Rapper Hurricane G, born Gloria Rodriguez in Brooklyn, New York and who was once down with Def Squad,\u00a0has passed away.<\/p>\n
There are no details on the cause of her death at press time, but various members of the Hip Hop community have confirmed her death on social media.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI have so many crazy stories from working with Hurricane G on her album All Woman,\u201d Domingo wrote in another\u00a0post.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cWe recorded that album in my apartment in Ozone Park Queens on a Tascam 388 and I took the whole reel machine to 78\/88 studios and dumped the music to 2 inch reels then mixed it with @kidcus in Unique and Chung King studios.<\/p>\n Gloria was a really kind hearted funny person but when she was mad stay out her way\u2026LOL. I saw her make a famous radio personality cry in a studio and when I drove Gloria home we argued about why she did that and she kept it real with me she said \u2018Domingo that bi**h don\u2019t fool me she is a 2 face.’\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cGonna miss speaking to her on the phone and hear her say \u2018Domingo you got that funky ass fire for me or what motherfucker\u2019\u2026 R.I.P Gloria \u2018Hurricane G\u2019 Rodriguez.\u201d<\/p>\n Born Gloria Rodriguez in Brooklyn, New York, Hurricane G came to prominence as a member of the Def Squad and was first heard by many fans on the intro to\u00a0Redman\u2019s<\/a>\u00a01992 hit \u201cTonight\u2019s Da Night,\u201d telling the Jersey MC to\u00a0\u201cGet off that punk smooth shit, man. Get with that rough shit, man. You know how we do!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Her debut album\u00a0All Woman\u00a0<\/i>was released in 1997 and the lead single \u201cSomebody Else\u201d (which samples The Jones Girls\u2019 1979 hit \u201cYou Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else\u201d) reached the top 10 of the Hot Rap Singles chart. The album also featured an appearance by fellow Hit Squad alums Das EFX.<\/p>\n Hurricane G was also featured on\u00a0Diddy\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0track \u201cP.E. 2000\u201d from his\u00a0Forever<\/em>\u00a0album in 1999. Her last album,\u00a0Mami & Papi<\/em>\u00a0with\u00a0Thirstin Howl III, was released in 2013<\/p>\n