Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 42 minutes ago
Featuring Big Gipp, Pharoahe Monch & Xzibit
Wendell Timothy Fite or DJ Hurricane is a hip hop DJ, producer and rapper. He is best known for his work with the Beastie Boys. He was also a member of the groups Solo Sounds and The Afros, and he recorded three solo albums.
Hurricane began rhyming at the age of 13, Jam Master Jay and Hurricane were best friends in school. When Jam Master Jay got the job to DJ for Run D.M.C. he asked Hurricane to come on tour. While serving as a bodyguard on the 1986 Raising Hell tour, he became friends with the Beastie Boys, who were the tour's opening act. When the Beastie Boys were stuck without a DJ, they asked Hurricane to sit in. That gig would last for 13 years.
Featuring Big Gipp, Pharoahe Monch & Xzibit
Wendell Timothy Fite or DJ Hurricane is a hip hop DJ, producer and rapper. He is best known for his work with the Beastie Boys. He was also a member of the groups Solo Sounds and The Afros, and he recorded three solo albums.
Hurricane began rhyming at the age of 13, Jam Master Jay and Hurricane were best friends in school. When Jam Master Jay got the job to DJ for Run D.M.C. he asked Hurricane to come on tour. While serving as a bodyguard on the 1986 Raising Hell tour, he became friends with the Beastie Boys, who were the tour's opening act. When the Beastie Boys were stuck without a DJ, they asked Hurricane to sit in. That gig would last for 13 years.
