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available wherever you get your podcasts. From NPR music, this is All Latino. I'm Felix Contreras.

And I'm Anna Maria Sayer. Let the Chisemay begin. Felix, did you know that Omar Apollo has his own hot sauce brand?

I had no idea, honestly.

I think most people don't.

In addition to being a major global star on the rise,

he is also, in fact, in the business of bringing tasty condiments to his fans.

It's actually his mom's recipe.

So he's in the business of sharing his Mexican-American culture through his music and then through food.

Interesting. Interesting. You always have a beautiful way food. Interesting, interesting.

You always have a beautiful way of putting it, Felix.

He's been doing that actually a lot lately in his music.

His latest album, Ivory, includes a solid mix of hip-hop, indie, sad boy singing,

and even some Ranchera-esque belting mixed in.

A lot of real cool stuff on that record.

And as we've done with Alt Latino on the past,

we're catching Omar Apollo at a critical point in his development as an artist,

like almost at the very beginning.

What a who makes me wood if I'm all right? like almost at the very beginning. The conversation you had with him and continuing

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