(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 ...

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.

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 ...