BOOSIE Badazz is one of the most prominent figures of Southern hip hop after he shot to fame as a member of the hip-hip collective group Concentration Camp during the 1990s.
The 40-year-old has since gone on to have a hugely successful solo career and is also a dad to a huge brood.
How many children does Boosie Badazz have?
Boosie Badazz - real name is Torrence Ivy Hatch Jr - has eight biological kids.
His children are:
- Ivy Ray Hatch
- Lyric Beyonce Hatch
- Toriana Hatch
- Iviona Hatch
- Michael Jordan Hatch
- Tarlaysia Hatch
- Torrance Hatch Jr
- Laira Jean
The brood have their own Instagram page @tha_hatchkiddz, and are named as Ivi, Ty, Tootie, Tori, Ivy Ray, Lyric Bey, MJ and Laila.
Are there illegal baby names? Surprising monikers that are BANNED in other countries, from Sarah to Thomas
His children have also ensured Boosie isn't the only rapper in the family by following in their dads footspeps.
His kids Iviona and Torrance are aspiring rappers with a growing fan base.
According to Dicy Trends, one of his other daughters, Toriana, pursued a music career but chose to become a singer instead of a rapper.
Lyric inherited the musical gene but is also an athlete and enjoys soccer.
And little is known about the personal lives of Boosie's other children.
On Iviona's 16th birthday, Boosie reportedly gifted her with a Porsche Panamera, which has a reported worth of $100K.
When she turned 20, Iviona reportedly received multiple pairs of shoes and $100K in cash.
She performs under the stage name Poison Ivi after changing it from Iviona Badazz and goes by different names, including the Princess of the South.
Who are Boosie Badazz's baby mamas?
Boosie Badazz shares his eight children with six different women.
He previously said that he did not believe marriage was a good choice for him, because he didn't want to potentially lose half of his fortune in the event of a divorce.
All about Rachel Nickell who was murdered in front of her son Alex Hanscombe
In a 2018 interview with The Box, Boosie said he regretted being a young father with multiple children by multiple women.
He admitted: “I’d keep my same kids, just fewer baby mothers.
“I feel like I should’ve skeeted in the same woman and put them all in her instead of being so young, and you gotta watch out for that, you know having kids at a young age.”
Four out of the six women have since been identified.
Walnita Decuir
Walnita Dceuir is the mother of four of Boosie’s children - Ivoina, Tarlaysia, Ivy Ray and Torrence Jr.
According to her Facebook page, she is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
In 2010, she was reportedly arrested on charges related to drug distribution for attempting to smuggle illegal substances to Boosie while he was in jail.
WDSU reported in 2014 that in exchange for a guilty plea to the charges, Decuir received five years of probation.
The same year, the mother published a novel about a cheating rapper boyfriend who left his high school sweetheart for the daughter of an NFL legend.
At the time of the book’s release, Boosie was rumored to be dating Deion Sanders’ daughter, Deiondra Sanders.
According to Vlad TV, Decuir admitted that the book was “based on her own life”.
The book’s blurb reportedly ends with the lines: “It’s a perfect world until the music stops.
“The question is will she be able to survive the blow of ultimate betrayal delivered by her one true love.”
Other mothers of Boosie's children to have been identified include: Tracey Taylor, Trivia Weatherspoon and Gerlissa Haze.
What has Boosie Badazz said about his children?
In the same 2018 interview, Boosie opened up about his children, stipulating that it was his job to “motivate them.”
He said: "I just tell them to chase they dreams. First, they gotta knock out school.
"School is very important to my household, to my kids because my mama raised me for that to be important in my life.
"You know I motivate my kids, and I keep ’em wanting more.
"I’m just steady providin’ a better life for them, the childhood than what I had.
"That means a lot take to me, providing them a better childhood than what I had."