Pioneering Rapper Hurricane G dies at 52

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Pioneering New York rapper Hurricane G has died at the age of 52.

Hurricane G death details

Born Gloria Rodriguez, the Brooklyn native’s death was confirmed by several associates to the rapper.

Her cause of death has not been disclosed. However, Hurricane G’s daughter revealed in May she had been diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer.

“My mom has stage 4 lung cancer,” she shared at the time. “I don’t know how many of you understand what that means but even after 30 years of life I’m still trying to process it myself. I have never cried so much in my life I have never felt so disconnected from reality in my life.”

Rap career

Born in 1970, Rodriguez’s music career spanned over 30 years recording with music icons such as Redman, Diddy, and Xzibit.

Hurricane G, who is of Puerto-Rican descent, got her start in hip hop as a member of the group Def Squad. Many fans remember her on the intro to Redman’s 1992 hit “Tonight’s Da Night,” in which she tells the Jersey rapper to “Get off that punk smooth s–t, man. Get with that rough s–t, man. You know how we do!”

In 1997, Hurricane G released her debut album “All Woman.” One of the album’s singles, “Somebody Else,” reached the top ten of the Hot Rap singles chart that year. Her final album, “Mami & Papi” with Thirstin Howl III, came out in 2013.

Along with a successful solo career, the prolific lyricist also had voiced cameos on albums with icons ranging from Keith Murray, to Xzibit and Funkdoobiest. She also was memorably featured on the track “P.E. 2000” from P Diddy’s 1999 album “Forever.”