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Ruby Ibarra
Ruby Anne Ibarra (born February 25, 1988) is a Filipino rapper. She raps in Tagalog, Bisaya, and English. Her raps concern her cultural heritage and her experiences as an immigrant to the United States from the Philippines. In 2023, Ibarra co-founded a record label, Bolo Music Group, which highlights Filipino American artists.
Ibarra was born in the Philippines. Ruby spent around four years of her life in the city of Tacloban, she was inspired by a television performance by Filipino rapper Francis Magalona. Her family immigrated to San Lorenzo, California, and she was raised in the Bay Area. She attended the University of California, Davis and performed with spoken word collective, SickSpits. Ruby attributes her identity in music from growing up in the early nineties with hip-hop influences of Tupac, Eminem, Wu-Tang Clan, etc.
Ibarra released her Lost In Translation mixtape, hosted by DJ Kay Slay, on December 12, 2012. The mixtape debuted that evening on Eminem's Shade45 channel on Sirius XM Radio, where she was interviewed live by DJ Kay Slay.
On November 5, 2015, she officially signed to independent record label, Beatrock Music, and announced that she would release her full-length debut album with them in 2016. She began recording the album with Fatgums in Inglewood, California, in March 2016. On October 3, 2017, she released her album Circa 1991 where she documents social justice issues like immigration and trauma, and she made her mark in her local music industry. She is described by people as reflective of who they are and the experiences they have had in the United States.
In January 2018, Ruby was featured in a national MasterCard TV commercial with singer SZA and other breakout artists to promote the Start Something Priceless campaign.
In 2018, Ruby Ibarra has done 6 projects with The Filipino Channel: Cinematografo: Performance and Music Licensing- Discovering Routes: Music Licensing- Kasayahan Festival in Daly City: Performance- 24x24: Feature not yet released- Balitang America: Jocelyn Enriquez x Ruby Ibarra Feature- Gifts of Love: Performance for ABS CBN Foundation. Ruby Ibarra's 2018 documentary - Nothing on US: Pinays Rising - was featured in multiple countries and film festivals including Guam, Toronto, San Francisco, and Boston.
On June 29, 2019, Ibarra performed at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival alongside DJ Mister REY on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Ibarra performed at The Getty on February 15, 2020, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. On August 29, 2021, Ibarra performed at A Night of "Pinoy"tainment! at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles
In 2023, Ibarra was awarded a Vilcek Foundation award for Creative Promise with a cash prize of $50,000. That same year, Ibarra co-founded her record label Bolo Music Group, which highlights Filipino American artists.
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Ruby Ibarra
Ruby Anne Ibarra (born February 25, 1988) is a Filipino rapper. She raps in Tagalog, Bisaya, and English. Her raps concern her cultural heritage and her experiences as an immigrant to the United States from the Philippines. In 2023, Ibarra co-founded a record label, Bolo Music Group, which highlights Filipino American artists.
Ibarra was born in the Philippines. Ruby spent around four years of her life in the city of Tacloban, she was inspired by a television performance by Filipino rapper Francis Magalona. Her family immigrated to San Lorenzo, California, and she was raised in the Bay Area. She attended the University of California, Davis and performed with spoken word collective, SickSpits. Ruby attributes her identity in music from growing up in the early nineties with hip-hop influences of Tupac, Eminem, Wu-Tang Clan, etc.
Ibarra released her Lost In Translation mixtape, hosted by DJ Kay Slay, on December 12, 2012. The mixtape debuted that evening on Eminem's Shade45 channel on Sirius XM Radio, where she was interviewed live by DJ Kay Slay.
On November 5, 2015, she officially signed to independent record label, Beatrock Music, and announced that she would release her full-length debut album with them in 2016. She began recording the album with Fatgums in Inglewood, California, in March 2016. On October 3, 2017, she released her album Circa 1991 where she documents social justice issues like immigration and trauma, and she made her mark in her local music industry. She is described by people as reflective of who they are and the experiences they have had in the United States.
In January 2018, Ruby was featured in a national MasterCard TV commercial with singer SZA and other breakout artists to promote the Start Something Priceless campaign.
In 2018, Ruby Ibarra has done 6 projects with The Filipino Channel: Cinematografo: Performance and Music Licensing- Discovering Routes: Music Licensing- Kasayahan Festival in Daly City: Performance- 24x24: Feature not yet released- Balitang America: Jocelyn Enriquez x Ruby Ibarra Feature- Gifts of Love: Performance for ABS CBN Foundation. Ruby Ibarra's 2018 documentary - Nothing on US: Pinays Rising - was featured in multiple countries and film festivals including Guam, Toronto, San Francisco, and Boston.
On June 29, 2019, Ibarra performed at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival alongside DJ Mister REY on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Ibarra performed at The Getty on February 15, 2020, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. On August 29, 2021, Ibarra performed at A Night of "Pinoy"tainment! at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles
In 2023, Ibarra was awarded a Vilcek Foundation award for Creative Promise with a cash prize of $50,000. That same year, Ibarra co-founded her record label Bolo Music Group, which highlights Filipino American artists.
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