We recently connected with Mo Nicole and have shared our conversation below.

Mo, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is my second album, The Motion.

I created this album while I was literally in motion—touring, growing, losing people, meeting new ones, and performing in cities I’d only ever dreamed of. It was a season of major transition. I was finding my voice not just as a rapper, but as a full-fledged artist. And while everything around me was shifting—relationships, locations, even my own self-doubt—I chose to lean in, keep moving, and create something powerful in the process.

The Motion is about movement in every sense: emotional, physical, spiritual, and creative. I was building confidence on stage while battling quiet storms behind the scenes. The studio became my sanctuary. I lost friends and family during this time, but I also found new purpose and strength. Every song is a checkpoint in that journey.

This album is meaningful because it pushed me. I didn’t just record bars—I documented a transformation. I was in motion… and I still am.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I’m Mo Nicole—rapper, stage killer, and the Biggest Baddest Wolf to ever blow it down!

I’m a hip-hop artist from Wilmington, Delaware, and everything I create is rooted in authenticity, cleverness, and confidence. I got into music because I’ve always loved it. I was in band for most of my school years; I read music and can play a few different instruments. I started rapping because my mom was a rapper and I wanted to be like her. She taught me how to rap and that’s where my story begins as Mo Nicole. What started as just writing lyrics in notebooks turned into full songs, performances, and now albums that tell my story in surround sound. A few years ago I had an opportunity to sign with a label, Paid To Breathe Syndicate, and I took it. From then on, I’ve been in an upward motion, and I owe much of that to PTB’s CEO/producer/engineer and my manager, Bob Deniro.

I’m not just a rapper—I’m a brand, a movement, and a voice for the ones who feel overlooked but still go get it. My music blends lyrical skill, charisma, and persona. I’ve created multiple identities in my artistry—like the Big Badd Wolf, Ms. Moni, Mona Donna, and Baby Butta—each one serving a purpose and offering a different flavor of me. Whether it’s sexy, gritty, playful, or straight-up bar-heavy, there’s a version of me you’re gonna feel.

Right now, my main creative focus is my second album The Motion—a project about growth, perseverance, and moving forward even when life tries to slow you down. I’ve also been building visual content around the album, including live performances and behind-the-scenes footage to give fans a deeper look into the grind and glory.

As for what I offer—I provide music that empowers and entertains, lyrics that stick with you, and a brand that challenges the norm. I’m not here to be a carbon copy. I bring confidence with substance. Bars with bite. Art with an edge.

What sets me apart is that I’m not chasing trends—I’m setting the tone. I’m multi-dimensional: a rapper who does her own makeup for shows, directs her content, styles her own shoots, and tells stories through music and visuals. I wear every hat like it’s custom-fitted.

What I’m most proud of? Turning nothing into something—building a brand, finding my voice, and showing other women that you can be bold, beautiful, business-minded and bar-heavy.

If you follow me, expect more than just music. Expect a whole experience. Welcome to the Wolf Pak.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

A lesson I had to unlearn was that being talented meant automatic success.
When I first got serious about my music, I thought talent was all it took. I figured if you’re really good, people would naturally gravitate to you, opportunities would find you, and the rest would just fall into place. But that’s not how this industry works.

The backstory? I spent a lot of time perfecting my pen, expanding my flows, making sure my bars were the best of the best. And while that foundation matters, I realized real success requires so way more than talent alone. Consistency, marketing, networking, branding, content creation… the business side of being an artist.

It was frustrating at first. I’d drop something fire and wonder why it wasn’t getting the recognition it deserved. But I had to unlearn the idea that talent alone would carry me. The truth is, talent opens the door, but work ethic keeps you in the room. Now I move with both—artistry and strategy. That’s the real combo.

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

Honestly, the most rewarding part of being an artist is watching people feel something I made and knowing I did that with my words. That’s a flex.

There’s nothing like dropping a verse, and someone hits me reciting a bar from the verse, or seeing folks rap along at shows like they wrote it with me. That’s when I know it’s real. It’s wild how something that started with me just venting in my notepad ends up living in somebody’s head, or better yet, their playlist.

But the real cherry on top is when people tell me my confidence helped them find theirs. That part never gets old. I might be the Big Badd Wolf, but I still have a soft spot.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://paidtobreathe.music/artist/mo-nicole/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadtM24t668pUsO00Axci8p79MO9FdX667KqrtQWsCpS7-VFhWlbE6rMeJVJiA_aem_oePt0hU3QG_QZVDmtd1yag
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicole101?igsh=MW9oMGwyZmFvMzBjZQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@monicole101?si=sM4aJXo3RvNCfGdZ
• Other: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HbI8mvbY9VBVddMSwnla6?si=PxMp1yAYS-uTgyOynsfB_Q

  Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/m-w-t-m/1799364269?i=1799364275

Image Credits

Photo Credits (Photos 2-6): Bob Dinero
Photo Credits: (Photo 1): Meeka Gibbs