5.14.2025
Video: Hurricane Wisdom – “Need Me“
TheAcclaimed North Florida Emcee Flexes in the New Video From His Hit Project Perfect Storm, Which Spent Three Weeks on the Billboard 200
Featuring the Hit “Giannis Remix” ft. Polo G and Additional Guest Appearances from Skilla Baby, Loe Shimmy, Sleepy Hallow, NoCap, and More, Perfect Storm is Available Everywhere via Open Shift Distribution
Critical Praise:
“Wisdom, from Havana (a tiny suburb of Tallahassee), fuses the tropical bounce of Florida street rap with the tenderness in the ballads of Southern and Midwestern truth-tellers. And the instrumental—flickering percussion and scattered, Broward County steel drums, merged with slow-mo, almost G-funk synths—is both melancholic and upbeat at the same time. It’s all rounded out by Wisdom’s raspy melodies, as he seamlessly toggles between no-frills aggression and lilts that hit like a sunshower.” – Pitchfork
“The Havana native broke down the regional barriers of Tallahassee with the twitchy “Giannis” in August, which picked up momentum like the Milwaukee Bucks superstar on a fast break to close out 2024. Hurricane narrates his gritty come-up but also delivers witty one-liners making light of his situation. He compares guns to the size of Giannis Antentokounmpo and jokes about not being good at math, but keeping problem-solvers around – if you catch his drift.” – Billboard
“Hurricane Wisdom Is On His Way To Becoming Rap’s Next Breakout Act” – UPROXX
The Announcement:
Hurricane Wisdom pours his pain into every song, winning fans with his relatable rhymes and infectious melodies. Today, the North Florida rapper shares a new music video, “Need Me,” from his hit project Perfect Storm. Produced by John Lam & Cyniical, “Need Me” provides Hurricane with a melodic backdrop, with chopped vocal samples expressing the artist’s yearns for a meaningful relationship. Floating over the track with lilting melody, Hurricane plays games with hearts, knowing that the women in his life need him more than he needs them: “I know she want more, n****, you know she want more/She done if she think I’m her bae,” he sings. Directed by Cotto0verdidit, the visual blends opulence and surrealism as Hurricane lounges in a lavish mansion, surrounded by cascading waves of purple liquid and gorgeous women. “Need Me” follows videos for for collabs like “On God” ft. Raq Baby (2.8 million views, Top 15 Trending on YouTube), “Mind Gone” ft. Dthang (1.2 million views), and most recently, “Kinfolk” ft. Sleepy Hallow.
Charting on the Billboard 200 for three weeks (#126 peak), Perfect Storm illustrates why Hurricane Wisdom is one of the most exciting artists in Florida’s bustling rap scene. From the opening track, the invigorating chipmunk soul “No Fatigue,” to the aching viral hit “Drugs Callin’” (9.3 million YouTube views), Hurricane delivers addictive melodies and unapologetic lyrics with the kinetic urgency of an artist hellbent on achieving rap stardom. Perfect Storm is home to “Giannis (Remix),” a new version of Hurricane’s 2024 breakout hit with a guest verse from Polo G. The remix has over 1 million streams across platforms, and came hot on the heels of “Salute” (2.7 million video views), his collab with fellow North Florida rapper Loe Shimmy. Featuring additional guest spots from NoCap, Fredo Bang, Skilla Baby, and more, Perfect Storm is available on all platforms via Open Shift Distribution.
Born and raised in Havana, Florida, just 30 minutes from Tallahassee, Hurricane Wisdom earned a big fanbase (207k YouTube subscribers, 369k Instagram followers) with his emotionally honest lyrics and entrancing melodies. His 2024 project Eye Of The Storm featured “Giannis,” a kinetic anthem dedicated to the Milwaukee Bucks superstar, which became Hurricane Wisdom’s biggest hit to date, with over 15 million YouTube views and 6 million Spotify streams. “Giannis” earned rapturous reviews from critics, as well, including Pitchfork, who called the song “the feel-good Florida anthem of the moment” and listed it at #36 on their list of the 100 Best Songs of 2024.
With co-signs from Rod Wave and NLE Choppa, an opening slot on tour with BossMan Dlow, and coverage in Billboard, BET, UPROXX, and more, the conditions are perfect for Hurricane Wisdom to make a major impact on the rap game. Keep an eye out…a storm is coming.
Watch “Need Me”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsIhHbjuUJ0
Stream Perfect Storm: https://openshift.vyd.co/PerfectStorm
Perfect Storm tracklist:
- No Fatigue
- Giannis (Remix) ft. Polo G
- My N****z
- Don’t Care ft. Skilla Baby
- YN
- Salute ft. Loe Shimmy
- Fetish
- Need Me
- Demand
- X ft. ffawty
- Drugs Callin
- On God ft. Raq Baby
- Why
- These Days ft. Fredo Bang
- Strange Love
- Perfect Imperfections
- Mind Gone ft. DThang
- Questions
- My Problems
- Kinfolk ft. Sleepy Hallow
- You Got It
- Demons ft. Kidd G
- Dreamcatcher
- Frontline (Remix) ft. NoCap
Photo credit: Esdras “PhotoTea” Thelusma
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The Background:
Fusing expressive church vocals with themes of optimism and perseverance, Hurricane Wisdom makes songs for survivors — anthems that are as spiritual as they are heartfelt. A down-home storyteller, the Florida native serves up motivational soundtracks for everymen with dreams of sunnier days; his music gives them the resolve to get there. It’s an artistic approach as much as it is a mission, and it’s earned him a growing legion of fans, cosigns from Rod Wave and NLE Choppa, and status as one of the most potent young voices in the South East. It’s a position he reinforces with “Hard Knock Life,” an engrossing rumination on the struggle of the hopeful underdogs. His blurry melodies spill out like teardrops even as his lyrics spell out danger. Through it all, he’s swirled themes of aspiration with tales of frayed friendships and other blockboy hazards while showcasing an inborn sincerity — and a heightened humanity — that connects soul to sound and listeners to love.
Since breaking out with “Granny’s Baby” in 2020, he’s cultivated a sizable buzz with projects like Hurricane Season (2021), State of Emergency (2022) and Category 5: The Biggest Hurricane (2023), with each new release earning more streams than the last. To date, he’s collaborated with the likes of NLE Choppa, SpottemGottem, NoCap, Luh Tyler and more as he’s proven his ability to infuse songs with empathy that soars above genres or classifications. Looking ahead, Hurricane wants to continue to be a voice for the people who don’t have one. The beats will change and his songwriting skills will grow, but it will all be rooted in a spirit of mutual understanding. “At the end of the day, I just try to make shit that people can relate to as humans,” he says. “We’re all human.”
Links:
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“Need Me”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsIhHbjuUJ0
“Kinfolk” ft. Sleepy Hallow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7QDPU1Dd_Q
“Mind Gone” ft. Dthang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKE3K2m4EiQ
“On God” ft. Raq Baby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pLbWC-6f6k
Perfect Storm: https://openshift.vyd.co/PerfectStorm
“Demand”: https://openshift.vyd.co/310851
“Giannis” (Remix) ft. Polo G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVPHumbsdUs
“Salute” ft. Loe Shimmy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr1n_Q0zJug
“Closure”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3O2QSmBKBI
“Giannis”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5JaOnul46A