Nova Reyne moves with intention. Raised in Cincinnati as one of eight siblings, she grew up in a house full of voices, opinions, and constant motion. Family wasn’t just important — it was everything. Being surrounded by that many personalities sharpened her awareness early and gave her a natural instinct for storytelling. She learned how to listen, how to speak up, and how to hold her own. That grounding still shows in her music today.
She’s always been a people person, especially when it comes to the women in her life. A self-described girls’ girl, Nova spent her younger years moving between close-knit friend groups and her sisters, building memories through travel, nights out, long conversations, and everyday moments. If she wasn’t with her friends, she was with family — at the mall, at the movies, grabbing food, or just existing together. Motherhood became the turning point that sharpened her focus. It pushed her to stop treating music as a side passion and start treating it like purpose.
Writing came early. Somewhere between the ages of nine and twelve, Nova started rapping with friends and family, drawn naturally to words and rhythm. That love never faded. She kept writing into adulthood, refining her pen long before she ever stepped fully into the booth. In 2021, she began recording her own vocals seriously, using that time to experiment and uncover her sound. By 2024, she was recording professionally, confident not just in her writing but in her voice as an artist. She’s always been a writer first — and once she started demoing records the way she heard them in her head, everything clicked.
Her influences reflect both strength and range. She grew up on Southern hip-hop and women who commanded space — T.I. and Lil Wayne alongside Eve, Missy Elliott, Lil’ Kim, and Nicki Minaj. As her taste evolved, artists like Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Wiz Khalifa, Wale, and Kodak Black deepened her appreciation for honesty, perspective, and real-life storytelling. Those influences didn’t shape her into a copy — they gave her permission to be herself.
Nova Reyne’s sound lives at the intersection of narrative and energy. Her music blends early-2000s hip-hop storytelling with modern trap-soul production, built on beats that carry emotion just as much as her lyrics do. She raps from lived experience — growth, truth, accountability — delivered with confidence and no filter. There’s a rawness to her presence, a feminine edge that cuts through a male-dominated space without asking for room. Her music is meant to resonate — to empower thought, stir emotion, and still move people physically.
Most of her released work has been recorded at Timeless Studios and If We Die We Die Studios, spaces where she was able to lock in and bring her vision to life without compromise.
Her roots are simple and familiar. Growing up, she spent her time where her people were — family homes, the mall, shared spaces filled with laughter and conversation. She’s always been selectively social, choosing connection over crowds, comfort over chaos.
Her latest release, New New, reflects where she is now — grounded, confident, and moving forward with clarity. Next up is PYD (Remix), set to drop February 27, continuing that momentum.
At the core of her journey is gratitude. Nova credits her mother and sister as her biggest supporters — the ones who believed, encouraged, and stayed steady when things got heavy. Her brother Kaezo pushed her creatively and stood alongside her in the process. And long before the studio sessions and releases, there was Skep Woo — the first person she ever rapped with at 13, before recording was even a thought. That early belief still matters.
