Rubinos' early music influences include composers like Prokofiev and Ravel, as her father was a fan of classical music and opera. Salsa, rumba and merengue, including releases by Fania Records, were popular in her house while growing up. Later, she became enthralled with hip-hop, R&B and Miles Davis in particular, which led her to study jazz at the Berklee College of Music.

She is inspired by her Latin American heritage and Santería practices. She is also inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, and discusses her experiences as a woman of color in her songs, but she sees her music as broader than the category of protest music.

Rubinos' music is not easily categorized, as she crosses many genres in both her lyrics and her sound.