Ruby Ibarra Arrives With Her 2025 Tiny Desk Contest Win

Ruby Ibarra Arrives With Her 2025 Tiny Desk Contest Win

Ruby Ibarra says decisively, “This is the moment I’ve been waiting for.” The Filipina rapper, who won this year’s Tiny Desk Contest, has come close to such a moment before. Early in her career, she’d received praise on prominent websites and performed with other up-and-coming musicians. Her music was featured on television shows, in commercials, and video games. The video for her powerful anthem “Us,” featuring spoken-word artist Faith Santilla …