Presented by International Hip Hop
Ximbo at Higher Ground
Independent MC, singer and songwriter from México City with more than 2 decades of making high quality music with messages of consciousness and positive vibes. She spits the truth so you can dance while your ideas are shaken into a powerfull sound: a mix of elements of 90s rap, hints of reggae and Latin flavor.
She debuted in 1996 giving, amongst other people, the foundation of mexican Hip hop as a profitable scene. She is an artistic reference, advisor, guide, and promoter.
She founded “Magisterio” with Van-T in 2001 and, together with other artists, gave professionalism to the independent Hip hop of those years. In 2006, together with other women, she inaugurated the “Rimas Femeninas” collective and later “Mujeres Trabajando”, two of the most important references of female Hip hop in Mexico. Since 2008 she has also forged a solid solo career.
She has performed at the biggest México´s stages and toured in USA, Latin America and Europe. She has given workshops, conferences, and has been judge for the most important international hip hop freestyle battles in spanish.
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