By: Sam Ribakoff | Courthouse News
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Rapper Boosie Badazz pleaded not guilty to one count of felony possession of a weapon in a San Diego courtroom on Monday.
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, rapper born Torrence Hatch Jr, and previously known as Lil Boosie, was arrested in the Chollas View neighborhood of San Diego on May 6 after police found Hatch and a companion with two loaded handguns in their car after a traffic stop.
Hatch, known for his bluey Southern drawl and his pain-soaked lyrics chronicling the struggle to overcome poverty, systemic injustices afflicting Black Americans, and the criminal justice system, is one of rap’s most celebrated artists.
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