We recently connected with Robbie Gallo and have shared our conversation below.

Robbie, appreciate you joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

I recently released my sophomore album, For all K.I.N.D. (Knowledge Infinite New Discoveries), digitally on April 15, 2025.

This one’s personal because I lag. I get in my head about my craft, my practice, my skills. It messes with my confidence and delivery. I’ve been doing this for decades, and honestly, the longer I do it, the harder it gets. Am I good enough? Do the new poets, rappers, and musicians respect what I bring? Do they even think I have talent?

I know I’m not alone in this. But those doubts can really get in the way of moving forward.

It took me two years to put out just nine songs. But they’re nine tracks of hard work.
My lo-fi grit. My evolving sound, electronic curves over hip-hop bones. And my blood, plus the blood of my brothers and sisters on every beat.

This might not be my best work to date… in fact I hope it’s not. Because it’s a snapshot of practice, growth, and fire!
Built with my friends. And it’s fueled by my new purpose.

The album has features from Malachi, TELEVANGEL, Ric Scales, OFIER, Richard Galiguis, and Ryan from Laurel Publishing. My Breakfast Jak brother John Avery co-produced many of the tracks and laid down sax like an athlete just showing up for his homie to help produce better results.

My lead single comes with an AI-warped sci-fi visual by @PretendAperture. And it really is EPIC! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90bZAYBPfjM
AND… the actual vinyl’s is here: a collector’s cut with cover art by me and my wife Jess Gallo (@helloatlasmedia). 9 songs and on an epic landscape of wx and print.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My moniker is B3K, also known as Robbie Gallo or Rob Hurt from Vokab Kompany. I’m an M.C., poet, and storyteller at heart. Over the years, I’ve used rhyme to document my personal and musical journey, a typical musician using music as therapy.

I co-founded the San Diego-based live hip-hop band Vokab Kompany with Matthew “Burkey” Burke, and for the past couple of decades, I’ve been exploring a blend of lo-fi textures, soul, electronic elements, and hip-hop roots. My love for music started early, my first vinyl I purchased myself was Thriller, and I fell in love with the art of storytelling after hearing rappers from the ‘80s lay down their truths. That’s when I really started to understand the power of lyrics.

Since then, I’ve been fortunate to record six studio albums with Vokab Kompany and two under B3K. I’ve performed across North America and have had music placed in national TV and film spots.

These days, I’m focused on a few things close to my heart: my family of three, a new children’s book I’m co-writing with my wife, and my latest solo album, For all K.I.N.D., a deeply personal project I just released.

When I perform, I bring together a live band to help bring this chapter to life on stage.

I’m just trying to grow, reflect, and keep creating music that means something, to me, and hopefully to others too.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

The most rewarding part of being an artist is having the freedom to create my music, poetry, and stories and to release that passion authentically. To take whatever I’m feeling or going through and shape it into a piece of art. That’s wild, honestly. Turning emotion into something tangible, it’s hard. But the hope is that one day, some kid, man, woman, or family hears it and it hits, makes them cry, laugh, or get fired the fuck up. That connection, that ripple… that’s everything.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

I am sure I am not alone however, there was a time when I didn’t think I’d make it out.

I was caught up in addiction with drugs, alcohol, partying and false social connections, the whole spiral. I used to think the chaos was part of the art. That being broken made the words deeper, and the beats and music becomes heavier and more authentic. But I was really just running from pain and emptiness. From a version of love I never knew. I grew up without a dad, and my mom did what she could raising us three kids on her own. She was in survival mode. We all were. And because of that, I didn’t really learn what love looked like, not the kind that holds me, stays with me, or helps me grow.

Now, I have a wife who loves me for me, and a son who looks up at me like I hang the moon. And that’s not something I take lightly. It’s not a joke anymore. I can’t live reckless or selfish. I’ve got real responsibility, real love, and real reasons to show up fully. Every day, I fight to stay grounded and present, not just for them, but for me.

The music I make now still holds my pain, but it’s also layered with purpose, with healing, with hope. That’s resilience to me. Not just surviving, but learning how to live and love, and be better than I was yesterday.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://B3kompany.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b3komp
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/B3KOfficial
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbiegallo/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@b3komp
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/b3kofficial
• Other: https://linktr.ee/b3komp
  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7AOjmoudCkJfeKkPvGhLxt?si=PeZg9tloRPKpzrMT938bbg
  Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/for-all-k-i-n-d-single/1802025378

Image Credits

@HelloAtlasMedia, @BuildCreatInspire, @SixDegreesCreative