Future Signee ZeetheWizard On Life Support Following New Year's Day Shooting

BY Zachary Horvath
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ZeetheWizard, 22 is still fighting for his life at the hospital despite rumors that he succumbed to his gunshot wounds.

ZeetheWizard is still alive and fighting as hard as he can after being shot multiple times on New Year's Day. There had been various aggregators claiming that the 22-year-old artist died from his injuries that same morning. Thankfully, that is very much false as he's on life support, KHOU-TV can confirm.

The Texas news station says that their sister outlet, WFAA, was informed of this relieving update from Zee's family members. They are currently with the rapper at a local hospital where he is receiving medical attention.

Some of ZeetheWizard's peers even shut down the rampant rumors that had fans leaving "RIP" comments on past Instagram posts from the wounded MC. One of them was Montana 700, who stated on his Instagram Story on January 2 that he was still with us.

"Thank you to everyone," Montana began. "We appreciate the love yall got for Zee [mending heart emoji]. There has been misinformation floating around; as of now, Zee is still fighting. [Praying hands emoji]'n that he bounce back and fully recover. Keep him in your prayers. TheWiz [wizard emoji]."

Zee was one of five people shot at the brand-new Pink House, an afterhours club in Dallas. According to police, an "altercation" went haywire around 4 a.m., causing gunshots to ring off. Zee performed at Pink House just before the ball dropped and with family members in attendance. After they left, he stayed to hang out with fellow Texas rapper BigXthaPlug.

Who Is ZeetheWizard?

It's sad that ZeetheWizard's 2025 had to conclude like this as the up-and-coming talent inked a deal with Future's Freebandz label in November.

While a remarkable accomplishment on its own, it's all the more impressive when you learn that he didn't launch his career until 2024. He's already got some bubbling hits just waiting to really pop off such as "Chevy" above.

On top of his talent, Zee is also a role model of sorts. He's trying to make his hometown a better place as member of the New Dallas group, according to The Dallas Morning News. They advocate for unity, love, and peace within the city's hip-hop scene and recently put together a giveback event during Christmas.

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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