ALIEN
VATO
“They call us aliens. I’m an Alien Vato.”
Chicano making music out of San Diego — hip-hop meets electronic, built for the lowrider cruise. The new single “Leave Me Alone Vato” (LMAV) is streaming everywhere now.
In the Next Music Star Top 5 round right now — one free vote a day keeps the run alive →
Next Music Star — Top 5 round
Run it up, San Diego.
Alien Vato fought through to the Top 5 round of Next Music Star. Only the top 5 in the group move on to the Group Finals — and the prize on the line is a Jingle Ball Village performance, a Grammy-winner mentorship, and $10,000. Voting closes Wednesday, Nov 4 at 7pm PT.
- ✓One free vote every day — it takes under a minute.
- ✓Log in with your phone number or Facebook to cast it.
- ✓Every day counts — the round closes Wednesday at 7pm PT sharp.
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The music
Leave Me Alone Vato
The single. A defiant, unbothered rap over a halftime trap groove — hip-hop on one side, electronic on the other.
“Leave Me Alone Vato” — LMAV
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And this is just the landing. The debut album touches down Friday, January 22, 2027 — Alien Vato Day. 🛸
About
From another barrio.
Alien Vato is a Chicano artist from San Diego making the music he couldn’t find anywhere else: hip-hop colliding with electronic, lowrider culture colliding with outer space. Green and purple. Barrio and beyond.
His first single, “Leave Me Alone Vato,” says it plain — unbothered, self-made, and doing it his own way. The run is already moving: LMAV is out on all platforms, and he’s battling in the Top 5 round of Next Music Star with a Jingle Ball stage on the line.
The debut album lands January 22, 2027. Until then — vote daily, stream LMAV, and watch the sky over the 619.
- FromSan Diego, California — the 619
- SoundHip-hop × electronic, with rock in the blend
- Biggest inspirationOliver Tree — “loved his freedom”
- Dream collabCypress Hill
- If he wins the $10K“Reinvest it into myself.”
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