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Rhyan Lowery, a.k.a. El Compa Negro, greets Margarita Vaal during a break before going back onstage at Espinoza’s Family Restaurant in Rialto, Calif. Lowery’s transformation into El Compa Negro says ...

El Compa Negro is on Facetime with his stylist, trying to pick out his outfit ahead of his set at the Compton Art & History Museum. Tucked in the corner of an unassuming strip mall, the museum could ...