Walk down any street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush, and you’ll meet somebody who knows Badda TD. Long before amassing 60 million streams and 29 million YouTube views independently, the 17-year-old rapper cemented himself as a pillar of his community. Hailing from the Raleigh Place in Brooklyn NY, he shared an apartment with his mother, father, grandmother, and uncle. Even in those close quarters, he felt a lot of love at home. It’s also where he discovered music. Not long after he turned six, his father caught a 50-year prison sentence alongside most of the block. Mom held down multiple jobs and often didn’t eat in order to feed her son. So, he turned to hip-hop to make a change. In December 2018, he unveiled his first song and v... read more