Gloria Rodriguez, known to the world of Hip-Hop as Hurricane G has died at 52. A cause of death has not been confirmed but her passing was confirmed on Sunday evening (11/6).

The celebrated MC was part of The Hit Squad conglomerate of MC's with EPMD, Keith Murray, Das EFX and Redman. Most rap fans were first introduced to her on Redman's "Tonight's The Night" from his 1992 debut album Whut? Thee Album, where she instructs Redman in the intro to "Get off that smooth shit, and get with that rough shit."

We heard from her sporadically after that introduction and being name-dropped by Redman. In an undated YouTube video she attributed the delay to "politics and personal stuff."

"It just wasn't my time," she said. Gloria was involved in a romantic relationship with EPMD's Erick Sermon, which resulted in a daughter. "It was more personal than business, then the business got into it and it got a little shaky," she said. "But we still have a tight relationship now due to our beautiful little princess."

Hurricane G's only full-length album, All Woman, was released in 1997 on H.O.L.A. Records and produced primarily by Domingo Padilla. Domingo described Gloria to ROCK THE BELLS as a one-of-a-kind soul.

"Jellybean Benitez who produced Madonna very early signed Hurricane G and asked me to get in the studio with her to produce the album," he told ROCK THE BELLS. "We clicked right away and bonded for years to come. She was a true Hip-Hop artist that will truly be missed."

Over the course of her career, she worked with Busta Rhymes, Puff Daddy, Smif-n-Wessun, Thirstin Howl The 3rd and Xzibit. Her single "Somebody Else" charted at #10 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles and #54 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles.