Monaco is the cofounder of UNISEX Records and founder of the lipstick company Freak Flag.
[7] The album explores the contemporary overdose culture of the United States, including “drug abuse, phone addiction, and hedonism”, according to Ear Milk, in addition to "excess, vanity, and aesthetic".
[13] Nick Monaco is a citizen of the United States, Italy, and Switzerland,[6] and is originally from Northern California.
[14] Monaco is also the co-founder of UNISEX Records alongside musician and partner Emmett Kai.
[10] He also owns a lipstick company called Freak Flag; the proceeds from which go to charities supporting gender reassignment surgeries[6] through the Jim Collins Foundation.