BoodaBaby412

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Booda Baby (aka Michael Smith) was born in 1988 in Pittsburgh, PA. Booda’s parents were normal working-class parents who raised their child in the hood. Booda says, “My childhood was rough.” He remembers struggling growing up having to collect cans of food to eat. “Although, my mom made miracles every Thanksgiving,” Booda says. He remembers having some good times too as the all-American working class family, but as he grew older he had to fend for himself. Booda was from the Southside of Pittsburgh which has typical hood activities including frequent drug deals and murders. Although Booda’s childhood was somewhat normal, with parents who struggled, music helped him escape the world of poverty and real life in the hood. Influential artists include; Cassidy, Jay-Z and The Temptations. He was extremely influenced by old school music saying, “The old school music just made me feel good and they don’t make them like that anymore.” Besides music something else that kept him out of the street