Monet Thompson goes by the stage name "The M.O." She began writing poetry at eleven. Listening to and being influenced by the rap music of the eighties and nineties in northeast Ba...view moreMonet Thompson goes by the stage name "The M.O." She began writing poetry at eleven. Listening to and being influenced by the rap music of the eighties and nineties in northeast Baltimore, Maryland, she obtained her first job at fourteen and has been independent ever since. Irma’s Gun is loosely based on true events and her life story.view less