ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode of Show Up 2 Heal, Dwayne Morton sits down with hip hop artist, creator, and father Mello Will for a powerful conversation about purpose, consistency, identity, creativity, positive influence, self-belief, personal growth, and using music to empower others.
Mello shares how years of consistency helped shape his career, how his artist name evolved to Mello Will, and why creating music without putting himself in a box has allowed him to keep growing both personally and creatively.
They also explore the influence of family, reggae, R&B, jazz, hip hop, manifestation, affirmations, authenticity, collaboration, inner-child identity, and what happens when something you love begins to reveal a deeper purpose.
If you're trying to discover your purpose, stay consistent while the results are still unclear, find the courage to evolve, or create something that genuinely helps other people, this conversation offers a powerful perspective on trusting the process and allowing your purpose to reveal itself through the work.
FEATURED GUEST — MELLO WILL
Raising the frequency of the earth. PG County, Maryland based rapper and lyricist. A motivational creator and leader of the Mellovator Fam — inspiring millions to rise into abundance through music, mindset, and movement. With over 1 million followers on TikTok and 150,000 monthly Spotify listeners, he’s built a magnetic wave of prosperity energy online, powered by his viral money mantras and high-vibrational lyrics. Every bar is designed to shift your frequency, reminding the world that The Abundance is Real and that Where there’s a Will, there’s a way.
CHAPTERS
01:40 How Dwayne first discovered Mello Will
03:09 Consistency, putting in the reps, and earning trust
04:36 Prayer, self-belief, and feeling empowered
06:40 Thirty podcasts in thirty days and respecting consistency
07:04 The two-hour conversation that created a friendship
08:29 How Dante became Mello Will
12:58 Branding, identity, and the evolution of a name
13:24 The Death Note connection and the idea of the “Life Note”
15:34 How family influenced Mello's love of music
15:54 R&B, reggae, singing, and finding his voice
19:44 Sunshine Outside and embracing reggae influence
21:22 Jazz, The Prize, and evolving as an artist
22:43 Creating without putting yourself in a box
26:38 When music begins to feel like purpose
27:14 Inspiring people without creating dependence
28:02 How purpose reveals itself over time
30:00 Consistency, growth, and finally seeing the impact
31:00 Bringing affirmations and abundance into hip hop
34:31 Realizing music could create positive impact
35:09 Becoming someone's introduction to a new way of thinking
36:01 Influence, responsibility, and changing lives
36:38 The listener stories that impacted Mello most
39:00 When music starts affecting people's businesses and lives
41:13 Music, healing, confidence, and giving people their power back
42:21 The impact you may never get to hear about
43:27 Reaching people who haven't discovered the music yet
44:11 What Mello Will is grateful for right now
45:01 Why the conversation continues in Part 2
CONNECT WITH MELLO WILL
Skool: skool.com/mfu
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@IAmMelloWill
Instagram: instagram.com/iammellowill
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammellowill?lang=en
Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561529457966
LISTEN TO MELLO WILL
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1I4Khxt1pBRVdfOkiXg8WR
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mello-will/1325782110
TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE
Mental health, healing, purpose, music, hip hop, affirmations, abundance, manifestation, consistency, personal growth, creativity, identity, self-belief, inner child, resilience, positive mindset, authenticity, collaboration, influence, empowerment, gratitude, artistic evolution, family, reggae, R&B, jazz, and creating meaningful impact.
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