Georgia Rapper T-Hood Killed, Police Detain Person of Interest

Police in Gwinnett County, Georgia are investigating the shooting death of regional rapper T-Hood. He was 33.

The up-and-coming artist, born Tevin Hood, was fatally shot during a “dispute” on Friday evening, Aug. 8, outside a home in the Atlanta suburb of Snellville, the Gwinnett County Police Department said in a news release on X.

“At approximately 7:00 p.m., officers assigned to the South Precinct were dispatched to a residence in the 3900 block of Lee Rd in unincorporated Snellville. The caller reported that a dispute took place at the residence and someone was shot,” the release said.

Officers located the victim and “rendered aid,” according to police. Members of Gwinnett County Fire Rescue transported the victim to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries.

“One person was detained at the shooting location and is in the process of being interviewed by detectives,” police said. The case is being investigated as a homicide.

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Police later identified the victim as Snellville resident Tevin Hood. Detectives said he was killed during a domestic dispute.

T-Hood was said to have ties to Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta stars Kirk Frost and his wife RaSheeda Buckner-Frost.

The rapper was best known among regional fans after releasing the songs “War Ready,” “Girls In the Party,” and “Perculator.”

In April, the rapper posted a video on Instagram of himself performing in front of thousands of fans in Atlanta for 404 Day. He captioned the post, “No State Or City In The World Do It Like ATLANTA GEORGIA!”

Back in September 2023, the YouTube channel DGB Media uploaded an interview with T-Hood. He said he was determined to “stay in the game” and continue releasing new music.

“It’s my way of staying out of trouble. It’s my way to staying out of bullshit,” he explained.

But he said as an independent artist, there were many obstacles, including lack of support for marketing and distribution.

“The labels is going to do s–t for the other dudes. When you sign, they got marketing departments and s–t like that,” he said. “As an independent artist, you gotta be the marketing department, you gotta be management damn near, you gotta be the everything.”

Still, he refused to give up on himself or on his budding music career. “I’m on my own a–, like, ‘Look Shorty, you gotta keep this rolling,'” he said.