MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-American rapper Ruby Ibarra made her debut on NPR's Tiny Desk recently. Ruby was chosen among 7,500 entries from independent artists across the US. In her debut, Ruby ...

I’m not usually the first person to blindly type “Pinoy pride!!!!” every time a form of Western-dominated media had Filipino crumbs in it, but this is an exception: Ruby Ibarra’s not just a rapper, ...

Social media was abuzz last week over the news that Filipino-American woman rap artist Ruby Ibarra won the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest, a spinoff from Tiny Desk Concerts, a video series of live ...

Ruby Ibarra made history at her first-ever Tiny Desk performance. Born in Tacloban and now based in the Bay Area, the Filipina American rapper won the Tiny Desk Contest out of nearly 7,500 entries (a ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ruby Ibarra, the super cool Fil-Am rapper (and scientist!) just won NPR's Tiny Desk Contest! According to NPR, Ruby "stunned the contest judges with her passionate delivery, intergenerational band and ...