Xolo Maridueña is not only an actor, he came up to Sway In The Morning to prove he is an emcee.
With production for the final season of “Cobra Kai” also on hold until the strikes end, Maridueña is keeping busy with other artistic endeavours. He shoots photography on the side and he’s about to release his first single, titled “On My Way.” Fans got a preview of Maridueña’s flow when he performed a blistering freestyle on Sway’s Sirius XM radio show in June, but he’s been working on this “passion project,” which he’ll release independently, for a while now.
“I’m not trying to take over the world; it’s not a cash grab. I love making music that makes me feel happy, although it is a little bit more vulnerable,” he says, comparing rapping to acting. “The stakes are so much higher, and it makes it so much more rewarding when we’re writing these bars.”
The new track samples A Tribe Called Quest’s classic “Can I Kick It?” and debuts Friday, coinciding with the launch of “Blue Beetle” in theaters. The DC superhero movie will open in 3,850 venues, including some IMAX screens and is projected to best WB’s billion dollar blockbuster “Barbie” at the box office targeting $25 million to $32 million in its debut.