Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"), is an American rapper. Originally from Houston, Texas, she first garnered attention when videos of her freestyling became popular on social media platforms such as Instagram.
She signed with 1501 Certified Entertainment in 2018, and saw her mainstream breakthrough the following year with the release of her singles "Hot Girl Summer" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Nicki Minaj) and "Cash Shit" (featuring DaBaby); the former peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 while the latter received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Cash Shit" was also included on her commercial mixtape Fever (2019), which was followed by her extended play Suga (2020), both of which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200.
Early life and education[]
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete was born on February 15, 1995, in San Antonio, Texas. Her mother, Holly Thomas, immediately moved to Houston after her birth.[1] 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[2] before moving with her mother to Pearland at age 14, where she lived until she turned 18. Pete began writing raps at age 14.[3] When she eventually showed Thomas her rapping skills at age 18, Thomas required that Pete wait until she was 21 to pursue rapping as a career.[4] Her mother commented that her lyrics were too sexually suggestive for her young age.[5] Pete attended Pearland High School and graduated in 2013.[6] Her father died during her freshman year of high school.[7]
In 2013, while Pete was a freshman 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 to pursue music, Pete returned home and resumed her studies at Texas Southern University. She graduated on December 11, 2021, with a Bachelor of Science in health administration.
Pete adopted the stage name "Megan Thee Stallion" after she was called a "stallion" in adolescence due to her height (5 ft 10 in (178 cm))[8] and “thicc” body frame;[9] voluptuous, statuesque women in the Southern United States may be colloquially called "stallions”.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Good News (2020)
- Traumazine (2022)
Compilation albums[]
- Something for the Hotties (2021)
EPs[]
- Make it Hot (2017)
- Tina Snow (2018)
Mixtapes[]
- Rich Ratchet (2016)
- Megan Mix (2017)
- Fever (2019)
- SUGA (2020)
Collaborations[]
- "Sweetest Pie" (with Dua Lipa) (2022)
External links[]
- Megan Thee Stallion Wiki
- Megan Thee Stallion on YouTube
- Megan Thee Stallion on TikTok
- Megan Thee Stallion on Instagram
- Megan Thee Stallion on Facebook
- Megan Thee Stallion on X/Twitter
References[]
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Goes Undercover on YouTube, Twitter and Instagram | GQ"
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Electrifying rap out of Houston"
- ↑ "The Break Presents: Megan Thee Stallion"
- ↑ "NEXT: Megan Thee Stallion Is Taking Rappers To School"
- ↑ "How Megan Thee Stallion Earned Her Confidence"
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Prepares for 'Hot Girl Summer' With a Pageant"
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Is Just Warming Up"
- ↑ "NEXT: Megan Thee Stallion Is Taking Rappers To School"
- ↑ "Rapper Megan Thee Stallion Answers Our Questions (and Releases an EP)"