Getting to meet creative people motivated her to start releasing music. With little money under her belt, she bought her first computer, Pro-Tools software, and got to work. In , she released her first EP, Esperanza, which touched on politics, immigration issues, police brutality, corruption, and violence. Her lyrics reflect personal conflicts, and the need for social justice.

Like with many musicians without a record label, Madrid produced and released her EP under her production company, Steelo Entertainment. But she also wrote about home.

Specifically, it addresses the disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa Guerrero, who have yet to be found. Currently, she is working on new tracks, and hopes to release a full-length album early next year.

She is also engrossed in a project dear to her heart: Did that baby win the genes lottery, or what? View the discussion thread. Skip to main content. Justin Timberlake The Mirrors heartthrob may have settled down with Jessica Biel, but not until after he dated one famous Latina!

Alex Pettyfer The Magic Mike hunk looks incredibly without his shirt on Jesse McCartney Que guapo! If All Goes Wrong…. Houston native and Atlantic Records artist Snow Tha Product has spent the past few years cultivating her fan base with a succession of musical releases, resulting in her becoming one of the more respected female spitters in rap. Displaying a return to form and a hunger for more in recent moments, Snow Tha Product is primed for a landmark year moving forward.

Wifisfuneral has emerged as one of the more prominent rookies out of South Florida's rap scene and an artist to watch for in Having recently wrapped up his Boy Who Cried Wold tour and with all signs pointing to a major label debut, Wifisfuneral heads into the new year as one of the more buzzworthy Latin rappers in the game today.

First making waves as a member of NYC rap trio Ratking, Manhattan native Wiki has enjoyed breakout success as a solo artist, becoming one of the more popular subterranean rappers to call the five boroughs home. Wiki, who was born Patrick Morales to a Puerto Rican father and an Irish mother, enjoyed a particularly busy year, with the release of What Happened to Fire?

An album steeped in the grit and grime that defines his hometown's streets, No Mountains in Manhattan marked Wiki's transformation from being a mere cog in a unit to the main event and one of the premier soloists on the indie circuit. After creating a national rap anthem with her smash "Ooouuu," Young M. The rapper, who is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, caught fire with the release of his single "Gummo," which peaked at the No. The charges, which stemmed from a February incident, have caused many rap fans and artists alike to denounce 6ix9ine, but has done little to damper anticipation for the rapper's forthcoming Kooda project, set to drop in early Share on Twitter Share on Facebook.