US rapper Boosie seeks $300,000 refund after failed Trump pardon bid

Rapper paid JM Burkman & Associates $600,000 to push for president's pardon but firm says no partial refund promised

Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz is reportedly looking to claw back $300,000 from a firm of Washington DC lobbyists after they failed to secure a Donald Trump pardon that he hired them to pursue over his conviction on charges of possessing a loaded weapon at music video shooting in 2023.

Boosie - whose legal name is Torence Hatch and who hails from his home state's capital of Baton Rouge - paid JM Burkman & Associates $600,000 in 2025 to advance his push for a pardon from the US president, according to a report on Monday from Notus, which covers the federal government.