

In 2001 he joined Trill Entertainment backed by its CEO the late Pimp C of UGK. The album production was mostly handled by Happy Perez, and featured C-Loc, Max Minelli and Donkey. At 17 years of age, he recorded his debut album, the aptly-titled Youngest of da Camp, (Camp Life Entertainment, 2000). Alongside C-Loc and Max Minelli, he served as one of the "faces" of the Camp. The departure of Young Bleed from the Camp helped put Lil Boosie in a prime position amongst the group.

He eventually debuted on C-Loc's fifth album, 'It's A Gamble' in 2000 under his old alias Boosie and Concentration Camp third studio album Camp III : Thug Brothas in 2000. The group consisted of Young Bleed, C-Loc, Happy Perez, Boo, Max Minelli, J-Von, Lee Tyme and Lucky Knuckles. and joined the group Concentration Camp, as the youngest member in 1998. He was mentored by Young Bleed and C-Loc as well as MD. Lil' Boosie's cousin Young Dee introduced Boosie to Baton Rouge rapper C-Loc in the late 1990s. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a child. His father, Torrence Hatch, Sr., died in 1997. His mother, Connie Hatch (née Givens), was a school principal whose father was a pastor. on November 14, 1982, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and grew up on West Garfield Street.

