Gloria Rodríguez best known by her stage name Hurricane G, an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent who died on Sunday, Nov. 6 at age 52.
She died leaving behind her daughter Lexus who revealed earlier in May that her mother had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
In a post on social media, Lexus wrote:
Lexus’ mother gained much fame follwing her 1997 single release “Somebody Else,” which charted at #10 by Billboard Magazine on Hot Rap Singles, and at #54 on their Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
She’s also known for appearing on Redman’s 1992 hit “Tonight’s da Night.”
She followed it another Redman song, “Dare Iz a Darkside,” in 1994 while collaborating with Xzibit on the track “At the Speed of Life” before releasing her debut album, All Woman, in 1997.
Her second album Mami & Papi with Thirstin Howl III was released in 2013.