(KRON) — Bay Area rapper Ruby Ibarra has been crowned the winner of this year’s NPR Tiny Desk Contest. Ibarra, a Filipino rapper who grew up in San Lorenzo, rose to the top of nearly 7,500 entrants ...

While we in the United States spend July 4 celebrating American Independence, the day also marks Filipino Independence, a holiday also known as Filipino-American Friendship Day. We honor this day by ...

Colors once again predicted someone’s luck on “Rainbow Rumble,” as some of the country’s finest rappers—Sisa, Crispin, Kial, Ruby Yumage, and Bassilyo—joined the show on March 28. Bringing heat to the ...

Ruby Ibarra beat out nearly 7,500 other entrants to win the contest with her song "Bakunawa." The song is the first single off her upcoming album, which she intends to release later this year. The ...

The Filipina rapper spoke with NBC Bay Area's Raj Mathai about the win and what comes next. Watch the interview in the video above.