
And I
God know I know
I feel like can't nobody f*** with me
God got my back so
Lil boosie keep his mind at ease
And god kno I kno
That somebody gon hate on me
But god kno I'm thug so
U kno lil boosie go and get skeet
God kno all the killas
He done walked with all them n****s
He done talked with all them n****s
Before they went sparked them trigger
He ain't tear ya up in church
But god pretty eyes done covered up some dirt
Plus he kept a thug alert
For these b**** a** n****s, these haters these rapists
These n****s in the swamp swear to god they alligators
Me an my n****s paper chasers (s***) we ain't stuntin'
We do wat we gotta do, to get that money
And god kno my past
I'm itchin' to kill, gimme a reason I will
I'll end up grippin' a steal
And god kno my temper
My temper like a bubble
You bust it you in trouble
Only god kno, it's hard yo, I'll lay up in ya yard wow
I'll camouflage myself with my camouflage cargo
The street ain't promised to us n****s in that dirty south
Thas why I'm ridin' with that nine I'm tryin' make it out
And it's hard to live, I'm a community where ain't no f***in' unity
They always say I'm dead they try to ruin me
So boosie be on other s***
Like jewelris and poppin' chris
And mac on u a model b****
Had a hoe that swallow dick
Since 12 I saw alot of s*** god kno I kno
Witness a man get straight sprayed right in front of the store
So I get a blunt and I roll it, hit the block actin' a donkey
Killin' my own people, servin' my own uncles
And I
God know I know
I feel like can't nobody f*** with me
God got my back so
Lil boosie keep his mind at ease
And god kno I kno
That somebody gon hate on me
But god kno I'm thug so
U kno lil boosie go and get skeet
Our father who art in heaven
Hollow be thy name
Thou kingdom come
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
But we stay reppin'
But we stay they got beasts up in my section
I was raised bysome thugs, got rich off the d
80 grams took my n****, I'm missin' ya petey
God kno I need to send my n****s some pictures this
And som change to keep n**** fresj kicks on his feet
And god kno he raised me
When donkey went jonsin'
Bronson kept me wide open
And that's a fact
But I kno they gon hate tho
'Cause I got blocks and raps and blocks of work so u can call me lego
It's consequences, jumpin' fences
'Cause the narcs tryin' lynch us and they missin' us by inches
The judge the one who sentence make a n**** out a menace
Commisary low so we take a n**** tennis
A black eye is just like a scratch where I was raised
N****s handle they business if they ever felt played
The beasts is crooked, the preacher crooked
Saw my teacher at the strip club, damn, the teachers crooked
God know I know
I feel like can't nobody f*** with me
God got my back so
Lil boosie keep his mind at ease
And god kno I kno
That somebody gon hate on me
But god kno I'm thug so
U kno lil boosie go and get skeet
Now if don't nobody now
God kno
N**** u a hood rat
God kno
A n**** try to bring you down
He right on side u
God kno
N**** tryin' steal yo girl u had fears
God kno
I'm a make a n**** feel on this
Top and bottom never walk in my neighborhood
(South baton rouge)
The candy lady out of business 'cause they take her goods
Play with me it's guaranteed, ooh, I'm a lay ya down
Gotta watch my back across my tracks god know I know these clowns
God know I know
I feel like can't nobody f*** with me
God got my back so
Lil boosie keep his mind at ease
And god kno I kno
That somebody gon hate on me
But god kno I'm thug so
U kno lil boosie go and get skeet
Now god know my situation, he know what I be facin'
He know I'm so impatient when it come to money makin'
From school, to the blocks, from the tool, to the rocks
For the lil n**** with that glock ridin' around in somethin' hot
Now it's bout time we hit our knees and tell god truth
Can't stop the way we livin' just help us make it through
When I die take me through, up to heaven up with you
Gotta holla at my daddy and my n**** griles to
And god kno
And god know I'm thug life, u f***in' right
So if n**** play with me of the op I gotta get him right
And god got my back so, when I act wow
I'm comin' home safely through the back do
The murder rate is sky high, n**** holla ride or die
These youngin' sling that iron it ain't no mo takin' pride
So put yo fist up in yo pockets and them bullets in the chamber
'Cause n****s slingin' iron like the lone ranger
Mayne it's murder murder kill kill on the corner
Where the marijuana followed by the bill
Some n****s cut by delja, some n****s cut by chill
Some n****s eat them delpids and some n****s eat them pills
Gotta get it how I live in the southside
I'm thuggin' with my cow hide
I'm fresh when I come outside
You talk s*** got hog tied
God know I know these n****s
Don't make me show these n****s
Pray for these n****s keep me away from these n****s
And I
God know I know
I feel like can't nobody f*** with me
God got my back so
Lil boosie keep his mind at ease
And god kno I kno
That somebody gon hate on me
But god kno I'm thug so
U kno lil boosie go and get skeet
God kno all the killas
He done walked with all them n****s
He done talked with all them n****s
Before they went sparked them trigger
He ain't tear ya up in church
But god pretty eyes done covered up some dirt
Plus he kept a thug alert
For these b**** a** n****s, these haters these rapists
These n****s in the swamp swear to god they alligators
Me an my n****s paper chasers (s***) we ain't stuntin'
We do wat we gotta do, to get that money
And god kno my past
I'm itchin' to kill, gimme a reason I will
I'll end up grippin' a steal
And god kno my temper
My temper like a bubble
You bust it you in trouble
Only god kno, it's hard yo, I'll lay up in ya yard wow
I'll camouflage myself with my camouflage cargo
The street ain't promised to us n****s in that dirty south
Thas why I'm ridin' with that nine I'm tryin' make it out
And it's hard to live, I'm a community where ain't no f***in' unity
They always say I'm dead they try to ruin me
So boosie be on other s***
Like jewelris and poppin' chris
And mac on u a model b****
Had a hoe that swallow dick
Since 12 I saw alot of s*** god kno I kno
Witness a man get straight sprayed right in front of the store
So I get a blunt and I roll it, hit the block actin' a donkey
Killin' my own people, servin' my own uncles
And I
God know I know
I feel like can't nobody f*** with me
God got my back so
Lil boosie keep his mind at ease
And god kno I kno
That somebody gon hate on me
But god kno I'm thug so
U kno lil boosie go and get skeet
Our father who art in heaven
Hollow be thy name
Thou kingdom come
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
But we stay reppin'
But we stay they got beasts up in my section
I was raised bysome thugs, got rich off the d
80 grams took my n****, I'm missin' ya petey
God kno I need to send my n****s some pictures this
And som change to keep n**** fresj kicks on his feet
And god kno he raised me
When donkey went jonsin'
Bronson kept me wide open
And that's a fact
But I kno they gon hate tho
'Cause I got blocks and raps and blocks of work so u can call me lego
It's consequences, jumpin' fences
'Cause the narcs tryin' lynch us and they missin' us by inches
The judge the one who sentence make a n**** out a menace
Commisary low so we take a n**** tennis
A black eye is just like a scratch where I was raised
N****s handle they business if they ever felt played
The beasts is crooked, the preacher crooked
Saw my teacher at the strip club, damn, the teachers crooked
God know I know
I feel like can't nobody f*** with me
God got my back so
Lil boosie keep his mind at ease
And god kno I kno
That somebody gon hate on me
But god kno I'm thug so
U kno lil boosie go and get skeet
Now if don't nobody now
God kno
N**** u a hood rat
God kno
A n**** try to bring you down
He right on side u
God kno
N**** tryin' steal yo girl u had fears
God kno
Lil Boosie's song "I Know" speaks out about the inequalities and dangers that exist in his neighborhood. Boosie describes the environment of his South Baton Rouge neighborhood, where top and bottom never walk, and the candy lady is out of business because they take her goods. Many people in this area live in poverty, and so crime is high, and people are constantly looking out for themselves. Boosie feels that he needs to watch his back across his tracks because he knows there are clowns out there who would cause him harm if given the chance. The song speaks about the predicament of living in an environment of poverty and danger.
Throughout the song, Boosie refers to God as his protector and savior. He credits God for watching over him and keeping him safe in a hostile environment. However, Boosie also feels that he must take matters into his own hands to survive in his neighborhood. He talks about how, since the age of 12, he has seen a lot, including witnessing his uncle being murdered in front of his store. It's no wonder that a n**** gets 'straight sprayed,' and Boosie is just trying to make it out alive. He also speaks about the lack of unity in the community and how he sometimes has to kill and serve his own people. Overall, the lyrics of "I Know" highlight the struggles of life in a dangerous inner city environment and the necessity for personal strength and reliance on God to survive.
Line by Line Meaning
Top and bottom never walk in my neighborhood
I never allow anyone from different neighborhoods to enter my South Baton Rouge neighborhood, showing my loyalty to my community.
The candy lady out of business 'cause they take her goods
Illegal activities in my neighborhood have caused the local drug dealer, referred to as the 'candy lady', to go out of business as they consistently steal her merchandise.
Play with me it's guaranteed, ooh, I'm a lay ya down
If someone dares to mess with me, I assure you that I will respond aggressively and take them down.
Gotta watch my back across my tracks god know I know these clowns
I constantly have to be vigilant and cautious of my surroundings because I am aware of the presence of deceptive and untrustworthy individuals.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BARBARA GEORGE
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