Boosie Badazz's life story is coming in his Cross The Tracks book
Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz is a true one of one. When it comes to his rapping style to his on-camera antics, it’s all about the Baton Rouge native’s ability to capture your attention. So of course his new Cross The Tracks: A Memoir should only continue to etch out his legacy in the rap game culture.
Boosie Badazz’s life story is coming in Cross The Tracks
The hip-hop heavyweight’s new release is slated to officially arrive next Tuesday (September 20) and come packed with tell-all stories including his time behind bars, his rise back to the top and everything in-between.
From one of rap’s most personal and evocative writers comes CROSS THE TRACKS: A Memoir(Gallery Books; September 20, 2022; Hardcover), a stirring memoir about how Boosie Badazz, one of the industry’s most controversial figures, was able to overcome insurmountable odds to make his music dreams a reality.
A Baton Rouge native who began rapping at age fourteen, Boosie Badazz was already a cult hero in Louisiana when, in 2009, he was sentenced to two years in prison. The next year, he was indicted on even more serious charges, eventually landing him on Death Row. Prosecutors played Boosie’s music in the courtroom in an attempt to paint him as a thug with no chance of redemption. However, against overwhelming odds and the backdrop of a social media campaign to #FreeBoosie, he was freed in March of 2014 with a rare second chance to make his music dreams come true.
In this evocative and compelling memoir, Boosie explores the relationship between his life on the streets with his ceaseless tear through the rap industry. From near-death experiences to a ruthless bout with kidney cancer to a life-threatening diabetes diagnosis, Boosie has overcome remarkable challenges to make a name for himself as one of rap’s most influential voices. A redemptive story with an urgent voice, CROSS THE TRACKS is the survival tale of a man who wasn’t sure he would live to see another day...but who rose from the ashes to change the rap industry forever.
