Hurricane G died at the age of 52.
The pioneering rapper, née Gloria Rodriguez, was pronounced dead on Sunday by EPMD’s Erick Sermon, 53, with whom she shared her only child, daughter Lexus Cannon.
Her cause of death has not yet been announced, but in May Hurricane G’s daughter Lexus announced that her mother had stage four lung cancer.
Dead: Hurricane G has died aged 52
Posting on Instagram, Erick wrote, “My heart is hardened today. One of my good friends… my eldest daughter’s mother passed away today’.
The musician then described Hurricane G as “a legend in her own right in the hip-hop community” and explained how she “paved the wave”.
On Monday, Hurricane G’s daughter Lexus Cannon posted a photo of them together on Instagram and asked, “What am I supposed to do without you?” as she shared her devastation
Heartbreaking: The rapper, née Gloria Rodriguez, was pronounced dead on Sunday by EPMD’s Erick Sermon, with whom she shared a child. He did not name a cause of death
Sadness: LL Cool J and Kid Capri were among the stars who offered their condolences and paid personal tribute to the late rapper after her death
In May, on her mother’s last birthday, Lexus took to Facebook, where she revealed alongside a photo of the smiling rapper: “My mother has stage four lung cancer.
“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’ve never cried so much in my life, I’ve never felt so disconnected from reality in my life.
“Even so, my mom managed to be the one to pull it together and say, ‘Don’t worry baby, it’s going to be alright’.”
Devastating: Hurricane G’s daughter Lexus Cannon posted a photo of them together and asked: ‘What am I going to do without you?’ as she shared her devastation
Cancer battle: In May, on her mother’s last birthday, Lexus took to Facebook, where she revealed alongside a photo of the smiling rapper: “My mother has stage four lung cancer.”
LL Cool J and Kid Capri were among the stars who offered their condolences and a personal tribute to the late rapper after her death.
Rapper Rah Digga wrote: “I feel insane posting death in a row like this but #HurricaneG is both a family and a legend and my dear sister deserves her flowers. Rest in peace, my G.’
Producer Pete Rock shared a video of her performance and wrote, “I can’t believe this. I just spoke to her about a month ago.’
Hurricane G was of Puerto Rican descent but was born in Brooklyn, New York City and performed rap in English and Spanish throughout her 30-year career.
Keep Calm: Rapper Rah Digga wrote, “I feel insane posting death in a row like this but #HurricaneG is both a family and a legend and my good sister deserves her flowers.”
Shock: Producer Pete Rock shared a video of her performance and wrote: “I can’t believe this. I just spoke to her about a month ago.
She was the first female member of the Hit Squad and is known to have worked with a number of prominent stars including Redman, Xzibit and Puff Daddy.
Gloria had a flashy appearance in the 1992 Redman hit Tonight’s da Night. before appearing in Red’s Dare Iz A Darkside in 1994 and being featured in Puff Daddy’s Public Enemy 2000 hit from his 1999 album Forever.
The talented rapper’s much-delayed debut album, All Woman, was released in 1997.
Her 1997 solo single Somebody Else, taken from her debut album, reached the top ten on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
In 2013 she released her follow-up album “Mami & Papi” with Thirstin Howl III.
Superstar: She was the first female member of the Hit Squad and is known to have worked with a number of prominent stars including Redman and Puff Daddy (pictured together in 1999)
News of Hurricane G’s death surfaced as the hip-hop world was already mourning the loss of 52-year-old New Jersey rapper Tame One, who died Sunday night.
Tame One, also known as Tamer Dizzle, was born Rahem Brown, and according to multiple reports, his mother Darlene Brown Harris said on Facebook: “The coroner says the six medications Trinitas Hospital prescribed for him last Friday combined with the weed he smoked that weekend… his heart just dropped out.
“I won’t be replying to all posts for a while, but the hardest words I’ll ever post or say are, My son, my heart, is dead.”
Aside from his solo performances, Tame One was best known for his work with Artifacts, Leak Bros and The Weathermen.
Tame One and Hurricane G both appear in the video for Redman’s Tonight’s Da Night.
Sad: News of Hurricane G’s death emerged just as the hip-hop world was already mourning the loss of New Jersey rapper Tame One, 52, who died Sunday night (pictured in 2015)