Music Break: Ruby Ibarra, Filipina Immigrant Rapper
Colorlines presents “Ruby Ibarra, an MC Turning Immigration Trauma Into Adventurous Rap.” The Filipina-American rapper digs deep into her experiences as a young immigrant on “Circa91,” her debut album.
Ibarra was born in the Philippines. As a child living in 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.
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