Hurricane G Dead: Tributes pour in from the hip-hop world as they mourn the death of Gloria Rodriguez

Hurricane G dead: Tributes come from the hip-hop world as they mourn the death of pioneering rapper Gloria Rodriguez at age 52

Hurricane G died at the age of 52.

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.

He wrote on Instagram: “My heart is hardened today. One of my good friends…my oldest daughter’s mother passed away today,” before describing her as “a legend in her own right in the hip-hop community.”

Dead: Hurricane G has died aged 52

Dead: Hurricane G has died aged 52

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

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