Hurricane G

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Hurricane G

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| birth_name = Gloria Rodriguez

| birth_date = {{birth year|1970}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and given age|2022|11|6|52}}

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| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = Rapper

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| years_active = 1992–2022

| label = H.O.L.A.

| past_member_of = Def Squad, Hit Squad

}}

Gloria Rodríguez (1970 – November 6, 2022), better known by her stage name Hurricane G, was an American rapper. She is best known for her 1997 single "Somebody Else", which peaked at number ten Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p224773|pure_url=yes}} and number 54 on the magazine's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=hurricane g|chart=all}}

Biography

Rodríguez was born in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1970.{{cite web|last=Henderson|first=Alex|title=Hurricane G > Biography|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p224773|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=July 20, 2010}} She was the Hit Squad's first female member, and she 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.

Rodríguez had a daughter, Lexus.{{Cite web |last=Blanco |first=Alvin aqua |date=2022-11-07 |title=Rapper Hurricane G Passes Away |url=https://hiphopwired.com/1289555/hurricane-g-passes-away/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Hip-Hop Wired |language=en-US}}{{cite news |last1=Rusk |first1=Connie |date=7 November 2022 |title=Hurricane G dead: Gloria Rodriguez dies aged 52 as tributes pour in for hip-hop icon |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/breaking-hurricane-g-gloria-dead-28426391 |access-date=7 November 2022 |publisher=The Mirror}}

She died in hospice from lung cancer on November 6, 2022, at the age of 52.