Jon Rubio

Labios Rosados

For the last few years, you have been known as Wicked J. What made you decide to start going by your given name?

Well, wicked j is my underground rap name given to me by some of my MC friends growing up. Now that I’m growing more as an artist, I don’t wanna just fit in one box for music in hip hop. I felt that changing my name would be better for branding purposes and expanding my audience.

Who are your major influences?

I get a lot of influences from various artists I am a fan of such as Tech N9ne, Young Drummer Boy, Tupac, Joyner Lucas and Bad Bunny. I also get influenced from those outside of the music scene especially in philosophy. I really enjoy listening to podcasts and recordings of different celebrities and philosopherstalking about life goals and becoming successful. This definitely opened my mind alot and helped me grow to have this ride or die mindset I put I my music.

Does your music come from a place of passion or a place of necessity?

My music comes from my heart and soul. I put my all into my tracks every time I step in the booth or on stage. My music comes from my passion for the art and also the necessity of building to make more

Tell us about your single, “Labios Rosados” featuring Katiria & Yugs. How did the collaboration come about?

Yugs is a good producer friend of mine who I met through another producer actually. We made our first track together called swerving last year and he really loved my style so

he had sent me a beat a while ago. He then told me about Katiria who is a great Latin pop artist/singer and said we gotta make this track happen! So I listened to the beat, wrote the hook and a verse and sent it to Katiria. Her talent in the studio is amazing she killed it with her harmonies and had a lot of fun with the song in general. We also shot a video in North Table Mountain in Golden Colorado, and were excited for its release.

Where did you get your inspiration to write your new single?

This song had to be perfect. I find that my best content comes out when my lyrics n melodys aren’t forced. I wrote it pretty quick and just vibed really well with the beat. The lyrics are about being lost in love with a something or someone and taking risks for that thing or person without even knowing if it’s mutual. Sometimes we feel that way in relationships and also career paths so I decided it would be a good fit to match the beats vibe.

What’s next for you?

I’m going to be releasing another music video in the next month or so with a dope local videographer known as “HeyyAyyOne”. Very talented videographer I have to say the dudes gonna be a legend. We are excited to be releasing this single for y’all called “Grind and Shine” in the near future.

How can fans-to-be gain access to your music?

You guys can find me on all platforms as Jon Rubio, Social media’s as Jon Rubio Music. Follow me specifically on my IG to see more behind scenes of how I make my music and stay updated on what’s going on in my career.

Any last words?

Just wanna thank you for having me and looking forward to showing you guys more of my content.

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1uDmke8Etyzo9hPa2XhVRu?si=1xLG0Kf5TwmVVKlwvuEtGw

Subscribe to my YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88Gl2mIh93Hde6vrPuFpag

“Labios Rosados” Video:

https://youtu.be/V05TTPa7PL8