Hurricane G
Appearance
Hurricane G | |
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Birth name | Gloria Rodriguez |
Origin | Flatbush Brooklyn, New York City |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 1992-present |
Gloria Rodríguez, better known by her stage name Hurricane G, is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent. Her 1997 single release "Somebody Else" charted at #10 by Billboard Magazine on Hot Rap Singles,[1] and at #54 on their Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.[2]
She was born in Brooklyn, New York.[3] She was the Hit Squad's first female member, and made guest appearances on albums by Keith Murray, Redman, Xzibit, Delinquent Habits, Funkdoobiest, the Cocoa Brovaz, and others. She also appeared on Puff Daddy's track "P.E. 2000". Her much-delayed debut album, All Woman, was released in 1997.
Hurricane G has a daughter by Erick Sermon (of EPMD fame) named Lexus.
Discography
Studio albums
- All Woman (1997)
- Mami & Papi with Thirstin Howl III (2013)
Singles
- "Padre Nuestro (Our Father)" on Red Hot + Latin: Silencio = Muerte
- "Somebody Else"
- 2004 feature from the Tony Touch album The Reggaetony Album
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p224773
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/hurricane-g/chart-history/
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Hurricane G > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
External links
Categories:
- American people of Puerto Rican descent
- American female rappers
- Musicians from Brooklyn
- Rappers from New York (state)
- Living people
- People from Flatbush, Brooklyn
- Puerto Rican female rappers
- 20th-century American rappers
- 21st-century American rappers
- 20th-century American women musicians
- 21st-century American women musicians
- Def Squad members