Megan Thee Stallion signed to 300 Entertainment in 2018, where she released the mixtape Fever and the extended play Suga, both of which reached the top ten of the Billboard 200.
64 Facts About Megan Thee Stallion
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Megan Thee Stallion released her debut studio album Good News to critical acclaim, appearing on several year-end best album lists.
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Megan Thee Stallion earned her first and second number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 with the remix of her song "Savage", and her feature on Cardi B's single "WAP"; the latter of which was her first number one in several other countries, as well as the Billboard Global 200 chart.
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Megan Thee Stallion followed this with her debut compilation album Something for Thee Hotties, which reached the top ten on the Billboard 200, and spawned the single "Thot Shit", which reached the top twenty in the US, and received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance nomination.
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In July 2020, Megan Thee Stallion was the victim of a shooting committed by rapper Tory Lanez in Hollywood Hills, California.
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Megan Thee Stallion's father died during her freshman year of high school.
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Megan Thee Stallion garnered fans by posting her freestyles on her Instagram while in college.
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Megan Thee Stallion refers to her fans as "hotties" and credits her hyperactive fan base for her early success.
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Megan Thee Stallion graduated on December 11,2021, with a Bachelor of Science in health administration.
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In September 2017, Megan Thee Stallion made her professional solo debut with the commercially released EP Make It Hot.
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In early 2018, Megan Thee Stallion signed with 1501 Certified Entertainment, an independent label in Houston run by T Farris and owned by former baseball player Carl Crawford.
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In June 2018, Megan Thee Stallion released a 10-song extended play titled Tina Snow under the label.
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In November 2018, Megan Thee Stallion announced that she had signed with 300 Entertainment, making her the first female rapper to be signed by the label.
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On January 22,2019, Megan Thee Stallion released "Big Ole Freak" as a single from her EP, Tina Snow, and filmed a music video for the track.
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In July 2019, Chance The Rapper released his debut studio album, The Big Day, and Megan Thee Stallion was featured on the track, "Handsome".
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In September 2019, Megan Thee Stallion signed a management deal with Roc Nation.
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In January 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single "Diamonds" with singer Normani, for the soundtrack of the superhero film Birds of Prey released the same year.
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Megan Thee Stallion was judge on the HBO Max voguing competition show Legendary which debuted in May 2020.
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Megan Thee Stallion released the song "Girls in the Hood" on June 26,2020, before featuring on Cardi B's single "WAP" and appearing in its music video in August 2020.
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Megan Thee Stallion became a Global Brand Ambassador for Revlon in August 2020.
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Megan Thee Stallion received her first-ever Billboard Music Award nomination when she was nominated for Top Rap Female Artist in September 2020.
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Megan Thee Stallion tied with Drake when she received eight nominations at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year.
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Megan Thee Stallion tied with Justin Bieber as the most nominated musician at the 2020 People's Choice Awards, earning six nominations each.
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Megan Thee Stallion would become the second most-nominated act at the 2020 American Music Awards.
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Megan Thee Stallion performed a "politically charged" version of "Savage" that evening, in which she addressed racism, the Attorney General of Kentucky Daniel Cameron, and sent a message about the importance of protecting black women and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Megan Thee Stallion continued working for this cause by writing an op-ed for The New York Times titled "Why I Speak Up for Black Women", which received acclaim.
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Megan Thee Stallion appeared in the 2020 comedy special Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine.
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Megan Thee Stallion received four nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year for "Savage ".
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Megan Thee Stallion went on to win the former, which made her the first female hip hop artist to do so since Lauryn Hill in 1999, as well as Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance, both for "Savage ".
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On November 13,2020, Megan Thee Stallion announced the release of her debut studio album Good News, which was released on November 20,2020.
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On January 14,2021, Megan Thee Stallion was featured on the remix of Ariana Grande's single "34+35", the second single from her sixth studio album Positions alongside American singer and rapper Doja Cat.
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Megan Thee Stallion won the most awards at the 2021 BET Awards ceremony with four.
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Megan Thee Stallion led the nominations for the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards along with Cardi B, with nine each; both rappers won the most awards during the ceremony with three for "WAP".
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Megan Thee Stallion won three awards at the 2021 American Music Awards, tying with Doja Cat and BTS for the most during the night.
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Megan Thee Stallion graduated from Texas Southern University on December 11,2021.
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Shortly after, Megan Thee Stallion was honored with the 18th Congressional District of Texas Hero Award by Rep.
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On March 11,2022, Megan Thee Stallion released a collaboration with English singer Dua Lipa, named "Sweetest Pie".
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Megan Thee Stallion made history becoming the 2nd female rapper to perform the Academy Awards, the first being Queen Latifah in the 81st Academy Awards ceremony.
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Megan Thee Stallion received an honorary key to the City of Houston, a symbolic cowboy hat and belt buckle.
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Megan Thee Stallion is known for her confidence, sensuality, and explicit lyrics.
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Megan Thee Stallion cites her mother as her first and biggest influence.
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Megan Thee Stallion has considered Pimp C and his 2006 solo album, Pimpalation, an influence since her childhood, admiring his talk-rap delivery and "cockiness", and stating that she wants to inspire the same confidence that the rapper does through his music.
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In multiple interviews, Megan Thee Stallion has referred to herself as "Tina Snow", one of her alter egos and the name of her debut EP, Tina Snow.
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Megan Thee Stallion has referred to herself as "Thee Hood Tyra Banks".
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Megan Thee Stallion originated the viral catchphrase "hot girl summer" on social media.
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Megan Thee Stallion first used the phrase in a tweet on April 14,2018.
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In September 2021, Megan Thee Stallion partnered with Nike for a promotional campaign and fitness program through the Nike Training Club app.
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In October 2021, Megan Thee Stallion appeared on First We Feast and Complex Media's Hot Ones.
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On October 14,2021, it was announced that Megan Thee Stallion signed a wide-ranging deal with multinational fast-food company Popeyes that includes her own Popeyes franchise, a new hot sauce and co-branded merchandise.
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Megan Thee Stallion partnered with Cheetos for a Super Bowl commercial in 2022.
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Megan Thee Stallion was on the grid of the 2021 United States Grand Prix where attempts to interview her by Martin Brundle were snubbed by her bodyguards leading to criticism, causing F1 to introduce the "Brundle Clause", prohibiting bodyguards on the race grid.
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Megan Thee Stallion guest starred in the Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law as a fictionalized version of herself.
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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.
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Megan Thee Stallion mentioned being part Creole in her songs "Cocky AF" and "Freak Nasty" as well as in a tweet in September 2017.
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Megan Thee Stallion mentioned her mother's death on beginning of her song "Flip Flop" from the second studio album, Traumazine, released on August 12,2022.
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Megan Thee Stallion has six dogs: three French bulldogs named 4oe, Dos, and Oneita; a Cane Corso named X ; a Pitbull named Five; and a Merle Dog named Six.
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Megan Thee Stallion is a huge fan of anime and her favorites are My Hero Academia and Naruto.
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Megan Thee Stallion confirmed her relationship with fellow rapper Pardison Fontaine via Instagram Live on February 19,2021.
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On July 15,2020, Megan Thee Stallion stated that she had suffered gunshot wounds, and that she had undergone surgery to remove the bullets.
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On July 27,2020, Megan Thee Stallion revealed that she had been shot in both feet, and denounced rumors in an Instagram Live session where she recounted the shooting incident and cried.
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Megan Thee Stallion later confirmed that she had been offered money by Peterson and his team to keep quiet on the incident, following the incident.
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Megan Thee Stallion was issued a protection order against Peterson, directing him to stay at least 100 yards away from her, and to not contact her.
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Megan Thee Stallion was ordered to surrender any guns he owns.
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On December 13,2022, Megan Thee Stallion testified in Lanez's assault trial, reliving the events from two years prior, stating that she "wish[ed] she had died".