Nick Cannon Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Nick Cannon is opening up about his unconventional journey to becoming a dad of 12. The rapper and The Masked Singer host recently admitted on the radio show, The Breakfast Club, that the way he chose to have children with six women was a response to his personal trauma. "It wasn't like I was acting out.