November 11, 2025 • 30 mins
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Elle Mona’e is an artist you may recognize without realizing it. She popularity as a Bombshell on Season 2 of Netflix’s hit series Too Hot to Handle, quickly becoming a fan favorite. Since then, she has expanded into the music world to share a new and deeply passionate side of herself.Her latest single, “Land of Groove,” lives up to its name. Blending pop and dance elements with an ethereal, space-like vibe, the song invites listeners to lose themselves in its infectious rhythm. With playful, step-inspired lyrics reminiscent of timeless dance anthems, Elle creates a sound that’s fun, uplifting, and perfect for all audiences.Falling in love with the production process, Elle collaborated with a songwriter who truly understood her vision. “I told him my whole vibe was fun. I wanted people of all ages to be able to dance to this. I wanted it to be a truly feel-good song,” she shares. “We bounced some ideas around, and that’s how ‘Land of Groove’ came to be.”Though “Land of Groove” is a re-release, Elle brings a new sense of confidence and purpose to this version. “I was proud of myself the first time I released the track,” she says. “Now I have even more confidence because I know there’s an audience for it and I know how to continue giving them what they want. This time around, I’m even more excited.”While “Land of Groove” thrives in the dance-pop lane, Elle’s upcoming release, “Can’t Lose,” shifts toward an empowering R&B sound. As an introvert stepping into music, she’s learning to share more of herself at her own pace. Her goal is to deliver a variety of genres and moods while staying true to her authentic self.Transitioning from reality TV to music hasn’t been without challenges. Although her time on Too Hot to Handlebrought brand deals, event invites, and social media growth, Elle felt something was missing. “In the reality TV world, all you have to do is look good and be a good person. After a while, I wanted more. I wanted to create something that truly represented me,” she explains.That desire led her to music—and she approached it with full motivation and determination. “When you have a talent that you enjoy sharing with others and can also make a profit from it, it opens up a completely new lane for you,” she says.Before Too Hot to Handle, Elle was already making waves as the founder of The Stardust Boutique, a unisex brand specializing in zodiac-inspired apparel, jewelry, and cosmetics. Her entrepreneurial spirit shined during the pandemic when she grew her online presence and business through creativity and social media. One viral post even caught the attention of a casting agent, ultimately leading to her appearance on the show.Looking ahead, Elle plans to release an EP titled Stardust, continuing to build her music career while expanding her creative ventures. With authenticity and alignment at the core of everything she does, Elle Mona’e is entering an exciting new chapter—one filled with rhythm, confidence, and purpose.
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https://beacons.ai/ellemonae
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Bio
Elle Mona’e is an artist you may recognize without realizing it. She popularity as a Bombshell on Season 2 of Netflix’s hit series Too Hot to Handle, quickly becoming a fan favorite. Since then, she has expanded into the music world to share a new and deeply passionate side of herself.Her latest single, “Land of Groove,” lives up to its name. Blending pop and dance elements with an ethereal, space-like vibe, the song invites listeners to lose themselves in its infectious rhythm. With playful, step-inspired lyrics reminiscent of timeless dance anthems, Elle creates a sound that’s fun, uplifting, and perfect for all audiences.Falling in love with the production process, Elle collaborated with a songwriter who truly understood her vision. “I told him my whole vibe was fun. I wanted people of all ages to be able to dance to this. I wanted it to be a truly feel-good song,” she shares. “We bounced some ideas around, and that’s how ‘Land of Groove’ came to be.”Though “Land of Groove” is a re-release, Elle brings a new sense of confidence and purpose to this version. “I was proud of myself the first time I released the track,” she says. “Now I have even more confidence because I know there’s an audience for it and I know how to continue giving them what they want. This time around, I’m even more excited.”While “Land of Groove” thrives in the dance-pop lane, Elle’s upcoming release, “Can’t Lose,” shifts toward an empowering R&B sound. As an introvert stepping into music, she’s learning to share more of herself at her own pace. Her goal is to deliver a variety of genres and moods while staying true to her authentic self.Transitioning from reality TV to music hasn’t been without challenges. Although her time on Too Hot to Handlebrought brand deals, event invites, and social media growth, Elle felt something was missing. “In the reality TV world, all you have to do is look good and be a good person. After a while, I wanted more. I wanted to create something that truly represented me,” she explains.That desire led her to music—and she approached it with full motivation and determination. “When you have a talent that you enjoy sharing with others and can also make a profit from it, it opens up a completely new lane for you,” she says.Before Too Hot to Handle, Elle was already making waves as the founder of The Stardust Boutique, a unisex brand specializing in zodiac-inspired apparel, jewelry, and cosmetics. Her entrepreneurial spirit shined during the pandemic when she grew her online presence and business through creativity and social media. One viral post even caught the attention of a casting agent, ultimately leading to her appearance on the show.Looking ahead, Elle plans to release an EP titled Stardust, continuing to build her music career while expanding her creative ventures. With authenticity and alignment at the core of everything she does, Elle Mona’e is entering an exciting new chapter—one filled with rhythm, confidence, and purpose.
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Speaker 3 (00:34):
Hi, guys, welcome to another episode of Creators to Creators. Today,
today we have a special guest.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
El Mone Welcome.
Speaker 5 (00:43):
Thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Absolutely, I'm super excited to talk to you. First of all, you're,
you know, super talented and gorgeous is all get out.
But tell me, thank you, Tell me a little bit
about you know, I love and back to the beginning.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
I always say the beginning.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Charged you know, our trajectory in life, our little habits
we pick up along the way, you know, follow us
into our adulthood. Tell me a little about a little
bit about your childhood. What was that like and when
did you, you know, kind of fall in love with music?
Speaker 5 (01:17):
Okay, So, so I was born a twin and so
we were very active. I have a I'm a fraternal twin,
so it's a boy. So we were like very active,
and you know, I was kind of like leaning more
towards like being a tomboy, So like around Christmas, I
would ask for like bikes and things like that. But
(01:38):
one year, you know, I really got inspired by like
Hillary Duff and you know, watching Disney Channel and things
like that. I asked for a like little karaoke machine
and so I would sing on that karaoke machine all
the time. And you know, I started like watching because
my older sister she would like watch MTV and like
all these different things, and I just it looked like
(02:01):
really like fun. I was like, you know what, that'd
be really fun to like maybe be a singer, because
other than that, I wanted to be a vet. And
so like my godmother, she had got me like a fish.
I had a bunny rabbit at the time. But then
like my interests changed when I started like looking at
music videos and just different things like that, and it
(02:21):
really inspired me to like be a singer. I didn't
know what it would entail. I didn't know that there's
like so much you know that goes into it. I
just thought it looked like a fun thing to do,
and like it turned out that my next door neighbor
was Stacey Lattisaw, the big singer from the eighties. Yeah.
So she had a little girl, and so we would
(02:42):
go over her house and play with her, you know,
we would. She had a son and a daughter. My
twin brother would go play with the boy and I
would play with Kayla, and so, you know, I would
come downstairs just to like get a snack or like
say hi to their parent because they had this really
loud ass and I loved that so much. That made
me want to pair it too. But my mom was
(03:04):
not having it. So I would go downstairs sometimes and
I would see her watching herself on TV. And I
would just be like miss Stacy, like why you why
are you on the TV? Like how are you watching yourself?
And she was like, oh, well, you know, I used
to do this for work. I used to be on
TV for work. I was like, oh, like what, like
what is it? Like what did you do this for?
She was like, oh, I was a singer. And I
(03:24):
was like, oh, I think I can sing, you know,
I say I think I can be a singer. She's
like well, let me hear you. And so I just
started singing for her and she was like, you know what,
you can actually sing for a little girl. She's like,
you can sing. And then after she told me that
nobody could tell me nothing. It's sitting here watching herself
on TV and said I could sing, I was like,
(03:46):
I can sing now. So that's how that all got started.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
I mean that's a you know, it's a great stamp
right to.
Speaker 5 (03:55):
Yeh and her husband to her husband was a producer, right,
And so we were headed to we would go out
with them sometimes, so they would take me and my
twin brother with them to like dinner and stuff like that.
And she got in the car and she told her
she's like, you know, I think Chanel can like really sing.
And so she made me sing in the car with them.
(04:16):
And then her husband was like, you know what, when
you get a little bit older, he's like, you know,
keep in contact with me. So that really blew my
head up.
Speaker 4 (04:23):
Then that's amazing. I love that. What a story.
Speaker 5 (04:29):
I love those.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Moments right when you don't really understand the magnitude at
that moment when you get older, like holy crap, you know.
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Yeah, looking back, I'm like, you know, that was kind
of like a really telltale sign.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Yes of like just how you know, I think there's
some people I don't know and I'm curious, so they're
just some people that it happens early on, and it's
just like, do you feel like it this is.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
Your calling, that you're in your calling?
Speaker 5 (04:59):
I would have to say yes, because I actually as
I got older, I just like saw everything that like
came along with, you know, trying to pursue being an
artist and you know, the manipulation of young women. And
you know, my parents they really were like you know,
I don't they they weren't the most encouraging, and they
(05:21):
really were like, you know, you just need to like
go to school and this and that. So I was like,
you know, I really forgot about it. Like I really
didn't put any more effort into it. Like I had
like you know, had journals of like songs that I
would write and like I kept like the little recording
that I made on my karaoke machine. But like as
I got older, that was it. I was like, this
is just not you know, this is just something that
(05:42):
people dream of happening, but like it's not you know,
I don't think it's for me, and then you know,
like fast forward to like me being picked to be
on Netflix, and then you know, I ended up meeting
like my music people. I feel like like this is
just like a talent that I had, and I just
think that it was like meant to be for me
(06:03):
to end up in this space.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
I love that. I love that.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
You know, first of all, I love Land of Groove.
Speaker 4 (06:10):
I was just like, yes, so cute.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
You know, it's it's so fun, it's uplifting, it'sery like
uplifting energy. What inspired that sound and vibe behind it?
Speaker 5 (06:22):
Basically that's just like how I feel like. I feel
like that, Like like all, like the music that I
listened to is like really a be like anyone can
like listen to it. It doesn't have like a bunch
of curse words in it. Like my vibe that I
was going for was like I wanted people to be
able to listen to it and I be ZiT and
party to it, or go to a music festival and
(06:44):
you know, be on mushrooms and like really vibe about
you know, like I just really wanted it to be
a fun song.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
Yes it was, it was, and it is and and
congratulations on it.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
I mean, just like thank you that went into it.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
I'm sure you know you mentioned wanting to be a
feel good song for all ages. What emotion or moments
do you have or hope listeners experience when they hear it.
What do you want people to take away from this
particular song.
Speaker 5 (07:18):
Yeah, well, I know for me that like whenever I'm
like down or like just feeling off, I like to
listen to music and I don't really like to talk
too much, and I listen to songs like make me
feel better or like put me in a better state
of mind. And so like that's what I was really
going for for this song. Like I just want it
to be like wherever you are, if you're listening to it,
(07:38):
whatever type of state of mind that you're in, I
hope that it's uplifting and you know, the best way possible.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
Yeah, I mean, And also for the time that we're
living in right now, it's kind of a weird, we'd time.
Speaker 5 (07:50):
And people are just so like negative to each other.
I can just tell from walking around. And you know,
my family is in the Capitol and there's so much
like ever since all this stuff has been going on,
like you can just feel the tension between people, and
I'm like, it really does not have to be like that.
We do not have to be moving backwards like that.
We should just all, you know, like vibe out together
(08:11):
like we're here, we're stuck here, like let's just make
it a good time.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
Yeah, what was your favorite part of creating the Land
of Groove?
Speaker 4 (08:19):
And like are you were you.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
How how closely you know, cause there's artists, there's artists
that you know just let.
Speaker 4 (08:28):
The producer do it's thing.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Were you superly heavily involved in the production of it all?
Speaker 5 (08:33):
I was so come to find out, like my manager
slash producer at the time, he actually got started working
with the Migosh and so I was the first girl
artist that he decided to work with. And so I've
really had to like they really wanted me to do
like a bunch of like R and B and like
scissor vibes. And I was like, you know, it's just
(08:54):
like not, you know, like I can do it, but
it's like not how I feel. Like I want to
make music like how I feel. And so he was like, okay,
like we'll do this. They gave me songs and I
went and like recorded them. I killed it, and they
were like, okay, like you need to pick one that
like a beat that you like that makes you feel
like how you want to feel. So I picked the
(09:14):
beat and then me and my songwriter like I sat
and spoke with him. He got a vibe from me
and like my personality and he was like, okay, like
I'll go back and like work on this. Yeah, And
that's how we got landa group. And it really I
just really appreciate, you know, him like giving me the
opportunity to you know, like really express myself. And then
(09:35):
when I went to like cut it, when I went
to go do it, he was like okay, he was like,
so this is what you meant, Like that we can
hear the difference, we can see the difference. Like we'll
just stick with stuff like this from now on. So
that's how it went.
Speaker 4 (09:50):
I love that, you know.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
I think it's so cool that, you know, artists can
just like just be so you know, just creative. How
do you balance experimenting with differ diferent genres when still
you know, staying true to your authentic self.
Speaker 5 (10:05):
But you know, I just think it's fun. Like, so
my next song that's coming out is an R and
B song type song, and like it's just fun to like,
you know, do different things with your voice and you know,
get those different vibes going. So like, I'm really excited
for my second one to come out because people haven't
heard me. I've only released this one song, so I'm like,
(10:27):
I want to keep people guessing they're going to get
from me. So that's what I'm doing.
Speaker 4 (10:32):
I love that.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
I love that, you know, because you don't fit in
a box, right, I mean, I'm sure you fit that
a lot. I'm sure people want to put you, like
you said, Sisa or whatever, put you in some type
of and you're like, no, I want to be able
to everything and create.
Speaker 5 (10:48):
Yeah, that's very true. People do put me in certain
boxes like all the time. Like even just like from
looking at me, people don't, you know, people think I'm
some some you know type of way and really start
talking or they yeah, and then when they start talking
to me and like you know, really getting them was like,
you know, you're not like how I thought you were
going to be. Like even on the Netflix show, they
put me as a bombshell because of how I look
(11:11):
and you know, bombshells are supposed to go in there
and like cause trouble I was not. That was just
not me. I could not be a home record. It
was like I just you know, like these are like
we're all good looking here. I was like, I just hope,
I you know, don't you know, cause too much craziness.
Like it was just so not my personality.
Speaker 4 (11:30):
Right, that's so wild.
Speaker 3 (11:31):
You know that can do that and put like people
can pre judge before even opening the book of who
you are. Yeah, how do you navigate that as as
a female artist in the game of the entertainment business
because you know, as you know and also an African
American woman in the game that that adds another layer
(11:54):
to the diconomy. How do you how do you figure
out how to go around those because because I'm sure
you get a lot of I don't know, like is
it getting better the music industry getting better for women
or it's still a lot of work to be done.
Speaker 5 (12:10):
I feel like there have been definitely doors opened for us,
But then once you get into those spaces, you really
have to have your head on straight. You really have
to like, you know, let it be known that like
you're there to like work because being attractive and then
being talented, like they become attracted to you. I've had
several circumstances where I couldn't work with someone because they
(12:32):
started to be mean towards me or act a certain
way towards me because I wasn't acknowledging their advances. So
it's like and then for me, I'm the type of
person like I love to like work on something. I
love to be focused on, you know, like creating the
next thing or like having something to do. Like I'm
not like the type that just likes to sit around
(12:54):
like have people do stuff for me or like you know,
sleep my way to the top. That's like not me,
Like I've really actually want people to like take me seriously.
So like once you get into these spaces, you really
kind of have to set the tone and if it
doesn't work out, then you have to move on. I've had,
you know, certain circumstances where I had to like like
kind of like put up with like verbal abuse or
(13:16):
like you know, men trying to manipulate me into certain things,
and I was like, I'm gonna stand my ground and
you know like move like kind of like move past
that or like just not even work with them anymore.
So you do have to be you know, you do
have to be on your p's and q's, especially when
you're attractive women, especially when you're brown.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
Wow. Yeah, I mean I can't imagine.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
I mean, I'm in the film world, and you know,
I don't think i'm you know, I think it's the
same but a little different. I'm not as like, I'm
not in front of everything. I'm just m in the scene.
So I like that. But yeah, you know, it's still
you still get it, you know, and you're just like,
oh my god, will it ever change? And it's you know,
(14:02):
I find that being a indie, independent artist or an
artist who who you have more like I don't know, freedom,
It feels like m hmm, but it is more difficult.
How do you navigate that as far as like everyone
wants to get that big you know, on track with
the big machine. But as we know, there's there's been
(14:26):
many stories in that that came out of a lot
of artists who didn't really see the residuals or haven't
really didn't really make they might have been out there,
but you know, they're they're they're masters all the.
Speaker 4 (14:38):
Things that they don't really own anything.
Speaker 5 (14:40):
Yeah, and they're like being manipulated, you know. Like honestly,
my thing is, I'm not really looking to get like
a big record deal. Like I know that sounds crazy, no,
but like I I just want to like build like
a fan base in a community that just wants to
have like positive music, you know, and kind of like
(15:02):
see that like you can like build something for yourself
from your own talents. Like that's like what my goal is.
Like I'm not like it'd be cool if something good
came my way like that, but I'm like not really
like I don't wake up saying, oh, I want this
big record deal because that actually happened to me before,
and you know, I was not really willing to, uh,
(15:22):
you know, like kind of lose my integrity for it
because when you cross that line, where does it end? Like, so,
what you had a million dollars? Like what's going to
come next? If I want something else? You know? So
I just kind of want to build something for myself
and like use my talents to do it.
Speaker 4 (15:39):
I loved I love that.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
I love that, And thank you for being so transparent. Yeah,
a lot of people, you know, they kind of kind
of gloss over that.
Speaker 4 (15:51):
And you know, I've been in some rooms as well.
So I feel I feel you.
Speaker 5 (15:54):
I feel Yeah, now me, I'm a little too honest,
like I sometimes I got to watch my mouth.
Speaker 3 (16:03):
What kind of atmosphere do you hope to create with
your upcoming EP Stardust?
Speaker 5 (16:09):
Mmm? So I just wanted to be something that's like
very like fun inspiring, like when people hear I wanted
to feel like, like I don't know, like the Fourth
of July, like you know, like people are all outside,
they got the fire crackers, people are just in a
good time having fun. Like I wanted to feel like that.
(16:30):
And there's one song that I'm going to be putting
out soon that it was actually written for a man,
but a man's perspective from a breakup. But I was like, no,
I think a girl should sing this because we go
through these things too. Like I wanted to like be
relatable and you know, like really, I don't know, just
give people that feel of, like I don't know, just
(16:53):
like a good vibe.
Speaker 4 (16:55):
Yeah. I like that. I like that. Thanks.
Speaker 3 (17:00):
What have you learned about yourself through this new chapter
in music?
Speaker 5 (17:05):
Mmm? I have learned a lot. I've actually I've learned
a lot about myself that I'm actually more like private.
I'm an andy vert. Like I get into rooms with
certain people and certain stars, and I don't know, I'm
(17:28):
just seeing all these different sides of like the ins
and outs of like industry stuff I'm seeing, like because
I was actually like very like you know, I'm from
the East Coast, like I'm from Maryland. You do not, yeah, yeah,
you don't see the same things that you do in
(17:49):
Maryland that you would see out there. And so it's
really taught me to be just you know, really stick
to your your values, stick to your character, you know,
like stay true to yourself and don't let the glitz
and you know all that glitters isn't gold, you know
(18:09):
what I mean, Like you really have to have your
head on straight. You know. I found out that like
I like to express myself through my music instead of
like actually like verbally opening up. And I've just come
and find that, like, you know, like when you have
a talent and you're good at it, you should really
(18:32):
work on Oh I'm so sorry, my dog is so loud.
Speaker 4 (18:34):
It's okay, No, no, you're fine, okay.
Speaker 5 (18:38):
And when you have talents, you're supposed to like express them,
because like in this world, we're all different, we all
bring different pieces of the puzzle together, and so I
feel like you're really supposed to like express yourself and
follow your goals and your dreams. So that's that's what
I've learned.
Speaker 4 (18:56):
That's beautiful.
Speaker 3 (18:58):
You are the founder of to start Us boutique, right, yes? Yes,
how did that brand come to life? So?
Speaker 5 (19:09):
I was actually like engaged and I didn't have to
like do anything, Like I didn't have to work or anything.
But I always had this inner desire to like, you know,
kind of make something for myself because both of my
parents are entrepreneurs and they had their own business, successful businesses,
and I guess it's just in me, like I want
(19:30):
to build something for myself. So when I started this,
I was just doing it from home. We're doing it
for my close that I had this really huge closet
and I put like all my stock and merchandise and
cosmetics and everything in there. And I just started to
like build my brand online, working with influencers, like paying
(19:50):
them to promote my jewelry on my flip losses or something.
And I was like, you know, what if I really
try to like, you know, build myself up as an
influen and so I would get more sales, and so
I was like, so let me start modeling this stuff
myself too, And so that's what actually the traffic from
from my Instagram actually led to me being found by
(20:12):
the Netflix Scout and I was like, you know what
if I do this show. I was like, that would
give my my business even more exposure. Thought that was
actually my drive to do it. Like I didn't actually
go on there because I wanted to become some big
reality start. Really wanted my business to grow from it.
And then when I you know, you know, accomplished that
(20:37):
and you know, I had the all all all the
influencer opportunities come to me, I still felt unfulfilled. I
was like, you know, like I've done I've gone all
these parties and I get all these clothes and you know,
make up this and this, and I was like, you know,
I still don't feel like this is like it's fun,
but I don't really feel fulfilled. So then that's when
I was like, you know, I kind of want to
(20:58):
you know, build myself up as a brand and like
you know, with my talents and things like that. So
that's how you know I started my business. I love that.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
That's awesome.
Speaker 5 (21:10):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (21:11):
How do your how do your interest in astrology and
individuality influence your fashion and music style?
Speaker 4 (21:18):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (21:18):
So basically I am like in high school, like I
really felt like out of like out of touch with
my peers. I only had two friends and I'm still
best friend. Yeah, I'm still best friends with one of
the girls to this day, Like I love her so much.
And then my other friends. She was like the most
(21:41):
popular girl in school. So I would end up in
these settings like where I'm in the middle of like
everything with her, and it was it made me feel
out of place more because I'm like I like, I
would just sit down. I'm like, how do you vibe
with all these people? All these people talk to you?
And it just looked exhausting, and I was like, I
don't know why I feel so out of place. And
(22:03):
so like my mom, she was going through like this
metaphysical phase in life where she was like into yoga
and doing yoga classes and listening to like Wayne Dyer
and Abraham Picks and you know, manifestation stuff. And so
we would go to the bookstore and I was like
I started looking into like the astrology section because it
was like, oh, you know, it would have the birthdays
(22:25):
and I was like, oh, there's my birthday. And then
I started looking into like the zodiac science and like,
you know, I'm in a query. Its occurs and like
the weirdos and this and that kind of explains it
a little bit, you know. And so then I started
seeing like how all the other signs have matching signs
that go with them, and the Earth signs, the air science.
This is so interesting and it actually it is like
(22:48):
an ancient science. It's not like a modern day like
you know, like I don't know how to explain it,
like a modern day like trend is actually very ancient
and it like connects with like this stars and the
planetary movements and things like that, and how you know,
like the moon pools on the water on the planet
and the moon affects us. Like literally, it was like
so much and I got so like intrigued with it
(23:12):
and for my brand, you know, like I just wanted
it to be something that like be something for everyone
because I'm like, first of all, you know, you could
always get this could always be a gift, This could
always be you know, you know, unisex because everyone has
a birthday, and for me, I'm like, you know, that
just looks like more money to me. Yeah, like, let
me just stick with this. So then it turned out
(23:34):
that like my my best sellers were my zodiac hoodies
and couples were buying them to match. So I was, yeah,
I really, I really, I'm into like all that astrology
and numerology stuff.
Speaker 4 (23:45):
That's cool.
Speaker 3 (23:46):
So you're curious, nice, nice, what What's who's your Who
is the person you're supposed to be compatible with?
Speaker 5 (23:53):
So this is where it gets tricky. So basically, you
know your moon you know, everyone has a moon sign
depending on your time of birth. So my moon sign
is in Scorpio. And when I tell you, I've always
attracted other like even even my best friends are all
water signs. I attract a lot of Pisce's men, me
(24:13):
and cancers like get along. So well, I'm like, why
do I keep attracting like like yes, wow, I'm like
why do I keep attracting all these water signs. I'm like,
I'm an air sign and like I'm cracking jokes. It's
like hurting their feelings and stuff, you know what I mean?
Like because they're sensitive, but like we still vibe. So
come to find out, when your moon is in Scorpio,
(24:33):
it's a bit stronger than your sun's signed because Scorpio
is more comfortable with the moon's energy. So that was
the whole thing. Don't even get me started on tauruses.
Speaker 3 (24:44):
Oh lord, no, for really.
Speaker 5 (24:46):
It'd be a whole thing. Then be my best and
worst relationships, Like it's crazy.
Speaker 3 (24:51):
I have a fun question that I love asking every
guest and there's no wrong answer, but the three levels
of influence, money, power, and respect. And if you could
choose only one of those things, which one would you choose?
Speaker 4 (25:06):
And why.
Speaker 5 (25:10):
Levels of influence? To be honest, I would choose money
because I'm not a stingy person and a lot can
be changed through funding certain things. Yeah, so I would
(25:34):
like I would choose money because I believe in donating.
I believe in you know, uh, sharing to good causes,
and I do that, Like I send money for like
homeless stuff, I send money for animals that are in need.
I send Like you can do a lot through you know,
(25:55):
helping people monetarily, Like power is cool, but like that
comes with a lot of eyes on you and people
all in your business and respect it's cool too, but
it's like, you know, I don't know. I would just
rather be able to have the funds to help, you know,
I'll just stay in the stay in the back, and
I'll just send all the funds to help.
Speaker 3 (26:16):
Yes, I love it, great grand answer.
Speaker 4 (26:19):
Thank you for sharing.
Speaker 3 (26:20):
That, because a lot of people on the show usually
say respect and I'm like, okay, but but honestly, really,
if you could, like really, I.
Speaker 5 (26:30):
Mean respect, it's cool. You know, that means that you
have good character. But at the same time, like there
are a lot of people out here that are respectable
people you just don't know it, you know, because they're chill,
they're laid back, and they you know, they let their actions.
Speaker 3 (26:42):
Speak absolutely absolutely. That's a great answer.
Speaker 4 (26:47):
I love it.
Speaker 5 (26:48):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (26:49):
What advice would you give to someone out there that
really wants to get in the music world but maybe
they're just not really sure how take that leap of
faith because it's just the unknown.
Speaker 5 (27:03):
M You just have to keep creating, like, keep you know,
working on your craft, keep bettering your voice, keep you know,
making content and express yourself. That's what I would say,
And me, I need to take my own advice because
I have so many like ideas for like visuals and
(27:24):
songs and things like that. But I get into like
I get into like I'm such a perfectionist. If I
can't find the right person to do it, I will
hold off and hold off and hold off until I
find that right person. So basically all of the my
cover art, my my music art, my promotional pictures. I
have this one photographer that I work with and she's amazing,
(27:50):
So like, I'm such a perfectionist. Like if like I
can't and I have to wait because she gets booked
out and this and that. You know what I mean.
So just keep creating, keep expressing yourself, and you'll get there.
You'll find, you know, really your own lane.
Speaker 4 (28:05):
I love that.
Speaker 3 (28:06):
Great advice, wonderful vice. Thanks absolutely. You know, as you
look ahead, what's your biggest dream for la money, the artist,
the entrepreneur, the creator.
Speaker 5 (28:20):
So you know, I actually don't believe in like speaking
on what you really wish to happen, because I feel
like the energy, you know, like the energy will get
you know, I don't know, I just don't believe in
speaking until it happened. But like my ultimate like goal
or dream, I will say, is to be in like
a singing movie or something like Dreamgirls. Yes, that is
(28:43):
like my manga. Like I don't I don't care about
having a record or another I want to be in
like a movie or a series where like it's like Glee,
dream Girls. Here's but it's something fun like that. Like
I love that so much.
Speaker 3 (28:55):
I love that your mouth to God's ears. It will definitely,
it will definitely happen. Yes, thank you so much for
your time. I had such a pleasure. It was fun.
I had a blast talking to you. Thank you absolutely.
Where can people find you on social media to follow
everything you have coming up and what's going on in
(29:17):
your life.
Speaker 5 (29:18):
Yes, so everything is l dot monnet on Instagram, TikTok YouTube,
and that's where you can find my music. That's where
can find my daily like you know, pictures and some
of my little makeup routine to I like to wear
my crystals on my face. So keep up with me.
And I'm doing much better about like you know, just
(29:38):
sharing daily things about me.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
Love it, love it all right, perfect, Well, thank you again.
It was a pleasure come back anytime.
Speaker 4 (29:48):
I had a blast.
Speaker 5 (29:49):
Thank you so much for having me have a great.
Speaker 3 (29:51):
Day you too, and thank you all for listening and
always remember to live, love, laugh.
Speaker 4 (29:58):
We'll see you guys next time.
Speaker 5 (30:00):
Bye bye,
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Speaker 3 (00:34):
Hi, guys, welcome to another episode of Creators to Creators. Today,
today we have a special guest.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
El Mone Welcome.
Speaker 5 (00:43):
Thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Absolutely, I'm super excited to talk to you. First of all, you're,
you know, super talented and gorgeous is all get out.
But tell me, thank you, Tell me a little bit
about you know, I love and back to the beginning.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
I always say the beginning.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Charged you know, our trajectory in life, our little habits
we pick up along the way, you know, follow us
into our adulthood. Tell me a little about a little
bit about your childhood. What was that like and when
did you, you know, kind of fall in love with music?
Speaker 5 (01:17):
Okay, So, so I was born a twin and so
we were very active. I have a I'm a fraternal twin,
so it's a boy. So we were like very active,
and you know, I was kind of like leaning more
towards like being a tomboy, So like around Christmas, I
would ask for like bikes and things like that. But
(01:38):
one year, you know, I really got inspired by like
Hillary Duff and you know, watching Disney Channel and things
like that. I asked for a like little karaoke machine
and so I would sing on that karaoke machine all
the time. And you know, I started like watching because
my older sister she would like watch MTV and like
all these different things, and I just it looked like
(02:01):
really like fun. I was like, you know what, that'd
be really fun to like maybe be a singer, because
other than that, I wanted to be a vet. And
so like my godmother, she had got me like a fish.
I had a bunny rabbit at the time. But then
like my interests changed when I started like looking at
music videos and just different things like that, and it
(02:21):
really inspired me to like be a singer. I didn't
know what it would entail. I didn't know that there's
like so much you know that goes into it. I
just thought it looked like a fun thing to do,
and like it turned out that my next door neighbor
was Stacey Lattisaw, the big singer from the eighties. Yeah.
So she had a little girl, and so we would
(02:42):
go over her house and play with her, you know,
we would. She had a son and a daughter. My
twin brother would go play with the boy and I
would play with Kayla, and so, you know, I would
come downstairs just to like get a snack or like
say hi to their parent because they had this really
loud ass and I loved that so much. That made
me want to pair it too. But my mom was
(03:04):
not having it. So I would go downstairs sometimes and
I would see her watching herself on TV. And I
would just be like miss Stacy, like why you why
are you on the TV? Like how are you watching yourself?
And she was like, oh, well, you know, I used
to do this for work. I used to be on
TV for work. I was like, oh, like what, like
what is it? Like what did you do this for?
She was like, oh, I was a singer. And I
(03:24):
was like, oh, I think I can sing, you know,
I say I think I can be a singer. She's
like well, let me hear you. And so I just
started singing for her and she was like, you know what,
you can actually sing for a little girl. She's like,
you can sing. And then after she told me that
nobody could tell me nothing. It's sitting here watching herself
on TV and said I could sing, I was like,
(03:46):
I can sing now. So that's how that all got started.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
I mean that's a you know, it's a great stamp
right to.
Speaker 5 (03:55):
Yeh and her husband to her husband was a producer, right,
And so we were headed to we would go out
with them sometimes, so they would take me and my
twin brother with them to like dinner and stuff like that.
And she got in the car and she told her
she's like, you know, I think Chanel can like really sing.
And so she made me sing in the car with them.
(04:16):
And then her husband was like, you know what, when
you get a little bit older, he's like, you know,
keep in contact with me. So that really blew my
head up.
Speaker 4 (04:23):
Then that's amazing. I love that. What a story.
Speaker 5 (04:29):
I love those.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Moments right when you don't really understand the magnitude at
that moment when you get older, like holy crap, you know.
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Yeah, looking back, I'm like, you know, that was kind
of like a really telltale sign.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Yes of like just how you know, I think there's
some people I don't know and I'm curious, so they're
just some people that it happens early on, and it's
just like, do you feel like it this is.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
Your calling, that you're in your calling?
Speaker 5 (04:59):
I would have to say yes, because I actually as
I got older, I just like saw everything that like
came along with, you know, trying to pursue being an
artist and you know, the manipulation of young women. And
you know, my parents they really were like you know,
I don't they they weren't the most encouraging, and they
(05:21):
really were like, you know, you just need to like
go to school and this and that. So I was like,
you know, I really forgot about it. Like I really
didn't put any more effort into it. Like I had
like you know, had journals of like songs that I
would write and like I kept like the little recording
that I made on my karaoke machine. But like as
I got older, that was it. I was like, this
is just not you know, this is just something that
(05:42):
people dream of happening, but like it's not you know,
I don't think it's for me, and then you know,
like fast forward to like me being picked to be
on Netflix, and then you know, I ended up meeting
like my music people. I feel like like this is
just like a talent that I had, and I just
think that it was like meant to be for me
(06:03):
to end up in this space.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
I love that. I love that.
Speaker 3 (06:06):
You know, first of all, I love Land of Groove.
Speaker 4 (06:10):
I was just like, yes, so cute.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
You know, it's it's so fun, it's uplifting, it'sery like
uplifting energy. What inspired that sound and vibe behind it?
Speaker 5 (06:22):
Basically that's just like how I feel like. I feel
like that, Like like all, like the music that I
listened to is like really a be like anyone can
like listen to it. It doesn't have like a bunch
of curse words in it. Like my vibe that I
was going for was like I wanted people to be
able to listen to it and I be ZiT and
party to it, or go to a music festival and
(06:44):
you know, be on mushrooms and like really vibe about
you know, like I just really wanted it to be
a fun song.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
Yes it was, it was, and it is and and
congratulations on it.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
I mean, just like thank you that went into it.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
I'm sure you know you mentioned wanting to be a
feel good song for all ages. What emotion or moments
do you have or hope listeners experience when they hear it.
What do you want people to take away from this
particular song.
Speaker 5 (07:18):
Yeah, well, I know for me that like whenever I'm
like down or like just feeling off, I like to
listen to music and I don't really like to talk
too much, and I listen to songs like make me
feel better or like put me in a better state
of mind. And so like that's what I was really
going for for this song. Like I just want it
to be like wherever you are, if you're listening to it,
(07:38):
whatever type of state of mind that you're in, I
hope that it's uplifting and you know, the best way possible.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
Yeah, I mean, And also for the time that we're
living in right now, it's kind of a weird, we'd time.
Speaker 5 (07:50):
And people are just so like negative to each other.
I can just tell from walking around. And you know,
my family is in the Capitol and there's so much
like ever since all this stuff has been going on,
like you can just feel the tension between people, and
I'm like, it really does not have to be like that.
We do not have to be moving backwards like that.
We should just all, you know, like vibe out together
(08:11):
like we're here, we're stuck here, like let's just make
it a good time.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
Yeah, what was your favorite part of creating the Land
of Groove?
Speaker 4 (08:19):
And like are you were you.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
How how closely you know, cause there's artists, there's artists
that you know just let.
Speaker 4 (08:28):
The producer do it's thing.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Were you superly heavily involved in the production of it all?
Speaker 5 (08:33):
I was so come to find out, like my manager
slash producer at the time, he actually got started working
with the Migosh and so I was the first girl
artist that he decided to work with. And so I've
really had to like they really wanted me to do
like a bunch of like R and B and like
scissor vibes. And I was like, you know, it's just
(08:54):
like not, you know, like I can do it, but
it's like not how I feel. Like I want to
make music like how I feel. And so he was like, okay,
like we'll do this. They gave me songs and I
went and like recorded them. I killed it, and they
were like, okay, like you need to pick one that
like a beat that you like that makes you feel
like how you want to feel. So I picked the
(09:14):
beat and then me and my songwriter like I sat
and spoke with him. He got a vibe from me
and like my personality and he was like, okay, like
I'll go back and like work on this. Yeah, And
that's how we got landa group. And it really I
just really appreciate, you know, him like giving me the
opportunity to you know, like really express myself. And then
(09:35):
when I went to like cut it, when I went
to go do it, he was like okay, he was like,
so this is what you meant, Like that we can
hear the difference, we can see the difference. Like we'll
just stick with stuff like this from now on. So
that's how it went.
Speaker 4 (09:50):
I love that, you know.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
I think it's so cool that, you know, artists can
just like just be so you know, just creative. How
do you balance experimenting with differ diferent genres when still
you know, staying true to your authentic self.
Speaker 5 (10:05):
But you know, I just think it's fun. Like, so
my next song that's coming out is an R and
B song type song, and like it's just fun to like,
you know, do different things with your voice and you know,
get those different vibes going. So like, I'm really excited
for my second one to come out because people haven't
heard me. I've only released this one song, so I'm like,
(10:27):
I want to keep people guessing they're going to get
from me. So that's what I'm doing.
Speaker 4 (10:32):
I love that.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
I love that, you know, because you don't fit in
a box, right, I mean, I'm sure you fit that
a lot. I'm sure people want to put you, like
you said, Sisa or whatever, put you in some type
of and you're like, no, I want to be able
to everything and create.
Speaker 5 (10:48):
Yeah, that's very true. People do put me in certain
boxes like all the time. Like even just like from
looking at me, people don't, you know, people think I'm
some some you know type of way and really start
talking or they yeah, and then when they start talking
to me and like you know, really getting them was like,
you know, you're not like how I thought you were
going to be. Like even on the Netflix show, they
put me as a bombshell because of how I look
(11:11):
and you know, bombshells are supposed to go in there
and like cause trouble I was not. That was just
not me. I could not be a home record. It
was like I just you know, like these are like
we're all good looking here. I was like, I just hope,
I you know, don't you know, cause too much craziness.
Like it was just so not my personality.
Speaker 4 (11:30):
Right, that's so wild.
Speaker 3 (11:31):
You know that can do that and put like people
can pre judge before even opening the book of who
you are. Yeah, how do you navigate that as as
a female artist in the game of the entertainment business
because you know, as you know and also an African
American woman in the game that that adds another layer
(11:54):
to the diconomy. How do you how do you figure
out how to go around those because because I'm sure
you get a lot of I don't know, like is
it getting better the music industry getting better for women
or it's still a lot of work to be done.
Speaker 5 (12:10):
I feel like there have been definitely doors opened for us,
But then once you get into those spaces, you really
have to have your head on straight. You really have
to like, you know, let it be known that like
you're there to like work because being attractive and then
being talented, like they become attracted to you. I've had
several circumstances where I couldn't work with someone because they
(12:32):
started to be mean towards me or act a certain
way towards me because I wasn't acknowledging their advances. So
it's like and then for me, I'm the type of
person like I love to like work on something. I
love to be focused on, you know, like creating the
next thing or like having something to do. Like I'm
not like the type that just likes to sit around
(12:54):
like have people do stuff for me or like you know,
sleep my way to the top. That's like not me,
Like I've really actually want people to like take me seriously.
So like once you get into these spaces, you really
kind of have to set the tone and if it
doesn't work out, then you have to move on. I've had,
you know, certain circumstances where I had to like like
kind of like put up with like verbal abuse or
(13:16):
like you know, men trying to manipulate me into certain things,
and I was like, I'm gonna stand my ground and
you know like move like kind of like move past
that or like just not even work with them anymore.
So you do have to be you know, you do
have to be on your p's and q's, especially when
you're attractive women, especially when you're brown.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
Wow. Yeah, I mean I can't imagine.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
I mean, I'm in the film world, and you know,
I don't think i'm you know, I think it's the
same but a little different. I'm not as like, I'm
not in front of everything. I'm just m in the scene.
So I like that. But yeah, you know, it's still
you still get it, you know, and you're just like,
oh my god, will it ever change? And it's you know,
(14:02):
I find that being a indie, independent artist or an
artist who who you have more like I don't know, freedom,
It feels like m hmm, but it is more difficult.
How do you navigate that as far as like everyone
wants to get that big you know, on track with
the big machine. But as we know, there's there's been
(14:26):
many stories in that that came out of a lot
of artists who didn't really see the residuals or haven't
really didn't really make they might have been out there,
but you know, they're they're they're masters all the.
Speaker 4 (14:38):
Things that they don't really own anything.
Speaker 5 (14:40):
Yeah, and they're like being manipulated, you know. Like honestly,
my thing is, I'm not really looking to get like
a big record deal. Like I know that sounds crazy, no,
but like I I just want to like build like
a fan base in a community that just wants to
have like positive music, you know, and kind of like
(15:02):
see that like you can like build something for yourself
from your own talents. Like that's like what my goal is.
Like I'm not like it'd be cool if something good
came my way like that, but I'm like not really
like I don't wake up saying, oh, I want this
big record deal because that actually happened to me before,
and you know, I was not really willing to, uh,
(15:22):
you know, like kind of lose my integrity for it
because when you cross that line, where does it end? Like, so,
what you had a million dollars? Like what's going to
come next? If I want something else? You know? So
I just kind of want to build something for myself
and like use my talents to do it.
Speaker 4 (15:39):
I loved I love that.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
I love that, And thank you for being so transparent. Yeah,
a lot of people, you know, they kind of kind
of gloss over that.
Speaker 4 (15:51):
And you know, I've been in some rooms as well.
So I feel I feel you.
Speaker 5 (15:54):
I feel Yeah, now me, I'm a little too honest,
like I sometimes I got to watch my mouth.
Speaker 3 (16:03):
What kind of atmosphere do you hope to create with
your upcoming EP Stardust?
Speaker 5 (16:09):
Mmm? So I just wanted to be something that's like
very like fun inspiring, like when people hear I wanted
to feel like, like I don't know, like the Fourth
of July, like you know, like people are all outside,
they got the fire crackers, people are just in a
good time having fun. Like I wanted to feel like that.
(16:30):
And there's one song that I'm going to be putting
out soon that it was actually written for a man,
but a man's perspective from a breakup. But I was like, no,
I think a girl should sing this because we go
through these things too. Like I wanted to like be
relatable and you know, like really, I don't know, just
give people that feel of, like I don't know, just
(16:53):
like a good vibe.
Speaker 4 (16:55):
Yeah. I like that. I like that. Thanks.
Speaker 3 (17:00):
What have you learned about yourself through this new chapter
in music?
Speaker 5 (17:05):
Mmm? I have learned a lot. I've actually I've learned
a lot about myself that I'm actually more like private.
I'm an andy vert. Like I get into rooms with
certain people and certain stars, and I don't know, I'm
(17:28):
just seeing all these different sides of like the ins
and outs of like industry stuff I'm seeing, like because
I was actually like very like you know, I'm from
the East Coast, like I'm from Maryland. You do not, yeah, yeah,
you don't see the same things that you do in
(17:49):
Maryland that you would see out there. And so it's
really taught me to be just you know, really stick
to your your values, stick to your character, you know,
like stay true to yourself and don't let the glitz
and you know all that glitters isn't gold, you know
(18:09):
what I mean, Like you really have to have your
head on straight. You know. I found out that like
I like to express myself through my music instead of
like actually like verbally opening up. And I've just come
and find that, like, you know, like when you have
a talent and you're good at it, you should really
(18:32):
work on Oh I'm so sorry, my dog is so loud.
Speaker 4 (18:34):
It's okay, No, no, you're fine, okay.
Speaker 5 (18:38):
And when you have talents, you're supposed to like express them,
because like in this world, we're all different, we all
bring different pieces of the puzzle together, and so I
feel like you're really supposed to like express yourself and
follow your goals and your dreams. So that's that's what
I've learned.
Speaker 4 (18:56):
That's beautiful.
Speaker 3 (18:58):
You are the founder of to start Us boutique, right, yes? Yes,
how did that brand come to life? So?
Speaker 5 (19:09):
I was actually like engaged and I didn't have to
like do anything, Like I didn't have to work or anything.
But I always had this inner desire to like, you know,
kind of make something for myself because both of my
parents are entrepreneurs and they had their own business, successful businesses,
and I guess it's just in me, like I want
(19:30):
to build something for myself. So when I started this,
I was just doing it from home. We're doing it
for my close that I had this really huge closet
and I put like all my stock and merchandise and
cosmetics and everything in there. And I just started to
like build my brand online, working with influencers, like paying
(19:50):
them to promote my jewelry on my flip losses or something.
And I was like, you know, what if I really
try to like, you know, build myself up as an
influen and so I would get more sales, and so
I was like, so let me start modeling this stuff
myself too, And so that's what actually the traffic from
from my Instagram actually led to me being found by
(20:12):
the Netflix Scout and I was like, you know what
if I do this show. I was like, that would
give my my business even more exposure. Thought that was
actually my drive to do it. Like I didn't actually
go on there because I wanted to become some big
reality start. Really wanted my business to grow from it.
And then when I you know, you know, accomplished that
(20:37):
and you know, I had the all all all the
influencer opportunities come to me, I still felt unfulfilled. I
was like, you know, like I've done I've gone all
these parties and I get all these clothes and you know,
make up this and this, and I was like, you know,
I still don't feel like this is like it's fun,
but I don't really feel fulfilled. So then that's when
I was like, you know, I kind of want to
(20:58):
you know, build myself up as a brand and like
you know, with my talents and things like that. So
that's how you know I started my business. I love that.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
That's awesome.
Speaker 5 (21:10):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (21:11):
How do your how do your interest in astrology and
individuality influence your fashion and music style?
Speaker 4 (21:18):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (21:18):
So basically I am like in high school, like I
really felt like out of like out of touch with
my peers. I only had two friends and I'm still
best friend. Yeah, I'm still best friends with one of
the girls to this day, Like I love her so much.
And then my other friends. She was like the most
(21:41):
popular girl in school. So I would end up in
these settings like where I'm in the middle of like
everything with her, and it was it made me feel
out of place more because I'm like I like, I
would just sit down. I'm like, how do you vibe
with all these people? All these people talk to you?
And it just looked exhausting, and I was like, I
don't know why I feel so out of place. And
(22:03):
so like my mom, she was going through like this
metaphysical phase in life where she was like into yoga
and doing yoga classes and listening to like Wayne Dyer
and Abraham Picks and you know, manifestation stuff. And so
we would go to the bookstore and I was like
I started looking into like the astrology section because it
was like, oh, you know, it would have the birthdays
(22:25):
and I was like, oh, there's my birthday. And then
I started looking into like the zodiac science and like,
you know, I'm in a query. Its occurs and like
the weirdos and this and that kind of explains it
a little bit, you know. And so then I started
seeing like how all the other signs have matching signs
that go with them, and the Earth signs, the air science.
This is so interesting and it actually it is like
(22:48):
an ancient science. It's not like a modern day like
you know, like I don't know how to explain it,
like a modern day like trend is actually very ancient
and it like connects with like this stars and the
planetary movements and things like that, and how you know,
like the moon pools on the water on the planet
and the moon affects us. Like literally, it was like
so much and I got so like intrigued with it
(23:12):
and for my brand, you know, like I just wanted
it to be something that like be something for everyone
because I'm like, first of all, you know, you could
always get this could always be a gift, This could
always be you know, you know, unisex because everyone has
a birthday, and for me, I'm like, you know, that
just looks like more money to me. Yeah, like, let
me just stick with this. So then it turned out
(23:34):
that like my my best sellers were my zodiac hoodies
and couples were buying them to match. So I was, yeah,
I really, I really, I'm into like all that astrology
and numerology stuff.
Speaker 4 (23:45):
That's cool.
Speaker 3 (23:46):
So you're curious, nice, nice, what What's who's your Who
is the person you're supposed to be compatible with?
Speaker 5 (23:53):
So this is where it gets tricky. So basically, you
know your moon you know, everyone has a moon sign
depending on your time of birth. So my moon sign
is in Scorpio. And when I tell you, I've always
attracted other like even even my best friends are all
water signs. I attract a lot of Pisce's men, me
(24:13):
and cancers like get along. So well, I'm like, why
do I keep attracting like like yes, wow, I'm like
why do I keep attracting all these water signs. I'm like,
I'm an air sign and like I'm cracking jokes. It's
like hurting their feelings and stuff, you know what I mean?
Like because they're sensitive, but like we still vibe. So
come to find out, when your moon is in Scorpio,
(24:33):
it's a bit stronger than your sun's signed because Scorpio
is more comfortable with the moon's energy. So that was
the whole thing. Don't even get me started on tauruses.
Speaker 3 (24:44):
Oh lord, no, for really.
Speaker 5 (24:46):
It'd be a whole thing. Then be my best and
worst relationships, Like it's crazy.
Speaker 3 (24:51):
I have a fun question that I love asking every
guest and there's no wrong answer, but the three levels
of influence, money, power, and respect. And if you could
choose only one of those things, which one would you choose?
Speaker 4 (25:06):
And why.
Speaker 5 (25:10):
Levels of influence? To be honest, I would choose money
because I'm not a stingy person and a lot can
be changed through funding certain things. Yeah, so I would
(25:34):
like I would choose money because I believe in donating.
I believe in you know, uh, sharing to good causes,
and I do that, Like I send money for like
homeless stuff, I send money for animals that are in need.
I send Like you can do a lot through you know,
(25:55):
helping people monetarily, Like power is cool, but like that
comes with a lot of eyes on you and people
all in your business and respect it's cool too, but
it's like, you know, I don't know. I would just
rather be able to have the funds to help, you know,
I'll just stay in the stay in the back, and
I'll just send all the funds to help.
Speaker 3 (26:16):
Yes, I love it, great grand answer.
Speaker 4 (26:19):
Thank you for sharing.
Speaker 3 (26:20):
That, because a lot of people on the show usually
say respect and I'm like, okay, but but honestly, really,
if you could, like really, I.
Speaker 5 (26:30):
Mean respect, it's cool. You know, that means that you
have good character. But at the same time, like there
are a lot of people out here that are respectable
people you just don't know it, you know, because they're chill,
they're laid back, and they you know, they let their actions.
Speaker 3 (26:42):
Speak absolutely absolutely. That's a great answer.
Speaker 4 (26:47):
I love it.
Speaker 5 (26:48):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (26:49):
What advice would you give to someone out there that
really wants to get in the music world but maybe
they're just not really sure how take that leap of
faith because it's just the unknown.
Speaker 5 (27:03):
M You just have to keep creating, like, keep you know,
working on your craft, keep bettering your voice, keep you know,
making content and express yourself. That's what I would say,
And me, I need to take my own advice because
I have so many like ideas for like visuals and
(27:24):
songs and things like that. But I get into like
I get into like I'm such a perfectionist. If I
can't find the right person to do it, I will
hold off and hold off and hold off until I
find that right person. So basically all of the my
cover art, my my music art, my promotional pictures. I
have this one photographer that I work with and she's amazing,
(27:50):
So like, I'm such a perfectionist. Like if like I
can't and I have to wait because she gets booked
out and this and that. You know what I mean.
So just keep creating, keep expressing yourself, and you'll get there.
You'll find, you know, really your own lane.
Speaker 4 (28:05):
I love that.
Speaker 3 (28:06):
Great advice, wonderful vice. Thanks absolutely. You know, as you
look ahead, what's your biggest dream for la money, the artist,
the entrepreneur, the creator.
Speaker 5 (28:20):
So you know, I actually don't believe in like speaking
on what you really wish to happen, because I feel
like the energy, you know, like the energy will get
you know, I don't know, I just don't believe in
speaking until it happened. But like my ultimate like goal
or dream, I will say, is to be in like
a singing movie or something like Dreamgirls. Yes, that is
(28:43):
like my manga. Like I don't I don't care about
having a record or another I want to be in
like a movie or a series where like it's like Glee,
dream Girls. Here's but it's something fun like that. Like
I love that so much.
Speaker 3 (28:55):
I love that your mouth to God's ears. It will definitely,
it will definitely happen. Yes, thank you so much for
your time. I had such a pleasure. It was fun.
I had a blast talking to you. Thank you absolutely.
Where can people find you on social media to follow
everything you have coming up and what's going on in
(29:17):
your life.
Speaker 5 (29:18):
Yes, so everything is l dot monnet on Instagram, TikTok YouTube,
and that's where you can find my music. That's where
can find my daily like you know, pictures and some
of my little makeup routine to I like to wear
my crystals on my face. So keep up with me.
And I'm doing much better about like you know, just
(29:38):
sharing daily things about me.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
Love it, love it all right, perfect, Well, thank you again.
It was a pleasure come back anytime.
Speaker 4 (29:48):
I had a blast.
Speaker 5 (29:49):
Thank you so much for having me have a great.
Speaker 3 (29:51):
Day you too, and thank you all for listening and
always remember to live, love, laugh.
Speaker 4 (29:58):
We'll see you guys next time.
Speaker 5 (30:00):
Bye bye,
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