East Bay rapper Ruby Ibarra recently received a huge honor winning NPR's famous Tiny Desk contest. The Filipina American, who ...

Bay Area rapper Ruby Ibarra has been crowned the winner of this year’s NPR Tiny Desk Contest. Ibarra, who grew up in San Lorenzo, rose to the top of nearly 7,500 entrants with her track “Bakunawa,” ...

NPR Music's Robin Hilton announces the name of this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner. Every year since 2015, a different unsigned musician or band has benefited from the exposure that NPR Music ...

Sponsored in part by Lagunitas Brewing Co., the Tiny Desk Contest On The Road concert tour will stop at the company’s ...

Ruby Ibarra, a Filipina American rapper and spoken word artist from the Bay Area, has won NPR's 2025 Tiny Desk Contest with ...

E-40, Hieroglyphics, Lauryn Hill and the late Filipino rapper Francis Magalona were all influences on Ibarra, who started rapping professionally in 2016. She dropped her first album Circa ’91 a year ...

WAMC is taking the opportunity to highlighting some entrants from our region in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. In today's segment, ...

Filipino-American rapper Ruby Ibarra has been named the winner of NPR’s 2025 Tiny Desk Contest, standing out among nearly ...

In a recent conversation with Studio 2 host Cherri Gregg, Philadelphia rapper Tierra Whack shared her experiences as a rising artist and the importance of authenticity in her work. Whack expressed her ...

“Man, what the f-ck is a Tiny Desk?” was initially Juvenile’s response when asked to do NPR’s popular concert series. After turning down the offer, the New Orleans rapper faced tons of ...

Tiny Desk showcases a selection of Black musicians every summer, but this year is a bit different; the nine-act lineup features only women artists. Tierra Whack, a singer and rapper, performed hit ...