Nick Cannon’s Saddle River, New Jersey mansion isn’t just a home—it’s a bold, over-the-top tribute to his family, passions, and one undeniable obsession: the color red.
“Red is my favorite color!”
Nick Cannon loves red, like really, really, really loves the color red. His Saddle River mansion is a shrine to his family, his obsessions and possessions, and the color red. Almost every room is drenched in, furnished in, or decorated with red.
In a 30-minute YouTube video, Cannon led viewers on a wild tour inside his crimson castle, Cannon Estate. His fraternal twin teenagers join “Super Dad” Nick for an action-packed journey through the sprawling 8,371-square-foot house tucked away on 2.06 acres. 13-year-olds Roc and Roe, more properly known as Moroccan and Monroe Cannon, split their time with Nick and his ex, Mariah Carey.
“Yo dog! Welcome to our house!” bellows an enthusiastic Cannon as he ushers viewers through the front door.
The official tour begins just inside the vast 2-story entryway, home to a flaming red baby grand piano and packed with Cannon’s Christmas tree and over-the-top decorations. The piano affords father and daughter the opportunity to break into the first of a few impromptu singalongs. Nick shows off a menacing Samurai sword and his custom-made Louis Vuitton Iron Man helmets.
Iron Man looms large in Cannon’s mythology. The house is loaded with Iron Man statues and figures. Cannon was diagnosed with lupus over a decade ago and identifies with the superhero’s origin story.
“Iron Man almost lost his life and when he got down to the bottom and he thought it was over, that’s when his superhero activated. I connected with that because of my lupus,” explains Cannon. “I’m the Black Tony Stark, baby!”
Throughout his mansion, Nick pays homage to his heroes, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Black Panthers. He hopes to pass along the important people, moments and messages of Black History to his children.
Our fantastic voyage continues in the quiet White Room, a lavish living room that is a shrine to photos and memories of his children. While Roc and Roe are his oldest, Cannon has another 10 children and the shelves and tabletops of this room are billowing with mementos of a busy life juggling a dozen offspring and a high-flying career as a rapper, actor, comedian and TV host of multiple shows (Wild ‘n Out and The Masked Singer).
The true centerpiece of Cannon Estate is the family room, which houses a curving red slide from the second floor and a glorious ball pit filled with red balls. A massive multi-sectional red couch surrounds the ball pit. Three basketball hoops loom above this funhouse and what little space is left over is stuffed by two super-sized red beanbag chairs and an imposing fireplace fit for a castle.
While Roe and Cannon used a launcher to shoot balls through the basketball hoop for money, later in the video Cannon and Roc engaged in a father/son firefight in the ball pit. Roe emerged victorious and $300 richer while Cannon defeated Roc in a heated, but good-natured battle.
His well-stocked bar is a showcase for high-priced gifts from pals Kevin Hart and Jay-Z. Cannon struggles to maintain order as his curious teens try to make off with bottles of liquor and fancy cigars from his humidor.
“We’re smoking cigars!” Roe
“No, we’re not!!” Nick
From there the tour picks up the pace with a whirlwind spin through the rest of Cannon’s funhouse.
The dining room, AKA the Black Room, pays homage to a Cannon favorite, “New Jack City.” He offers Roe a lesson in movie history, quoting Nino Brown (played by Wesley Snipes), “I never liked you anyway, pretty [bleep].”
Cannon’s Candy Shop is every kid’s dream come true. “Super Dad” Nick has dedicated an entire room to satisfying any sweet tooth’s cravings.
Nick’s Pillow Theater is an entire room dedicated to watching movies and packed with hundreds of pillows. A flood damaged the room recently, but Cannon vows the theater will return bigger, better and cozier than ever.
After rapid-fire spins through his home gym, sauna, recording studio, master bathroom and kitchen, our journey ends when Cannon ushers Roc and Roe off to join mom, Mariah Carey, onstage at a concert that night. Nick says goodbye from his lakefront backyard, decked out in a poop emoji hat, promising another slide from the second floor into his outdoor swimming pool.
