Megan Thee Stallion is an American rapper that has made headways the last few years.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the famous rapper.
- Her real name is Megan Jovon Ruth Pete
- She was born February 15, 1995
- She is known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion
- Her name is pronounced “Megan The Stallion”
- She is an American rapper, songwriter, and model
- She is originally from Houston, Texas
- She first garnered attention when videos of her freestyling became popular on social media platforms such as Instagram
- Megan Thee Stallion signed to 300 Entertainment in 2018
- There she released the mixtape Fever (2019), the extended play Suga (2020), and her critically acclaimed debut studio album, Good News (2020)
- All of which peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard 200
- In 2020, she released the single “Savage Remix” featuring Beyoncé
- She was featured on Cardi B’s single “WAP”
- Both of these songs were her first and second number ones on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart
- The latter provided Megan with her first number one in several other countries and the Billboard Global 200
- In 2021, she was featured alongside Doja Cat on the single “34+35 Remix” by Ariana Grande
- The song reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100
- Later that year, Megan released the compilation album Something for Thee Hotties
- The album reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200
- It spawned the US top 20 single “Thot Shit”
- The song also received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance nomination
- Throughout her career, Megan Thee Stallion has received several accolades, including six BET Awards, five BET Hip Hop Awards, four American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, a Billboard Women in Music Award, and three Grammy Awards
- At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, she became the second female rapper to win Best New Artist, after Lauryn Hill in 1999
- In 2020, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual list
- Megan Jovon Ruth Pete was born on February 15, 1995 in San Antonio, Texas, and her mother, Holly Thomas
- Her family immediately moved to Houston after her birth.
- Thomas rapped under the name “Holly-Wood” and would bring her daughter with her to recording sessions instead of putting her in daycare
- Pete was raised in the South Park neighborhood of Houston
- Before moving with her mother to Pearland, Texas at age 14, where she lived until she turned 18
- Pete began writing raps at age 14
- She eventually showed Holly her rapping skills at age 18
- Holly required that Pete wait until she was 21 to pursue rapping as a career
- Her mother commented that her lyrics were too sexually suggestive for her young age
- Pete attended Pearland High School and graduated in 2013
- Her father died during her freshman year of high school
- In 2013, while Pete was a student at Prairie View A&M University, she began uploading videos of herself freestyling on social media
- A clip of Pete battling against male opponents in a “cypher” went viral
- The exposure helped Pete gain a larger digital presence and following on social media
- She garnered fans by posting her freestyles on her Instagram while in college
- She refers to her fans as “hotties” and credits her hyperactive fan base for her early success
- After taking time off from school, Pete resumed her studies at Texas Southern University
- She graduated on December 11, 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in health administration
- She adopted the stage name “Megan Thee Stallion” because she was called a “stallion” in adolescence due to her height (5′10″ or 178 cm) and “thick” body frame
- In April 2016, Megan Thee Stallion released her first single “Like a Stallion”
- This was followed by the small SoundCloud-exclusive mixtapes Rich Ratchet (2016) and Megan Mix (2017)
- In September 2017, Megan Thee Stallion made her professional solo debut with the commercially released EP Make It Hot
- The EP’s 2017 single “Last Week in HTx” became her most successful single during this time, amassing several million views on YouTube
- In 2017, Megan Thee Stallion released the song “Stalli (Freestyle)”, as a rework of late musician XXXTentacion’s “Look at Me!”
- Around this time, Megan Thee Stallion auditioned to be a cast member on Love & Hip Hop: Houston
- However, the proposed spin-off of the Love & Hip Hop franchise was postponed indefinitely in June 2016
- Megan Thee Stallion is known for her confidence, sensuality, and explicit lyrics
- She presents her sexuality throughout her lyrics, videos, and live performances
- Megan Thee Stallion cites her mother as her first and biggest influence
- Megan Thee Stallion mentions being part Creole in her songs “Cocky AF” and “Freak Nasty” as well as in a tweet in September 2017
- Her mother, Holly Thomas, died in March 2019 from a longstanding cancerous brain tumor, and her grandmother died in the same month
- In addition to acting as Megan’s manager, Thomas influenced her decision to study health administration and also helped foster her wish to establish assisted living facilities in her hometown of Houston
- She has four dogs
- These are a French bulldog named 4oe (pronounced Four), Dos, Five, and Ten
- Megan Thee Stallion confirmed her relationship with fellow rapper Pardison Fontaine via Instagram Live on February 19, 2021
- Megan Thee Stallion contributed $15,400 worth of Thanksgiving turkeys and helped hand them out to 1,050 households in need at the Houston Food Bank Portwall Pantry in November 2019
- In October 2021, as part of her wide-ranging agreement with Popeyes, Meg Thee Stallion, in tandem with Popeyes, agreed to a six-figure donation to the charitable organization: Houston Random Acts of Kindness
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