3.7.2025

Video: Hurricane Wisdom – “On God” ft. Raq Baby

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

“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:

Hurricane Wisdom surged in the Florida scene with his swirling melodies and hard-nose stories about overcoming his struggle. Today, the 20-year-old rising star shares “On God,” the latest video from his new mixtape, Perfect Storm.  Flipping a Raphael Ravenscroft sample made famous by Beanie Sigel on “Feel It In The Air,” Hurricane Wisdom slips into an addictive cadence, defiantly taking on all doubters with a rising intensity. He finds a perfect sparring partner in Atlanta rapper Raq Baby, whose auto-tuned drawl meshes perfectly with Hurricane’s heartfelt singing. In the video, currently #14 on YouTube’s Trending for music, Hurricane Wisdom and Raq baby team up to take out a crosstown rival, making it clear that messing with them can be a fatal mistake.

Charting on the Billboard 200 for the past two weeks (last week at #126 and this week at #142), 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,” 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, Sleepy Hallow, 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 (117k YouTube subscribers, 272k 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, a spot supporting NoCap on his tour, 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. Keep an eye out…a storm is coming.

Watch “On God” ft. Raq Baby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pLbWC-6f6k

Stream Perfect Storm: https://openshift.vyd.co/PerfectStorm

Buy tickets to see Hurricane Wisdom on tour with NoCap HERE

Perfect Storm tracklist: 

  1. No Fatigue
  2. Giannis (Remix) ft. Polo G
  3. My N****z
  4. Don’t Care ft. Skilla Baby
  5. YN
  6. Salute ft. Loe Shimmy
  7. Fetish
  8. Need Me
  9. Demand
  10. X ft. ffawty
  11. Drugs Callin
  12. On God ft. Raq Baby
  13. Why
  14. These Days ft. Fredo Bang
  15. Strange Love
  16. Perfect Imperfections
  17. Mind Gone ft. DThang
  18. Questions
  19. My Problems
  20. Kinfolk ft. Sleepy Hallow
  21. You Got It
  22. Demons ft. Kidd G
  23. Dreamcatcher
  24. Frontline (Remix) ft. NoCap

Photo credit: Esdras “PhotoTea” Thelusma

Please contact Michelle and T’Keyah 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:

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“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

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