10.3.2025
Hurricane Wisdom Releases Brand New Music Video for “OT“
The Buzzing Florida Rapper Prepares to Release Perfect Storm: The Horizon, Coming October 17th via Rebel/gamma.
The Sequel to the Billboard 200-Charting Perfect Storm is Home to Viral Hits “Drug Callin'” (Remix) ft. Lil Baby, “On Stream” ft. reGGIe, the Kai Cenat-Premiered “Powerhouse,” and Additional Guest Spots From G Herbo, Babychiefdoit, Raq Baby & More
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
“Dedicated to cultivating music that aims to uplift and inspire, Wisdom crafts his music for survivors and for the downtrodden soldiers who are giving their all to overcome adversity.” – The Knockturnal
The Announcement:
With his infectious melodies and sharp sense of songwriting, Hurricane Wisdom is quickly rising in the Dirty South. The North Florida rhymer continues to lay the groundwork for Perfect Storm: The Horizon, the sequel to his impactful Perfect Storm mixtape, releasing his new single and music video “OT.” Piecing his vocal runs between minor-key synth horns and buzzing leads, Hurricane works his upper register as he shouts out his friends in prison and toasts to his success with three cups full. In the video, Hurricane enjoys a trip to New York City, getting crossfaded in his Mercedes Benz Sprinter before making stops in Times Square, a SoHo art gallery, and a local bodega.
More than a deluxe, The Horizon brings 17 original songs, not yet collected on any project, including the viral hits “On Stream“ ft. ReGGie, which reached reached #2 on YouTube’s Trending Chart, and peaked at #14 on YouTube’s Music Video charts, and “Drugs Callin’ (Remix)” ft. Lil Baby (peaked at #1 on YouTube’s Trending chart, currently at #36 on YouTube’s Music Video chart). The Horizon also gives a proper home to Hurricane’s other Summer ’25 trending singles: “Woosah” (which peaked at #9 for YouTube trending and #40 on the YouTube Top Music Video chart), “Afraid” (reached at #12 on YouTube’s Trending Chart), and most recently, “Powerhouse,” which Hurricane debuted on Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon stream with On The Radar and reached the Top 10 of YouTube’s trending chart. Featuring new songs with guest appearances from G Herbo, Babychiefdoit, Raq Baby, and more, Perfect Storm: The Horizon releases on October 17th via Rebel/gamma.
Charting on the Billboard 200 for three weeks (#126 peak) upon its release in February, the original Perfect Storm was a statement of purpose from Hurricane Wisdom, welcoming street heroes like leepy Hallow, NoCap, Fredo Bang, Skilla Baby, and more. The mixtape is home to “Giannis (Remix),” a new version of Hurricane’s 2024 breakout hit with a guest verse from Polo G, and the original version of “Drugs Callin,” plus trending hits like “On God” ft. Raq Baby (6.1 million views) and “Need Me” (4.1 million views).
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 38 million YouTube views and 21 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 Perfect Storm: The Horizon making landfall shortly, the artist continues to put the pressure on, making a Category 5 impact on the industry. Keep an eye out…a storm is coming.
Stream “OT”: https://openshift.vyd.
Watch “OT”: https://www.youtube.com/
Watch “Drugs Callin’ (Remix)” ft. Lil Baby: https://www.youtube.com/
Perfect Storm: The Horizon tracklist:
- Free (prod. by Yvnng Ecko)
- Monday (prod. by Kxystone & Don Mozart)
- Clippers (prod. by Yari & prodjulioo)
- Rich Dropout (prod. by Kxystone)
- Life ft BabyChiefDoIt (prod. by John Lam & Cyniical)
- Powerhouse (prod. by Dxntemadeit & Jucxee)
- Plus ft Hotboii (prod. by Dxntemadeit)
- I Hope (prod. by Kxystone)
- Don’t Change (prod. by TnTXD, KaiGoinCrazy, Dylan Hyde)
- All On Me (prod. by TnTXD, KaiGoinCrazy, Vrex, Camm)
- Woosah (Prod. by John Lam, JPBeatz, Mason Sacks & Hosu Yoon)
- Afraid (Prod. by TnTXD, Produced by Jb, MalikOTB & Wonderyo)
- Anyways (Prod. by TnTXD)
- Everyday ft Sqweez & Soldier Kidd (prod. by Kxystone & David Sambe)
- Spike Lee (prod. by John Lam & Isaiah Valmont)
- On Stream ft reGGie (prod. by Meshayo)
- OT (prod. by Kxystone & Prodblacky)
- 2 Phones ft Raq Baby (prod. by Yari)
- 2 Much (prod. by Kxystone & Don Mozart)
- Cycle of Life ft Lil Loaded (Prod. by X8X & Don Mozart)
- Bonus: Drugs Callin Remix ft Lil Baby (prod. by Surbravo)
Photo credit: Eric Jordan II
Please contact Michelle and Annjie for more info.
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:
instagram | spotify | youtube | apple
“OT”: https://openshift.vyd.
“Drugs Callin” (Remix) ft. Lil Baby: https://openshift.vyd.
“On Stream” ft. reGGie: https://openshift.vyd.
“Woosah”: https://www.youtube.
“Anyways”: https://www.
“Need Me”: https://www.youtube.com/
“Kinfolk” ft. Sleepy Hallow: https://www.youtube.
“Mind Gone” ft. Dthang: https://www.youtube.
“On God” ft. Raq Baby: https://www.youtube.com/
Perfect Storm: https://openshift.vyd.
“Demand”: https://openshift.
“Giannis” (Remix) ft. Polo G: https://www.youtube.com/
“Salute” ft. Loe Shimmy: https://www.youtube.
“Closure”: https://www.
“Giannis”: https://www.