Perhaps it should come as no surprise that Nick Cannon's oldest children Moroccan and Monroe Cannon are born performers; after all, both of their parents have built steady and successful careers in the entertainment industry. Nick welcomed the twins with ex-wife Mariah Carey on April 30, 2011, in Los Angeles. Carey later explained in her 2020 memoir that she wanted both of her children to have the same initials that she does, hence their "M" names.

In 2016, Carey revealed that the pair's daughter was already showing signs of being interested in going into the family business. As she told People, "Miss Monroe has a really, really good ear for music and a really beautiful tone, but I can't force her to sing, so if she wants to sing, she'll sing." That same year, both Monroe and Moroccan performed with their mother when they joined her for a rendition of "Always Be My Baby" in Hollywood. 

In May 2023, Nick spoke about how Carey feels about the many children he's gone on to have. During an interview with "The Jason Lee Podcast," he said, "She's like, 'As long as you don't bring none of that b******* to the Manor of Carey.' Like, she lives in her own world. Nothing can infiltrate that stuff."