Born Thomas Hardison in Durham, NC, Thee Tom Hardy originally went by Teethree before 9th Wonder gave him his current moniker due to another T3 (from Slum Village) using that name.

Thee Tom Hardy’s musical background naturally led him to hip hop; his dad was a drummer who toured with the famous rock & soul artists in the 70s, whose samples are used by his favorite rappers. He met 9th Wonder in the Summer of 2008 and was signed to the IWWMG imprint before leaving in 2012 due to creative differences.

Sticking to the traditional hip-hop aesthetic, Thee Tom Hardy’s quirky rhyme style is a blend of sarcastic conversation and blow-your-mind wordplay–influenced by The Dungeon Family–heard over the soundscape of Southern hip-hop mixed with the boom-bap drums.