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Hurricane Wisdom

Wisdom Mikeal Oluola, known professionally as Hurricane Wisdom, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Born in Tallahassee, Florida, and growing up in Havana, Florida, Oluola started his music career in 2018 or 2019 although he started taking the career seriously in 2020, with his debut single being "Granny's Baby". Oluola got into music by going to church and to school choirs. Oluola got his stage name from when he had wavy hair; he later got dreadlocks. A significant amount of Oluola's discography consists of a mix of hip-hop, southern hip-hop, trap, pop rap, and contemporary R&B. His song "Giannis" was his breakthrough single, gaining over 30 million streams on Spotify.

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Hurricane Wisdom
Oluola in 2025
Born
Wisdom Mikeal Oluola

(2004-04-05) April 5, 2004
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Other names
  • Cane
  • Lil Hurricane
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present
Musical career
OriginHavana, Florida, U.S.
Genres
1
InstrumentVocals
Labels
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
GenreMusic
Subscribers498 thousand
Views434.6 million
Last updated: July 28, 2026
Websitehurricanewisdom.net

Wisdom Mikeal Oluola (born April 5, 2004), known professionally as Hurricane Wisdom, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Born in Tallahassee, Florida, and growing up in Havana, Florida, Oluola started his music career in 2018 or 2019 although he started taking the career seriously in 2020, with his debut single being "Granny's Baby". Oluola got into music by going to church and to school choirs. Oluola got his stage name from when he had wavy hair; he later got dreadlocks. A significant amount of Oluola's discography consists of a mix of hip-hop, southern hip-hop, trap, pop rap, and contemporary R&B. His song "Giannis" was his breakthrough single, gaining over 30 million streams on Spotify.

He signed with Rebel Music, but Gamma, a partner of Rebel, distributes his tracks through their partnership. In 2021, he self-released his debut album Hurricane Season. He released his 2026 singles "LIVING UP" and "Barbie Doll" (with Chance the Rapper) with Gamma. Oluola was chosen as one of the twelve rappers featured on the XXL Freshmen Class of 2026.

Throughout his career, Oluola has released eight studio albums, two extended plays, performed one live album, and recorded around seventy singles. In June 2026, Oluola announced a new album titled "Weathering the World"; it was originally planned to be released on June 5, 2026, but it was later delayed to August 7, 2026.

Early life and education

Wisdom Mikeal Oluola was born on April 5, 2004, in Tallahassee, Florida, but was raised in Havana, Florida, in a small town alongside eleven of his siblings.2 According to his own account, his environment was challenging from an early age.1345 Oluola's father is from Taraba State, and his mother is from Kaduna State in Nigeria.

While still young, Oluola's mother got arrested on identity theft charges, causing Oluola to live with his grandmother for several years.6 During his pre-teen years, Oluola moved to Texas to attend school; he also began to get into music and rapping during his high school years by going to church and school choirs, in which he joined a church band at age eleven, where he would rap and perform.17 While living with his grandmother, she would expose Oluola to a lot of Donnie McClurkin.2

Career

2020–2025: Early career, Giannis, Hurricane Season, and Perfect Storm

Oluola began his music career in 2018 or 2019 but started taking the career seriously in 2020, releasing music while still in his teens.28 He got the name "Hurricane Wisdom" from, at the time, his wavy hair until he got dreadlocks.1 His track "Giannis" became one of his most notable early hits, later receiving a remix featuring Polo G, which significantly increased his notability.91011 His song "Drugs Callin'" featured two remixes from Lil Baby and Kodak Black, with the feature from Lil Baby being listed as the "13 Best New Hip-Hop Songs This Week" by XXL.121314

In 2021, he released his debut album, Hurricane Season. In March 2022, Oluola was featured in a song by SpotemGottem titled "Got a Lil Older".1516 In an interview with AllHipHop, Oluola stated that he has plans to start writing music for other artists and possibly start his own record label in the future.17 His albums Perfect Storm and Perfect Storm: Sorry 4 The Rain reached Billboard 200.18

2025–2026: Rebel and Gamma sign, and Winter's Over

In March 2025, Oluola went on tour with BossMan Dlow and 1900Rugrat in Cincinnati.19 Oluola is featured on the Murda Beatz single "Winter's Over" alongside A Boogie wit da Hoodie in April 2025.2021 On April 25, 2025, Oluola performed live at the "Hurricane Wisdom Official After Party" event at the OHM Nightclub in Seattle, Washington.22

In July 2025, Oluola signed with the record labels Rebel Music and Gamma, in which his tracks are distributed through Gamma due to Rebel and Gamma's partnership.2 Oluola has released the singles "LIVING UP" and "Barbie Doll" with Gamma, both of which reached the Bubbling Under Hot 100.232418

2026–present: Barbie Doll, LIVING UP, XXL Freshmen Class of 2026, and Weathering the World

In March 2026, Oluola released his debut Afrobeats song called "LIVING UP"; he later celebrated the success of the track.25 He was featured on the Tee Grizzley single "Hard Times" in March 2026.26 In 2026, Oluola released "Barbie Doll" with Chance the Rapper.27 Oluola was also featured on the Big Ah Kidz studio album by 1900Rugrat in the song "Dat Like".28 On May 10, 2026, Oluola performed on the Under Armour Stage at Rolling Loud in Orlando, Florida, which was livestreamed on Twitch and Amazon Music.2930

Oluola was one of the twelve rappers picked for the XXL Freshmen Class of 2026.313233 Following the XXL Freshman Class of 2026, the featured artists, including Oluola, performed in Los Angeles to celebrate ten years of the XXL Freshman Class of 2016 at Rémy Martin Presents; it also included featured artists from the Class of 2016.34 Oluola freestyled alongside other 2026 freshmen in a cappella freestyle.35 He also did a cypher with Chris Patrick, La Reezy, Sosocamo, Slayr, and Miles Minnick, which was powered by Puma, Oluola later did a bonus cypher with the same group of artists too.3637

Rod Wave (top left), Juice Wrld (top right), XXXTentacion (bottom left), and Eminem are all inspirations for Oluola, according to him.

In May 2026, Oluola announced a new album titled "Weathering the World", which was set to release on June 5, 2026, although it was delayed until August 2026.2738 On July 24, 2026, a teaser trailer for the album was released, revealing that its release date is set for August 7, 2026.39

Artistry

In an interview with Uproxx and XXL, Oluola has cited Rod Wave, Fetty Wap, Young Thug, Chance the Rapper, Eminem, Post Malone, XXXTentacion, and Juice Wrld as influences on his music and style.3840

Discography

Studio albums

Title Artist(s) Songs Year Ref
Hurricane Season Hurricane Wisdom 11 2021 41
The Calm Before The Storm (Hurricane Season Deluxe) Hurricane Wisdom

Bigga Rankin, T9ine, Major Nine

17 2021 42
State of Emergency Hurricane Wisdom

NoCap, YNW BSlime, Spliffjit, Snow Banks, FCG Heem, LPB Poody

16 2022 43
Category 5: The Biggest Hurricane Hurricane Wisdom

Hotboii, NoCap, Luh Tyler, Wizz Havinn, FCG Heem, NLE Choppa

17 2023 44
Eye of the Storm Hurricane Wisdom 17 2024 45
Perfect Storm Hurricane Wisdom

Polo G, Skilla Baby, Loe Shimmy, ffawty, Raq baby, Fredo Bang, Dthang, Sleepy Hallow, Kidd G, NoCap

24 2025 46
Perfect Storm: Sorry 4 The Rain Hurricane Wisdom

G Herbo, BabyChiefDoit, Hotboii, TnTXD, Sqweez, Soldier Kidd, reGGie, Raq baby, Lil Loaded, Lil Baby, Polo G, Skilla Baby, Loe Shimmy, ffawty, Raq baby, Fredo Bang, Dthang, Sleepy Hallow, Kidd G, NoCap

45 2025 47
Weathering the World TBD TBD 2026 39

Live albums

Title Artist(s) Songs Year Ref
The Live Sessions Vol. 1 Hurricane Wisdom 12 2025 48

Extended plays

Title Artist(s) Songs Year Ref
Quit Talking To Me Hurricane Wisdom 4 2024 49
Slow Down Hurricane Wisdom 5 2024 50

Singles

As lead artist

Title Artist(s) Album/Mixtape Year Ref
Granny's Baby Hurricane Wisdom

LPB Poody

State of Emergency 2020 51
AI Hurricane Wisdom

Luh Tyler

Non-album single 2023 52
Real Me (remix) Hurricane Wisdom

NLE Choppa

Non-album single 2023 53
Havinn It Hurricane Wisdom

Wizz Havinn

Non-album single 2023 54
Giannis Hurricane Wisdom Non-album single 2024 55
Who I Am Hurricane Wisdom Eye of the Storm 2024 7
Winter's Over Hurricane Wisdom

A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Murda Beatz

Non-album single 2025 56
Drugs Callin Hurricane Wisdom

Kodak Black

Perfect Storm 2025 12
Drugs Callin Remix Hurricane Wisdom

Lil Baby

Perfect Storm: Sorry 4 The Rain 2025 57
LIVING UP Hurricane Wisdom Non-album single 2026 58
Over Now Hurricane Wisdom Non-album single 2026 59
Barbie Doll Hurricane Wisdom

Chance the Rapper

Non-album single 2026 60
Title Artist(s) Album/Mixtape Year Ref
Got A Lil Older SpotemGottem

Hurricane Wisdom

Back From The Dead 2021 61
I DONT REALLY CARE TWOFOUR DELOREAN

Hurricane Wisdom

Non-album single 2025 62
FMB pt 2 Wolfacejoeyy

Hurricane Wisdom

Non-album single 2025 63
Hard Times Tee Grizzley

Hurricane Wisdom

Non-album single 2026 26
Superstars DD Osama

Hurricane Wisdom

Non-album single 2026 64

Tours

  • Perfect Storm: No Umbrellas Tour (2025)65
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