Rapper Boosie Badazz seeks $300,000 refund from lobbying firm

Boosie Badazz, a rapper from Louisiana, is seeking a $300,000 refund from a Washington DC lobbying firm. He paid JM Burkman & Associates $600,000 in 2025 to push for a presidential pardon. The pardon was related to his conviction on charges of possessing a loaded weapon at a music video shooting in 2023. According to a report, the lobbying firm says no partial refund was promised after the pardon bid failed.

The rapper, whose legal name is Torrence Hatch, hired the firm to advance his push for a pardon from the US president. The firm's failure to secure the pardon has led to Boosie Badazz seeking a refund of half the amount he paid. The details of the agreement between Boosie Badazz and the lobbying firm are not fully known, but the firm's stance is that no partial refund was promised.