Moniquea

Los Angeles, California

Moniquea was born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Pasadena, California. She vividly recalls watching her mother rehearse as a lead singer alongside other relatives and friends in the Pasadena-branded group The Roses. After independently releasing her self-titled debut in 2011, Moniquea partnered with producer XL Middleton and released Yes No Maybe in 2014, followed up by Blackwavefunk in 2017.