Megan Thee Stallion is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter famous for her songs Big Ole Freak (2018), Hot Girl Summer (2019), and Savage Remix (2020), which were ranked among the top 10 music albums on the Chart” Billboard 200″.
Wiki/Biography
Megan Thee Stallion was born as Megan Jovon Ruth Pete on Wednesday, February 15, 1995 (27 years old, in 2022), in San Antonio, Texas. She is Pisces. Megan spent her childhood in the South Park neighborhood of Houston. She first became interested in rapping after listening to her mother, Holly Thomas, who rapped under the name “Holly-Wood”. In an interview she said,
My mom is the first female rapper I know. I’m like, okay, yeah, that’s normal. Everyone does that.
Instead of putting Megan in daycare, Holly took Megan to recording sessions. At the studio, Holly thought her daughter was busy coloring books and watching TV, but Megan took careful note of her mother’s work. In an interview she said,
Really, I was listening in the door, thinking, Yeah, uh-huh, I’m gonna do that too.
Physical appearance
- Height: 5′ 10″
- Weight: 65 kg / 143 lbs
- Body measurements: 36-26-38
- Eye colour: Black
- Hair color: Black
Family and ethnicity
Megan Thee Stallion is a Creole, meaning a person of mixed African and European descent.
Megan Thee Stallion Childhood Photo
Parents, siblings
Her mother, Holly Thomas, is a former rapper who also worked as Megan’s manager. She died in April 2019 from a brain tumor. Megan’s father, Joseph Pete Jr., died in 2011 when she was fifteen. According to Megan, he was “a full-time hustler”.
Megan Thee Stallion with her mother
Megan Thee Stallion with her parents
Relationships, spouses and children
During an Instagram live stream on February 19, 2021, Megan Thee Stallion opened up about her relationship with American singer and songwriter Pardison Fontaine. During the live stream, she shared her fans’ concerns over a heated argument between the two that went viral on the internet. She says,
I didn’t like what they were trying to say about Pardi. Because he is so calm and so gentle. And very, you know… He’s my man. And I love him… He’s so perfect and he would never do anything to hurt me, just so you all know.
Megan Thee Stallion and Pardon Fontaine
Career
She attended Pearland High School, Texas, where she was crowned Miss Pearland in ninth grade. In 2013, while pursuing a degree in health care administration at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, Megan rocked a college party with her raps, after which her friend encouraged her to start a YouTube channel. Afterwards, she uploaded freestyle rap videos to YouTube, which caught the attention of her classmates. Sharing this incident in an interview, she said:
So I freestyled to “Sho Nuff” by Tela, 8Ball & MJG, and everyone on campus saw it, and they were like, “Oh my God. Yeah. That’s it.
She also attended Texas Southern University where she took part-time online classes.
Rap career
Although Megan Thee Stallion started rapping while in college, a turning point in her rapping career came when a clip of Megan dominating her male opponents in a freestyle rap battle went viral on the internet. In 2017, she stood out with her song Stalli Freestyle.
After signing with 1501 Certified Entertainment in early 2018, a big career breakthrough came in November 2018 when she became the first female rapper to sign with 300 Entertainment. The same year, she shot to fame with her second stage play “Tina Snow,” which included the hit song “Big Ole Freak.”
In 2019, she shot to fame with the party song “Hot Girl Summer,” which featured popular American rapper-singer Nicki. Minaj and Ty Dolla sign. The song was a big hit and garnered 53 million views on YouTube.
Although a temporary restraining order was issued against the 1501 label, Megan released the extended track “Suga” on March 6, 2020. The EP included the song “Savage”, which went viral on the internet when the Popular TikTok user Keara Wilson used to create a dance challenge.
Acting career
She made her digital debut in 2019 with the horror series “Hottieween” in which she played the role of a private detective chasing down a gang named “Fuccbois”.
Megan Thee Stallion in Hottieween (2019)
controversies
- On July 12, 2020, popular Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was charged with carrying a concealed weapon in his vehicle. During his arrest in Hollywood Hills, police stopped his car and found Lanez was with Megan Thee Stallion, who had a foot injury. Earlier, Megan claimed she injured her foot on broken glass, but later revealed that she had gunshot wounds to her feet which she sustained. Eventually, she accused Lanez of shooting her, stating:
I didn’t immediately tell the police what happened because I didn’t want to die.
Lanez declared all charges invalid, citing that he was framed by Megan’s PR team. Another fact revealed by Megan is that Lanez and his team offered her money to keep the incident quiet. After Lanez was charged with assaulting Megan Thee Stallion, a restraining order was issued stating that Lanez had to stay at least 100 yards away from Megan and he was not allowed to contact her.
- In February 2021, Megan graced the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine wearing a sheer black Chanel cape, accessorized with Bulgari earrings on one cover, while on another she wore a black Saint Laurent top with a belt and wrap. necklace with a flower. Her appearance became a matter of debate as her fans claimed that she was photographed inaccurately as the photographer could not capture her complexion properly.
On Harper’s Bazaar magazine’s Instagram post, an anonymous user wrote a comment that read:
No, that’s not it – the photographer didn’t even know how to properly capture Megan’s skin… in any of the photos. I hope he learned a lot.
Subsequently, photographer Collier Schorr closed the debate via a tweet in which he wrote,
Did it all talk nonsense and came out Meg herself discussed each photo and did the editing in “total collaboration” with the photographer.
Megan Thee Stallion on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine
Awards/honors
- Won Variety’s Hitmakers Award (2019) in the Breakthrough Artist category
- Won Powerhouse Award (2019) at Billboard Women in Music
- Won BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist (2019)
- Won the Soul Train Music Award for Rhythm & Bars Award (2020) for the song “Savage”
- Won the People’s Choice Awards (2020) in the Collaboration Song of the Year category
- Won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video (2020) for the song “Savage”
- Won American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song (2020)
Favorites
Food: Chocolate, Hershey’s Almond Syrup
film series: The Chronicles of Narnia (2005)
Singer: Rihanna, Pimp C
dance move: twerking
TV shows: My Hero Academia (2016)
Facts / Anecdotes
- Megan Thee Stallion donated $15,400 worth of Thanksgiving turkeys to 1,050 households in need in November 2019.
- She became the global brand ambassador of the American multinational cosmetics company “Revlon” in August 2020.
Megan Thee Stallion as Revlon Brand Ambassador
- Megan’s successful career did not prevent her from completing her education, that is, a degree in health care administration. She is determined to create assisted living facilities for the elderly in Houston, her hometown. In an interview she said,
I mean, my grandmother is almost 70 and my great-grandmother was around 87, so just seeing her take care of her made me want to start a facility for the elderly so that someone can help them at the end of life. -caring for life… I want to give back; This is what I’m gonna do.
- During her teenage years, she was called Stallion, a southern slang used to refer to statuesque women, for being extraordinarily tall, which she later included in her stage name.
- She has two French dogs called 4oe & Oneita.
Megan Thee Stallion’s Frenchies
