In this episode of Embracing All of Me, host Ross sits down with Figgy Baby, Neighborhood rap star. Global Spice Boi, themself, the internationally touring rapper, writer, performer, and self-described creator of “the soundtrack for the end of the world.” Figgy’s work moves between protest and pleasure, grief and bangers, Mexican identity and mixed-race ambiguity, gender play and cultural memory. Ross and Figgy chat about AI and artist exploitation, growing up in L.A., police encounters, ancestral lineage, queerness, masculinity, and the page as a place where freedom can arrive before the body is ready to live it. This conversation isn't only about music. It's about what artists carry, what communities survive, and what it means to build a "self" out of contradiction without asking permission. We get into: Growing up social, defiant, and shaped by service, From getting kicked out of class to working in food pantries and Planned Parenthood, Figgy traces how community, rebellion, and curiosity formed the artist before the bars. Mixed-race identity, police, and growing up in LA, being stopped by police, and how songs like “Shortcut,” “Mr. Baron,” and “Riot Gear” document the policing of young Brown bodies. Lineage, ancestors, and queer Latinx artistic inheritance: Ross and Figgy chat about the jacaranda tree and heart imagery on Mixed Race Mixtape, ancestral reckoning, Miguel Piñero, Chavela, John Leguizamo, and the rituals that keep a creative lineage alive. Gender, masculinity, and the oh so fearless bars. Figgy unpacks the line “Throw me in a dress, I’ll still lean like a cholo,” explaining how ambiguity became a superpower and how queerness, swagger, and cultural commitment can coexist. Figgy shares that they were “queer on the page” before being queer in real life, describing the page as their longest relationship and a place where vulnerability, truth, and future selves can be rehearsed. Figgy previews Where Did All the House Parties Go?, a project rooted in the reminder that joy is not a distraction from struggle. About Figgy Baby:Figgy Baby (also know as “Spice Boi”), is an internationally touring, non-binary Mexican music maker and rapper, based in Los Angeles. Their music highlights the fluidity and range of the human condition, redefining the limits of self-expression. With a mesmerizing stage presence, Figgy offers their audience a space to experience shameless joy. Figgy Baby’s work has been featured on BBC, BET, LA Times, Jubilee, MITÚ and NPR.Their projects include Mixed Race Mixtape, Summers in LA, Michael Sam, Spice Boi, Brainrot, Riot Gear, and the upcoming Where Did All the House Parties Go? Connect with Figgy Baby:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figgybabyTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@figgybabyBandcamp: https://figgybaby.bandcamp.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/figgybaby Learn More:Embracing All of Me is a storytelling and advocacy platform for the multi, complex, and in-between, uplifting the voices of BIPOC Bi+ & Queer folks, our kin, and friends.Website: https://embracingallofme.orgEmail: stories@embracingallofme.orgInstagram: @embracingallofmee Take Action: Support Figgy Baby’s music and merch directly. Topics: Figgy Baby, Ross Victory, Embracing All of Me, queer Mexican rapper, mixed race identity, Latinx artist, queer Latinx music, non-binary artist, Los Angeles rap, political rap, AI and music, artist exploitation, Mixed Race Mixtape, Blood From a Stone, Spice Boi, Brainrot, Riot Gear, Where Did All the House Parties Go, ancestral reckoning, queer lineage, Mexican identity, masculinity, gender expression, police violence, ICE raids, protest music, bangers with a message, Bi+ people of color, queer artists of color, diaspora, embodiment, creative survival, chosen identity
