Coming to you from the San Francisco Bay Area (by way of Koreatown Los Angeles, CA), Kiwi has been holding it down in the independent hip hop scene for quite some time now, sharing the stage with such acts as Medusa, Common, the Visionaries, Immortal Technique, JT the Bigga Figga, Dilated Peoples, San Quinn, Lyrics Born and others. His humble tour resume includes shows up and down California, as well as Seattle, Portland, Chicago, New York City, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida. Kiwi's mix of critical social commentary, honest emotional reflection, and rapid-fire delivery, as well as his presence onstage and in the recording booth have earned him supporters and listeners worldwide. He released his first full-length album "Writes of Passage: Portraits of a Sun Rising" in October 2003. Kiwi is also the other half of acclaimed Pinoy hip hop duo Native Guns, consisting of himself, fellow emcee Bambu, and DJ Phatrick. Their highly-anticipated first album "Barrel Men" was released in May 2006.

Kiwi has also appeared on music projects such as ELEMNOP's "From the Ground Up" Mixtape, the "Movementality 2 (Disc 2)" compliation, Anakbayan Seattle's "AB Mixtape Vol. 4," DJ High End's "The High End Sound," the Native Guns' "Stray Bullets Mixtape Vol 1," and Bambu's "Self Untitled." In addition to the music, Kiwi produces and hosts Apex Express (Asian Pacific Islander Community Radio), 7-8pm every first Thursday of the month on 94.1FM KPFA or kpfa.org.