Rico Nasty On ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Debut And Life Beyond Music

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentRico Nasty On ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Debut And Life Beyond MusicByDesjah Altvater,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Desjah is an entertainment contributor, focusing on music.Follow AuthorMay 29, 2026, 04:14pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Rico Nasty at the Gucci 2027 Cruise Collection Show on May 16, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/WWD via Getty Images)WWD via Getty ImagesBefore she enters a set, she enters a shift—something subtle, almost atmospheric, like light adjusting to a new room. For Rico Nasty, transformation has always been less about reinvention than expansion: a way of moving between versions of the self without ever fully leaving one behind. That instinct now finds a new register in her acting debut in Margo’s Got Money Troubles on Apple TV, where performance becomes less about presence on a stage and more about inhabiting a world that continues to exist long after the cameras stop rolling.Rico Nasty On Personas, Performance, And Becoming On SetA frequent musical collaborator, Roark Bailey, opens the conversation with a voice note for Rico that feels less like a prompt and more like an invitation—asking whether the personas and alter egos she’s built through music have, in turn, prepared her for acting. She doesn’t search for the answer—she meets it immediately. “My god, yes,” she says, folding the worlds together without hesitation. “I think anytime I’ve ever been on set for a music video has prepared me for acting.”Music videos, makeup chairs, and every transformation in between blur, in hindsight, into something closer to rehearsal than memory. “Anytime I’ve gotten my makeup done has prepared me for acting,” she adds. “Anytime I’ve gone through any type of transformation… I really live by that.”NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Rico Nasty attends App...