1.27.2025
Hurricane Wisdom, the Rising Florida Heavyweight, Continues His Hot Streak with “Demand“
“Demand” Will Appear on Perfect Storm, Hurricane’s February 14th Mixtape, Alongside His Recent “Giannis” (Remix) ft. Polo G
After Garnering Attention from Pitchfork and Others For His Breakout 2024 Anthem, “Giannis,” Hurricane Wisdom is Ready to Move Into a Higher Category in 2025
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 Song:
Channeling his trials and tribulations through his church-trained singing voice, Hurricane Wisdom makes music for triumphing over tragedy. The 20-year-old North Florida rapper slows down the tempo with “Demand,” his new single and music video. Backed by rippling pianos and ethereal vox, Hurricane refuses to get too deep in his feelings, reflecting on the hearts he has broken from Cali to Tally and taunting his exes with his X5 Beamer.
“Demand” continues Hurricane Wisdom’s red hot start to 2025. Shortly after the calendars flipped, Hurricane recruited Polo G to hop on the remix to his breakout 2024 hit, “Giannis,” which already has more than 1 million streams across platforms. “Giannis” (Remix) came on the heels of “Salute” (1.8 million video views), a late 2024 collaboration with Tallahassee heavy-hitter Loe Shimmy. Hurricane Wisdom is currently hard at work on Perfect Storm, his next mixtape, which will feature “Demand” and arrives on February 14th via Open Shift Distribution.
Born and raised in Havana, Florida, just 30 minutes from Tallahassee, Hurricane Wisdom stands out in a bustling Florida rap scene with his unique melodic sensibilities. Rhyming under a childhood nickname that refers to both his state’s most common severe weather system and his whirlwind energy, Hurricane earned a big fanbase (117k YouTube subscribers, 272k Instagram followers) with his emotionally honest lyrics and entrancing melodies. As a teenager, he built his reputation as a prolific and hard-working talent, releasing five mixtapes, starting with 2021’s Hurricane Season reaching a fever pitch with last year’s Eye Of The Storm.
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 19 million YouTube views and 4 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, a spot supporting NoCap on his tour in January and February, and coverage in Billboard, BET, UPROXX, AllHipHop, and more, the conditions are perfect for Hurricane Wisdom to make a major impact on the rap game. Stay tuned for more about Hurricane Wisdom and Perfect Storm.
Stream “Demand”: https://openshift.vyd.co/310851
Watch “Giannis” (Remix) ft. Polo G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVPHumbsdUs
Buy tickets to see Hurricane Wisdom on tour with NoCap HERE
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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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“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