Rising music artist Chucky Trill was shot and killed early in Atlanta on Friday morning, according to his manager. He was 33.
The Houston rapper was traveling on I-85 when he was fatally shot by an unknown assailant. He was found suffering from a bullet wound at 3 a.m. on the interstate near the Jimmy Carter Boulevard exit. Chucky Trill was taken to the hospital where he later died. Captain Collin Flynn of the Gwinnett County police confirmed that they believe the gunshots came from another vehicle.
“GCPD is investigating an early morning homicide that happened on I-85 South near JCB,” the police posted on Twitter. “Officers responded to a shooting on the interstate just before 3AM and discovered one male shot and died at a local hospital.”
Interstate shootings are becoming a regular occurrence in Atlanta. At the top of the year, a 32-year-old male was found shot in the head off of the I-20. In early February, two men were found shot off of I-85, near I-75. Another incident involved the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old found in his vehicle on the highway near downtown Atlanta. Police also reported one hour before Chucky Trill was discovered that there was an incident in which a person suffered a gunshot wound on the I-75.
Chucky Trill, real name Corey Detiege, was the heir of Houston royalty. The son of D of Trinity Garden Cartel, Chucky experienced the school of hard knocks when he landed in prison with an eight-year bid.
Once he was released, Chucky was determined to make something of himself. He founded his label banner Cash Committee Music Group and proceeded to get the co-sign from Houston’s top talent and music moguls.
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“Deep,” one of his first singles, would be released in 2017 where he would mark his official entry into the Houston music scene. In 2018, he released his 16-track album Music for the Soul, where he made songs such as “I-45 South,” “Fish Scale,” and “Buss It,” before Erica Banks took over the expression. His single “Streets Don’t Love a Soul” from the album garnered over a million views. Despite the success of his music on the underground scene, Chucky did express concern about the lack of support he was getting from major radio stations.
“How I got over 1.2 million organic views on Streets Don’t Love a Soul but can’t get no major radio play,” he asked on Facebook in April 2020. Chucky Trill would follow up with “Sicko Mode (Freestyle),” and “Drip Like This Freestyle.”
Just four days before his untimely demise, Chucky Trill was pictured with 1501 Certified Entertainment boss Carl Crawford, former All-Star MLB player who has become one of the staples of business and entrepreneurship in hip hop and the Houston music scene.
Rest in peace to a fellow Houstonian who wanted to curate a dream in the arts and transform it into a real-life manifestation.
