Atlanta Rapper T-Hood Dead At 33

August 12, 2025 3

Georgia rapper T-Hood has reportedly been shot and killed. He was 33 years old. TMZ reports that Gwinnett County police officers responded to reports of a dispute that resulted in a shooting at his home. First responders rendered aid at the scene, then transported him to a local hospital, but the rapper, whose real name was Tevin Hood, died from his injuries reports the AJC.com.

One person has reportedly been detained in connection with the shooting. The motive for the shooting is unclear. Local authorities are investigating the case as a homicide. T-Hood’s producer, Deddotwill, took to Instagram to comment on his death after the news. “We was just on the phone all day, I can’t believe you are gone,” he wrote. “Rest in peace T-Hood, I love you brother.”

T-Hood’s death comes a few weeks after he posted an Instagram video dressed as a ghost in a graveyard. In the clip to promote his song Grave Diggerz, the rapper had a white sheet over his face. “Hello, are you still alive? We are dead down at the cemetery. Come down to the cemetery, I have a spot for you,” he told viewers in the video. “All you have to do is die,” he continued. “Just die today.” T-Hood was known in the Southern rap scene for songs like Ready 2 Go, Big Booty, and Perculator. His last song, Girls in the Party, was released in May.