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| name = Megan Thee Stallion
| background = solo_singer
| image = Megan Thee Stallion 2019 2.jpg
| caption = Pete in 2019
| birth_name = Megan Jovon Ruth Pete
| alias = {{hlist|Meg Thee Stallion<!--This is another professional credit, NOT a nickname! Do not remove-->|Tina Snow|Hot Girl Meg|Suga}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|2|15}}
| birth_place = [[Bexar County, Texas]], U.S.<ref name="FamilySearch"/>
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* singer
* songwriter
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| origin = [[Pearland, Texas]], U.S.
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2016–present
| label = {{flatlist|
*1501 Certified
*[[300 Entertainment|300]]
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
*[[DaBaby]]
*[[Juicy J]]
*[[Kehlani]]
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'''Megan Jovon Ruth Pete'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ogunnaike|first=Lola|date=April 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Just Warming Up|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629204047/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|archive-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> (born February 15, 1995),<ref name="FamilySearch">{{Cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9|title=Megan Jovon Ruth Pete: Born 15 Feb 1995 in Bexar, Texas {{!}} Texas Birth Index|website=[[FamilySearch]]|url-access=registration|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> known professionally as '''Megan Thee Stallion''' (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's ABCs|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[XXL Mag]]|format=Event occurs at 0:03|via=YouTube|issn=1093-0647|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727220004/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|archive-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 27, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Sings Rihanna, Beyoncé and Khalid in a Game of Song Association|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[ELLE]]|format=Event occurs at 0:05|via=YouTube|issn=0888-0808|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715160018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|archive-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Originally from [[Houston]], [[Texas]], she began writing and performing raps as a teenager and started releasing them exclusively onto [[SoundCloud]] from late 2016. Megan Thee Stallion first garnered attention when videos of her [[Freestyle rap|freestyling]] became popular on [[Social media|social media platforms]] such as [[Instagram]]. She has commercially released three [[Extended play|EPs]] since 2017—''Make It Hot'', ''[[Tina Snow]]'', and [[Suga (EP)|''Suga'']]—with the latter two charting on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. She signed to [[300 Entertainment]] in 2018, where she released her first full-length [[mixtape]], ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', in 2019 to critical acclaim.
Her single "[[Savage (song)|Savage]]" and her feature on [[Cardi B]]'s single "[[WAP (song)|WAP]]", both released in 2020, each reached number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, with the latter providing Megan Thee Stallion with her first number one in several other countries. Throughout her career, Megan Thee Stallion has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Megan Thee Stallion|several accolades]], including two [[BET Awards]], two [[BET Hip Hop Awards]], two [[MTV Video Music Awards]], and a [[Billboard Women in Music|''Billboard'' Women in Music Award]]. She was included in [[Time 100|''Time''{{'}}s annual list]] of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.
==Early life==
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete was born on February 15, 1995 in [[Bexar County, Texas]],<ref name="FamilySearch"/> and raised in the [[South Park, Houston|South Park]] neighborhood of [[Houston]].<ref name="fader-aug30">{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Nandi|date=August 30, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion Electrifying rap out of Houston|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/08/30/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-interview|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211054142/http://www.thefader.com/2018/08/30/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-interview|archive-date=December 11, 2018}}</ref> Her mother, Holly Aleece Thomas,<ref>"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, ''FamilySearch'' (<nowiki>https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9</nowiki> : January 1, 2015), Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, February 15, 1995; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, ''Ancestry'' (<nowiki>http://www.ancestry.com</nowiki> : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.</ref> rapped under the name "Holly-Wood" and would bring her daughter with her to recording sessions instead of putting Pete in daycare.<ref name="Vulture">{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Hunter|date=April 25, 2019|title=How Did Megan Thee Stallion Become the Next Hottest Rapper Out of Texas|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/megan-thee-stallion-profile-big-ole-freak.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|work=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622052602/https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/megan-thee-stallion-profile-big-ole-freak.html|archive-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref> Pete and her mother moved to [[Pearland, Texas]], a suburb of Houston, when she was 14 and lived there until she was 18.<ref name="Vulture"/> Pete began writing raps at age 16.<ref name="xxl-oct2018" /> When she told her mother that she wanted to rap, Holly required that Pete wait until she was 21 to pursue rapping as a career.<ref name="vibe-oct2018" /> Her mother commented that her lyrics were too suggestive for her young age.<ref name="Gomez">{{Cite web|last=Gomez|first=Jade|date=March 16, 2019|title=How Megan Thee Stallion Earned Her Confidence|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/megan-thee-stallion-freestyle-808378/|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621224620/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/megan-thee-stallion-freestyle-808378/|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> Pete graduated from [[Pearland High School]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Harvin|first=Darian Symoné|date=June 25, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Prepares for 'Hot Girl Summer' With a Pageant|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/style/self-care/megan-thee-stallion-rap-cognac-queen.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611173152/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/style/self-care/megan-thee-stallion-rap-cognac-queen.html|archive-date=June 11, 2020}}</ref>
In 2013, while she was a student at [[Prairie View A&M University]], a clip of Pete (now "Megan Thee Stallion") battling against male opponents in a "[[Freestyle rap|cypher]]" went viral. The exposure helped Pete gain a larger digital presence and following on social media.<ref name="fader-aug30" /><ref name="xxl-oct2018" /><ref name="vibe-oct2018" /><ref name="houstonia-sept2017">{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Nandi|date=September 17, 2017|title=Rapper Megan Thee Stallion Answers Our Questions (and Releases an EP)|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2017/9/15/megan-thee-stallion-houston-rapper-ep|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Houstonia (magazine)|Houstonia]]|issn=2327-0926}}</ref> She garnered fans by posting her [[Freestyle rap|freestyles]] on her [[Instagram]] while in college. She refers to her fans as "hotties", and credits her hyperactive fan base for her early success.<ref name="thesource-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Classified|first1=Mo|date=July 10, 2018|title=Source Exclusive: Megan Thee Stallion Talks 'Tina Snow' EP & Her Alter Ego Being the Female Pimp C|url=http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[The Source]]|issn=1063-2085|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120083637/http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep|archive-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> She adopted the stage name "Megan Thee Stallion" because she was referred to as a stallion during adolescence due to her height (5'10"<ref name="vibe-oct2018"/>) and looks.<ref name="houstonia-sept2017" />
After taking time off school, she resumed her studies at [[Texas Southern University]] in health administration, where she is a third year student as of 2019.<ref name="vibe-oct2018">{{cite web|last1=Riedy|first1=Jack|date=October 3, 2018|title=NEXT: Megan Thee Stallion Is Taking Rappers To School|url=https://www.vibe.com/2018/10/next-megan-thee-stallion/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|issn=1070-4701|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004124457/https://www.vibe.com/2018/10/next-megan-thee-stallion/|archive-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="thesource-july2018" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=December 11, 2018|title=Meet Megan Thee Stallion, the Houston Rapper Crafting the Hottest Bars While Still Attending College|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8489234/megan-thee-stallion-interview|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730214424/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8489234/megan-thee-stallion-interview|archive-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Gomez"/><ref name="npr-twoandfro">{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Da'Lyah|title=Two & Fro: Swangin' and Bangin' (Ep. 2)|url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/599139813/two-fro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626220227/https://www.npr.org/podcasts/599139813/two-fro|archive-date=June 26, 2019|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>
==Career==
===2016–2018: Early beginnings and ''Tina Snow''===
In April 2016, Megan Thee Stallion released her debut single "Like A Stallion",<ref name="hypemag-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Rian|first1=Anthony|date=July 18, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion – "Tina Snow" (Album)|url=https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Hype (magazine)|Hype]]|issn=0097-6539|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223120931/https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|archive-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> which would later serve as the lead and titular single of the [[SoundCloud]]-exclusive, non-commercial mixtape of the same name. She followed this project with similarly released mixtapes such as ''[[Rich Ratchet]]'' in late 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cho|first=Regina|date=December 12, 2019|title=5 Songs Every Megan Thee Stallion Superfan Should Know|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8546101/megan-thee-stallion-deep-cuts-songs-list|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> and ''[[Megan Mix]]'' in early 2017.
Megan Thee Stallion released her professional solo debut with the commercially released mixtape ''Make It Hot.''<ref name="fader-jan2018">{{cite web|last1=Starling|first1=Lakin|date=January 4, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion is the freaky new rapper who might make you feel yourself|url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/01/04/megan-thee-stallion-new-rapper-houston|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129201425/http://www.thefader.com/2018/01/04/megan-thee-stallion-new-rapper-houston|archive-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> The EP's 2017 single<ref name="fader-jan2018" /> "Last Week in HTx" became her most successful single during this time, amassing several million views on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 24, 2017|title='Last Week in HTx' - Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP6fsWbP-3I&list=PLTR2zVduycdWGH35Wj7BVWwKbfods6G9y|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.vn/9wJWc|archive-date=August 31, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|publisher=Megan Thee Stallion|via=YouTube}}</ref> In 2017, she released the song, "Stalli (Freestyle)", as a [[Remix|rework]] of rapper [[XXXTentacion]]'s "[[Look at Me (XXXTentacion song)|Look At Me!]]".<ref name="xxl-oct2018">{{cite web|last1=Seabrook III|first1=Robby|date=October 24, 2018|title=The Break Presents: Megan Thee Stallion|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/10/megan-thee-stallion-the-break-interview/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647}}</ref><ref name="fader-jan2018" /><ref name="dazed-feb2018">{{cite web|last1=Ducreay|first1=Safra|date=February 6, 2018|title=The 'rude gal' rappers leading hip hop's bold new wave|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/38911/1/the-rude-gal-rappers-leading-hip-hops-bold-new-wave|url-status=live|accessdate=November 28, 2018|website=[[Dazed]]|issn=2059-528X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129100136/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/38911/1/the-rude-gal-rappers-leading-hip-hops-bold-new-wave|archive-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> In early 2018, Megan Thee Stallion signed with [[Carl Crawford#Personal life|1501 Certified Entertainment]], an independent label in Houston owned by former baseball player [[Carl Crawford]].<ref name="fader-aug30" /> She was the first female rapper signed to the label.<ref name=":7" /> She then performed at [[SXSW]] in March 2018.<ref name="billboard-sxsw">{{cite web|last1=Machin|first1=Jennifer|date=March 8, 2018|title=SXSW Announces Full 2018 Artist Lineup, Conference Details & More|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sxsw/8238823/sxsw-lineup-full-artists-conference-2018-festival|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129223456/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sxsw/8238823/sxsw-lineup-full-artists-conference-2018-festival|archive-date=November 29, 2018|accessdate=November 28, 2018|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In June 2018, Megan Thee Stallion released a 10-song extended play titled ''[[Tina Snow]]'' under the label''.''<ref name=":7" /> The EP was named after her alter ego, "Tina Snow," who she describes as "a more raw version" of herself.<ref name="vibe-oct2018" /> ''Tina Snow'' was positively received by critics. Eric Torres of [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] wrote: "she provided plenty of freak anthems with quotable lyrics to wield against ain’t-shit men".<ref name="pitchfork-aug2018">{{cite web|last1=Torres|first1=Eric|date=August 16, 2018|title="Tina Snow" by Megan Thee Stallion Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/megan-thee-stallion-tina-montana/|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818124309/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/megan-thee-stallion-tina-montana/|archive-date=August 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She stated in an interview with ''[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]'' that she is not afraid to talk about sexuality, nor does she feel boxed in to either the "intelligent" or "freak" dichotomy.<ref name="mic-nov2018">{{cite web|last1=Whaley|first1=Natelegé|date=November 17, 2018|title=These female rappers don't want to be defined by industry sexism. They're setting their own rules.|url=https://mic.com/articles/191485/female-rappers-industry-sexism-interviews-oshun-megan-thee-stallion-latasha#.iS3JH4vRg|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]|issn=2052-7780}}</ref> Nandi Howard of ''[[The Fader]]'' referred to her ability to rap with "electrifying pace and precision".<ref name="fader-aug30" /> 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.<ref name="xxl-300ent">{{cite web|last1=Centeno|first1=Tony M.|date=November 27, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion Signed to 300 Entertainment|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/11/megan-thee-stallion-signs-300-entertainment/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128031156/http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/11/megan-thee-stallion-signs-300-entertainment/|archive-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> It was during this time that she was meant to support Australian rapper [[Iggy Azalea]] on her [[Bad Girls Tour]],<ref name="source-sept2018">{{cite web|last1=Grant|first1=Sean|date=September 12, 2018|title=Iggy Azalea to Tour with CupcakKe and Megan Thee Stallion|url=http://thesource.com/2018/09/12/iggy-azalea-tour/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[The Source]]|issn=1063-2085|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116174211/http://thesource.com/2018/09/12/iggy-azalea-tour|archive-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref> however the tour was later cancelled.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Jaime|first=Natalya|date=August 10, 2018|title=Iggy Azalea's 'Bad Girls Tour' Canceled|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8478603/iggy-azalea-bad-girls-tour-canceled|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009121046/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8478603/iggy-azalea-bad-girls-tour-canceled|archive-date=October 9, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
===2019–present: ''Fever'' and ''Suga''===
On January 22, 2019, Megan released "[[Big Ole Freak]]" as a single from her EP, ''Tina Snow'', and also filmed a music video for the track.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gore|first=Sydney|date=March 1, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Drops a Salivating Video for 'Big Ole Freak'|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/megan-thee-stallion-big-ole-freak-video/|accessdate=April 15, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964}}</ref> The single, "[[On Our Worst Behavior|Is It Love This Time]]", is sampled throughout the single.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=April 22, 2019|title=Chartbreaker: How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Big Ole Freak' Takes Ownership of Her Sexuality -- and the Rap Game|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 23, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423023215/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|archive-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> On April 15, "Big Ole Freak" charted at number 99 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] giving Megan her first chart entry,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=April 16, 2019|title=Emerging Hip-Hop: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & Polo G Make Waves on Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=April 26, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430150830/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|archive-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> with it later peaking at number 65 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hot 100 Chart: Week of May 18, 2019|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921010000/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|archive-date=September 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
Megan Thee Stallion released her second mixtape, ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', on May 17, 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=May 3, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's debut mixtape Fever is dropping in two weeks|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|access-date=May 6, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504171921/https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|archive-date=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The album received critical acclaim and landed on several year-end critics lists, with ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' calling it the best album of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldfine|first=Jael|date=December 18, 2019|title=PAPER's Top 20 Albums of 2019|url=https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|issn=1073-9122|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704005135/https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|archive-date=July 4, 2020}}</ref> Taylor Crumpton of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' rated the album 8/10 and wrote in the review, "Megan's delivery of perfectly executed bars are comparable to successions from a fully automatic machine gun; a carefully studied aim of fiery stanzas that could only be carried by a rapper with extensive knowledge of the genre's early practices of battle rap."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Crumpton|first=Taylor|date=May 23, 2019|title=Fever by Megan Thee Stallion Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|access-date=June 3, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531011925/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|archive-date=May 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Megan Thee Stallion Lagos 05 (cropped).png|thumb|213x213px|Megan Thee Stallion in [[Lagos]] in October 2019]]On May 21, 2019, she released the music video for the opening album track, "Realer", which is inspired by the [[blaxploitation]] film style.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=May 22, 2019|title=See Megan Thee Stallion Get 'Realer' in New Blaxploitation-Flavored Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|access-date=May 22, 2019|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522040444/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|archive-date=May 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 20, 2019, she was announced to be one of eleven artists included in the 12th edition of ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''{{'}}s "[[XXL Freshman|Freshman Class]]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2019|title=XXL 2019 Freshman Class Revealed|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/06/2019-xxl-freshman-cover/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647}}</ref> Her freestyle in the cypher was praised by music critics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Osei|first=Sarah|date=July 24, 2019|title='XXL' Freshman 2019: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & More|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/xxl-freshman-cypher-megan-thee-stallion-dababy/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964}}</ref> In July 2019, [[Chance the Rapper|Chance The Rapper]] released his debut studio album, ''[[The Big Day (album)|The Big Day]],'' and Thee Stallion was featured on the track "Handsome".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=July 26, 2019|title=Here are the full features and credits for Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/26/chance-the-rapper-the-big-day-features-megan-thee-stallion-gucci-mane|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194}}</ref> On August 2, 2019, ''[[A Black Lady Sketch Show]]'' premiered on [[HBO]]; the show uses Megan Thee Stallion's song "Hot Girl" in the opening title sequence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Toby|first=Mekeisha Madden|date=August 1, 2019|title=TV Review: 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803025802/https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|archive-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kent|first=Clarkisha|date=August 2, 2019|title=A Black Lady Sketch Show has arrived to smash glass ceilings and do 'weird s---'|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/02/a-black-lady-sketch-show-delightfully-weird/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=1049-0434}}</ref> On August 9, 2019, Thee Stallion released the single "[[Hot Girl Summer]]", featuring fellow American rapper [[Nicki Minaj]] and singer [[Ty Dolla Sign]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=August 5, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Announces 'Hot Girl Summer' Featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|access-date=October 7, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807095909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|archive-date=August 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, an ode to her viral "hot girl summer" meme, came about after an [[Instagram|Instagram Live]] session between the two rappers.<ref name=":1" /> It peaked at number 11 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Thee Stallion's first top 20 hit,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785?s=19|title="Hot Girl Summer," by @theestallion, @NICKIMINAJ & @tydollasign, debuts at No. 11 on this week's #Hot100.|last=Charts|first=Billboard|date=October 7, 2019|website=@billboardcharts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110211/https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785%3Fs%3D19|archive-date=June 21, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> and topped the [[Rolling Stone charts|''Rolling Stone'' 100]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Legaspi|first1=Althea|last2=Spanos|first2=Brittany|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-video-watch-877542/|title=Megan Thee Stallion Host Star-Studded Party in 'Hot Girl Summer' Video|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}</ref> The week thereafter, she featured on [[Quality Control Music|Quality Control]] compilation album, ''[[Control the Streets, Volume 2|Quality Control: Control the Streets, Volume 2]],'' on the track "Pastor", alongside [[Quavo]] and [[City Girls]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=August 16, 2019|title=Hear Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, City Girls Team up for 'Pastor'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-quavo-city-girls-pastor-872546/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X}}</ref> In September 2019, Megan Thee Stallion signed a management deal with [[Roc Nation]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Signs Roc Nation Management Deal|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110214/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> In October 2019, she created and starred in a horror series, ''Hottieween'', directed by [[Teyana Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Makalintal|first=Bettina|date=October 30, 2019|title=In 'Hottieween,' Megan Thee Stallion Investigates a Murder and Meets Vampires|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5n39/watch-megan-thee-stallion-horror-series-hottieween-directed-by-teyana-taylor|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2020|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|issn=1077-6788}}</ref> In that same month, she performed a [[NPR]] [[Tiny Desk Concert]] during the Tiny Desk Fest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Sidney|date=October 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Live At NPR's Tiny Desk Fest|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|quote=This live event is over, but we'll present the finished product soon.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702174437/https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|archive-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Syd|date=December 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Tiny Desk Concert|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|access-date=December 4, 2019|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203174833/https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|archive-date=December 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] placed Megan Thee Stallion on their inaugural "Time 100 Next" list.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Cady|date=November 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion is on the 2019 TIME 100 Next List|url=https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/5718790/megan-thee-stallion/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 3, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=2169-1665}}</ref>
In January 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single "[[Diamonds (Megan Thee Stallion and Normani song)|Diamonds]]" with singer [[Normani]], for [[Birds of Prey: The Album|the soundtrack]] of the superhero film ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=January 10, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Normani Share New Song “Diamonds”: Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitcfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110115710/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|archive-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, she announced her debut album ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'' and released the lead single "[[B.I.T.C.H.]]".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Commands Respect on New Song 'B.I.T.C.H.'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Launches Her 'Suga' Era With 'B.I.T.C.H.': Stream It Now|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404030626/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|archive-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> In February 2020, she featured on the single "Fkn Around" by [[Phony Ppl]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=February 13, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Phony Ppl Get Down in a Car Wash in 'Fkn Around' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723171935/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|archive-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> and appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', performing "B.I.T.C.H.".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=February 14, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform “B.I.T.C.H.” on Fallon|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|url-status=live|access-date=February 14, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215171846/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|archive-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, she announced that her debut album, ''Suga,'' was delayed as a result of her attempting to renegotiate her contract with [[Carl Crawford#Personal life|1501 Certified]]. She started the hashtag "#FreeTheeStallion" to raise awareness of the issue, noting that "[she did not] understand some of the verbiage" when she signed the initial contract with 1501.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=August 5, 2020|title=Why Megan Thee Stallion Sued Her Own Label|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625035148/https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|archive-date=June 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Setaro|first=Shawn|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion’s Label Dispute, Explained|url=https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803065248/https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|archive-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kiefer|first1=Halle|date=March 2, 2020|title=Label Drama Over Contract Dispute Has Megan Tweeting #FreeTheeStallion|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/megan-thee-stallion-claims-label-drama-blocking-album-drop.html|url-status=live|accessdate=March 2, 2020|website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion announces Suga release date|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/04/megan-thee-stallion-announces-suga-release-date|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194}}</ref>
On March 6, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the EP, ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'', against the wishes of 1501, after a judge granted a temporary restraining order against the label''.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yang|first=Rachel|date=March 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion drops EP 'Suga' amid legal battle with label|url=https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|url-status=live|access-date=March 6, 2020|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issn=1049-0434|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042536/https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|authorlink=Rob Sheffield|date=March 9, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion is at Her Peak on 'Suga'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310153707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|archive-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, the song "[[Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Savage]]" from the EP went [[Viral video|viral]] on [[TikTok]], when popular user Keara Wilson used it for a dance challenge video, which racked up 15.7 million views and 2.4 million likes as of March 20, 2020.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Fu|first=Eddie|last2=Abad|first2=Russell|last3=Hill|first3=Tia|date=March 20, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" Looks Poised To Be Her Next Hit Thanks To This Viral TikTok Challenge|url=https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|url-status=live|access-date=April 6, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325184408/https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|archive-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> A [[Savage (song)#Beyoncé remix|remix featuring Beyoncé]] was released on April 29, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=April 29, 2020|title=Stay Calm, Beyoncé Remixed Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629230913/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|archive-date=June 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The song became thee Stallion's first top 10 hit in the United States shortly after the remix's release,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 4, 2020|title=Travis Scott & Kid Cudi's 'The Scotts' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100, Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage' Soars to Top Five|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|accessdate=May 4, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505134952/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> eventually becoming Thee Stallion's first chart topper in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion & Beyonce's 'Savage' Surges to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=May 26, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528175931/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> "Savage" also helped boost ''Suga''{{'}}s sales, propelling it up to number 7 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="BB200">{{Cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 10, 2020|title=Kenny Chesney Lands Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Here and Now'|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|accessdate=May 11, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517164622/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|archive-date=May 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Proceeds from the song went to a Houston nonprofit, Bread of Life, which provides disaster relief for residents affected by [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henderson|first=Cydney|date=April 30, 2020|title=Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion break the internet for charity with 'Savage' remix|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[USA Today]]|issn=0734-7456|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728090545/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|archive-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> She released the song "[[Girls in the Hood]]" on June 26, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bruce|first=Jasper|date=June 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion samples NWA's Eazy-E new song ‘Girls In The Hood’|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627154827/https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|archive-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref> before also featuring on [[Cardi B]]'s single "[[WAP (song)|WAP]]" and appearing in its music video in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=August 8, 2020|title=Review: Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' is a savage, nasty, sex-positive triumph|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-07/cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-wap-review|access-date=August 8, 2020|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736}}</ref> "WAP" became Megan's second number one single in the US, breaking the record for the most [[Streaming media|streams]] for a song in its first week of release in the US (93 million).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=August 17, 2020|title=Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With Record First-Week Streams|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9435213/cardi-bs-wap-debuts-no-1-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=August 17, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> Megan also became a Global Brand Ambassador for [[Revlon]] in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Penrose|first=Nerisha|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Her Eyelids Have a New Job at Revlon|url=https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a33532257/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-brand-ambassador/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|issn=0888-0808}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Forbes|first=Jihan|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Bringing the Hot Girl Vibe to Revlon|url=https://www.allure.com/story/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-ambassador-makeup-interview|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]|issn=1054-7711}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Flanagan|first=Hanna|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Revlon's Newest Global Brand Ambassador: See Her First Campaign Photos|url=https://people.com/style/megan-thee-stallion-is-the-newest-global-brand-ambassador-of-revlon/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|issn=2169-2157}}</ref> She received her first-ever [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Award]] nomination when she was nominated for [[Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Female Artist|Top Rap Female Artist]] in September 2020.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=September 22, 2020|title=Post Malone Leads 2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 16: Full List|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/bbma/9453361/2020-billboard-music-awards-nominations-list|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> A few days later, Megan Thee Stallion was featured in the annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of the most influential people in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=September 23, 2020|title=The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion Among 'Time' Magazine's '100 Most Influential People' of 2020|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/the-weeknd-megan-thee-stallion-time-magazine-100-most-influential-people-2020|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848}}</ref> Her write-up for this listing was composed by American actress [[Taraji P. Henson]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henson|first=Taraji P.|authorlink=Taraji P. Henson|date=September 22, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888165/megan-thee-stallion-pioneer/|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X}}</ref> Megan Thee Stallion tied with [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] when she received eight nominations at the [[2020 BET Hip Hop Awards]], including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and [[BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=September 29, 2020|title=DaBaby Leads All Nominees For 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Here’s the Complete List of Nominations|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|access-date=September 29, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> She also tied with [[Justin Bieber]] as the most nominated musician at the [[46th People's Choice Awards|2020 People's Choice Awards]], earning six nominations each.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=October 1, 2020|title=Justin Bieber & Megan Thee Stallion Are Top Music Nominees for 2020 E! People's Choice Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9458122/2020-peoples-choice-awards-nominations|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In October 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single, "[[Don't Stop (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Don't Stop]]" featuring rapper [[Young Thug]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=October 2, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug Go to Wonderland in 'Don't Stop' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-young-thug-dont-stop-video-1070046/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> and promoted it by performing it on the [[Saturday Night Live (season 46)|46th season]] premiere of [[Saturday Night Live]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Delivers Politically Charged “Savage” Performance on SNL|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-delivers-politically-charged-savage-performance-on-snl/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183}}</ref> She also performed a "politically charged" version of "[[Savage (song)|Savage]]" on the premiere,<ref name=":9" /> in which she addressed the racism of [[Attorney General of Kentucky]] [[Daniel Cameron (American politician)|Daniel Cameron]] and sent a message about protecting [[black women]] and the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform "Savage" and Deliver a Black Lives Matter Message on 'SNL'|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/megan-thee-stallion-snl-performances|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Willen|first=Claudia|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion turns 'Savage' into a call for justice for Black women during 'SNL' performance|url=https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-snl-performance-video-2020-10|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]}}</ref>
==Artistry==
Megan Thee Stallion is known for her confidence, sensuality, and explicit lyrics.<ref name="Gomez" /> She presents her sexuality throughout her lyrics, videos, and live performances.<ref name="Gomez"/> In an interview with ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' she stated, "It's not just about being sexy, it's about being confident and me being confident in my sexuality."<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{Cite web|last=Kameir|first=Rawiya|date=March 28, 2019|title=The Thrill of Megan Thee Stallion's Real-Time Rise|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-thrill-of-megan-thee-stallions-real-time-rise/|access-date=April 22, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422010328/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-thrill-of-megan-thee-stallions-real-time-rise/|archive-date=April 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On her Texas rap origins, she told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' she noted, "I don't feel like we ever really had a female rapper come from Houston or Texas and shut shit down. So that's where I'm coming from."<ref name="Gomez" />
Megan Thee Stallion cites [[Beyoncé]], [[Pimp C]], [[Lil Kim]], [[Biggie Smalls]], and [[Three 6 Mafia]] as her biggest influences.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=April 30, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Still Can't Believe She Has a Record With Beyonce: 'Manifestation Is a Real Word'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368852/megan-thee-stallion-thanks-beyonce-savage-remix|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623030259/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368852/megan-thee-stallion-thanks-beyonce-savage-remix|archive-date=June 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="houstonia-sept2017" /><ref name="xxl-oct2018" /><ref name="thesource-july2018" /><ref name="pitchfork.com" />
==Public image==
===Alter egos===
In multiple interviews, Megan Thee Stallion has referred to herself as "Tina Snow", one of her alter egos and also the name of her debut EP, ''Tina Snow''. "Tina Snow" was influenced by [[Pimp C]]'s alias Tony Snow, and has similar confidence and an unapologetic sexually dominant delivery.<ref name="Gomez" /> "Hot Girl Meg" is another alter ego who is described as embodying Megan Thee Stallion's carefree and outgoing side, which she compares to a "college, party girl."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Simpson|first=Pierce|date=March 20, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Rides a Stallion at SBSW|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/megan-thee-stallion-sxsw-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 22, 2019|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She stated that she introduced "Hot Girl Meg" on her EP, ''Fever''.<ref name=":0" /> Megan Thee Stallion has also referred to herself as "Thee Hood [[Tyra Banks]]"''.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion teases new song Girls in the Hood|url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/people/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-song-girls-in-the-hood/article_ae6efecd-6b17-5ae5-8af1-4a75faf365e1.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rapid City Journal]]|issn=1079-3410}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BWgGQFMn20S/|title=Hot Girl Meg on Instagram: "Thee Hood Tyra Banks 💖 "PULL UP LATE" OUT NOW ON 7/13 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽go get it on Apple 💖"|website=Instagram|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>
===Hot Girl Summer===
Megan originated the [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] catchphrase "hot girl summer" on social media.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ellis|first1=Emma Grey|date=July 29, 2019|title=Sharing Your #HotGirlSummer? Buy Megan Thee Stallion's Album|url=https://www.wired.com/story/hot-girl-summer-meme/|journal=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|issn=1078-3148|accessdate=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lang|first1=Cady|date=August 9, 2019|title=How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hot Girl Summer' Took Over Summer|url=https://time.com/5632924/hot-girl-summer-meme-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Alexis|date=July 12, 2019|title=#HotGirlSummer Explained: Inside Megan Thee Stallion's Viral Mantra|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a28244696/hot-girl-summer-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=De Loera|first1=Carlos|date=July 19, 2019|title=The 'hot girl summer' meme, explained|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729235036/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|archive-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref> It is a derivative of her another most-known catchphrase, "hot girl", also derived as "real hot girl shit". She first used the phrase in a tweet on April 14, 2018.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=985302938661851136|user=theestallion|title=This abt to be a REAL HOT GIRL SUMMER 🤘🏽|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> It later appeared on the ''Fever'' album cover, which read, "She's thee HOT GIRL and she's bringing THEE HEAT."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Spruch|first=Kirsten|date=August 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Confirms Release Date For 'Hot Girl Summer' Song: 'It's So Worth The Wait'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427103715/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|archive-date=April 27, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She defined the term as "women and men being unapologetically them, just having a good-ass time, hyping up their friends, doing you."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jennings|first1=Rebecca|date=July 12, 2019|title=What is "hot girl summer"? 2019's most fun meme, explained.|url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|issn=1605-1769|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730001604/https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|archive-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> She has applied to trademark the term.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Saponara|first1=Michael|date=July 22, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Files to Trademark 'Hot Girl Summer'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724015245/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|archive-date=July 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Elder|first=Sajae|date=September 21, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion says she has officially trademarked “Hot girl summer”|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/21/megan-thee-stallion-trademark-hot-girl-summer|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]}}</ref> A [[Hot Girl Summer|song of the same name]] was released on August 9, 2019.<ref name="fader hot girl summer">{{cite web|last1=Elder|first1=Sajae|date=July 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion shares a snippet of "Hot Girl Summer"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/28/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-2019|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Megan Thee Stallion makes mentions to being part [[Creole peoples|Creole]] in her songs "Cocky AF" and "Freak Nasty" as well as in a tweet in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Cocky AF by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=He heard I’m Creole, he think I know voodoo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301184605/https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|archive-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Freak Nasty by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-freak-nasty-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=Creole mami, huh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=906702875442761733|user=theestallion|title=Thee creole mami thee htown Hottie|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=September 10, 2017}}</ref>
Her mother, Holly Thomas, died in March 2019 from a longstanding cancerous [[brain tumor]], and her grandmother died in the same month.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 24, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Opens Up About Losing Her Mother In Emotional Video|url=https://www.vibe.com/2019/12/megan-thee-stallion-opens-up-about-mother|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|issn=1070-4701|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110228/https://www.vibe.com/2019/12/megan-thee-stallion-opens-up-about-mother|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Grant|first=Jasmine|date=March 24, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Her Mother Died From A 'Brain Tumor'|url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/megan-thee-stallion-mother-brain-tumor/|access-date=March 26, 2019|website=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]|issn=0014-0880|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324194650/https://www.essence.com/celebrity/megan-thee-stallion-mother-brain-tumor/|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Caldwell|first=Brandon|date=March 22, 2019|title=Condolences: Megan Thee Stallion's Mother, Holly Thomas, Passes Away|url=https://theboxhouston.com/9832102/holly-thomas-megan-thee-stallion-mom-passes-away/|access-date=March 22, 2019|website=[[KBXX|97.9 The Box]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322184322/https://theboxhouston.com/9832102/holly-thomas-megan-thee-stallion-mom-passes-away/|archive-date=March 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> 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, Texas.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>
On July 15, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion stated that she had suffered gunshot wounds and that she had undergone surgery to remove the bullets. Her statement countered an earlier [[TMZ]] report that she had injured her foot on broken glass the Sunday prior when she was in a car with rapper [[Tory Lanez]] and an unidentified woman; the car was pulled over by police and Lanez was arrested on [[carrying a concealed weapon|gun charges]] following a vehicle search.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She 'Suffered Gunshot Wounds as a Result of a Crime' Over the Weekend|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|url-status=live|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715184143/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|archive-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She's 'Incredibly Grateful to Be Alive' After Being Shot Multiple Times|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716000805/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|archive-date=July 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0XCGWIL2?pd=03myxRBB&s=i0</ref> The following month, Megan claimed that Lanez was the person who shot her, saying that "I didn't tell the police what happened immediately right there because I didn't want to die."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Claims Tory Lanez Shot Her (Watch)|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-claims-tory-lanez-shot-her-watch-1234742725/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says Tory Lanez Shot Her|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-tory-lanez-shot-her/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Onibada|first=Ade|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Names Tory Lanez As The Person Who Shot Her|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-shooting|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]}}</ref> On September 25, 2020, Lanez released his fifth album, ''[[Daystar (album)|Daystar]]'', in which he adresses the shooting on nearly every song, and denies that he shot Megan, while also claiming she and her team were "trying to frame" him.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jem|first1=Aswas|last2=Chris|first2=Willman|date=September 24, 2020|title=Tory Lanez Denies Megan Thee Stallion’s Account of Being Shot in a Highly Defensive Surprise Album|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/tory-lanez-surprise-album-drop-daystar-denies-shooting-megan-thee-stallion-1234783198/|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738}}</ref> The same day, in a statement to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Megan's attorney, Alex Spiro, claimed Lanez's representatives had since attempted to launch a "smear campaign" against Megan to discredit her allegations. Spiro stated: "We have been made aware of manipulated text messages and invented email accounts that have been disseminated to the media in a calculated attempt to peddle a false narrative about the events that occurred".<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=September 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's lawyer claims Tory Lanez's team launched "smear campaign" over shooting allegations|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-lawyer-tory-lanez-smear-campaign-shooting-allegations-2762581%3famp|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362}}</ref> Lanez's team denied this, saying that they would investigate who was behind the fake emails and will take appropriate action.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 29, 2020|title=Tory Lanez's Team Allegedly Sent Emails From Fake 300 Entertainment Account to 'Campaign Press' for Megan Thee Stallion Incident (Exclusive)|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9456067/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-300-entertainment-emails|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{Main|Megan Thee Stallion discography}}
'''Mixtapes'''
* ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'' (2019)
==Tours==
===Supporting===
* Bad Girls Tour {{small|(with [[Iggy Azalea]] and [[Cupcakke]])}} (2018; cancelled)<ref name="source-sept2018" /><ref name=":4" />
* Legendary Nights Tour {{small|(with [[Meek Mill]] and [[Future (rapper)|Future]])}} (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caraan|first=Sophie|date=June 19, 2019|title=Meek Mill & Future Announce 'Legendary Nights Tour' With Mustard, YG & Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/6/meek-mill-future-legendary-nights-tour-with-mustard-yg-megan-thee-stallion-announcement|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Hypebeast]]|issn=2304-1250|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629230320/https://hypebeast.com/2019/6/meek-mill-future-legendary-nights-tour-with-mustard-yg-megan-thee-stallion-announcement|archive-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Megan Thee Stallion}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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| background = solo_singer
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| caption = Pete in 2019
| birth_name = Megan Jovon Ruth Pete
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|2|15}}
| birth_place = [[Bexar County, Texas]], U.S.<ref name="FamilySearch"/>
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* singer
* songwriter
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| origin = [[Pearland, Texas]], U.S.
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2016–present
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*[[300 Entertainment|300]]
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
*[[DaBaby]]
*[[Juicy J]]
*[[Kehlani]]
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| website =
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'''Megan Jovon Ruth Pete'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ogunnaike|first=Lola|date=April 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Just Warming Up|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629204047/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|archive-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> (born February 15, 1995),<ref name="FamilySearch">{{Cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9|title=Megan Jovon Ruth Pete: Born 15 Feb 1995 in Bexar, Texas {{!}} Texas Birth Index|website=[[FamilySearch]]|url-access=registration|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621103549/https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9/}}</ref> known professionally as '''Megan Thee Stallion''' (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's ABCs|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[XXL Mag]]|format=Event occurs at 0:03|via=YouTube|issn=1093-0647|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727220004/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|archive-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 27, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Sings Rihanna, Beyoncé and Khalid in a Game of Song Association|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[ELLE]]|format=Event occurs at 0:05|via=YouTube|issn=0888-0808|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715160018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|archive-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Originally from [[Houston]], [[Texas]], she began writing and performing raps as a teenager and started releasing them exclusively onto [[SoundCloud]] from late 2016. Megan Thee Stallion first garnered attention when videos of her [[Freestyle rap|freestyling]] became popular on [[Social media|social media platforms]] such as [[Instagram]]. She has commercially released three [[Extended play|EPs]] since 2017—''Make It Hot'', ''[[Tina Snow]]'', and [[Suga (EP)|''Suga'']]—with the latter two charting on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. She signed to [[300 Entertainment]] in 2018, where she released her first full-length [[mixtape]], ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', in 2019 to critical acclaim.
Her single "[[Savage (song)|Savage]]" and her feature on [[Cardi B]]'s single "[[WAP (song)|WAP]]", both released in 2020, each reached number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, with the latter providing Megan Thee Stallion with her first number one in several other countries. Throughout her career, Megan Thee Stallion has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Megan Thee Stallion|several accolades]], including two [[BET Awards]], two [[BET Hip Hop Awards]], two [[MTV Video Music Awards]], and a [[Billboard Women in Music|''Billboard'' Women in Music Award]]. She was included in [[Time 100|''Time''{{'}}s annual list]] of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.
==Early life==
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete was born on February 15, 1995 in [[Bexar County, Texas]],<ref name="FamilySearch"/> and raised in the [[South Park, Houston|South Park]] neighborhood of [[Houston]].<ref name="fader-aug30">{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Nandi|date=August 30, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion Electrifying rap out of Houston|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/08/30/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-interview|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211054142/http://www.thefader.com/2018/08/30/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-interview|archive-date=December 11, 2018}}</ref> Her mother, Holly Aleece Thomas,<ref>"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, ''FamilySearch'' (<nowiki>https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9</nowiki> : January 1, 2015), Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, February 15, 1995; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, ''Ancestry'' (<nowiki>http://www.ancestry.com</nowiki> : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.</ref> rapped under the name "Holly-Wood" and would bring her daughter with her to recording sessions instead of putting Pete in daycare.<ref name="Vulture">{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Hunter|date=April 25, 2019|title=How Did Megan Thee Stallion Become the Next Hottest Rapper Out of Texas|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/megan-thee-stallion-profile-big-ole-freak.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|work=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622052602/https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/megan-thee-stallion-profile-big-ole-freak.html|archive-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref> Pete and her mother moved to [[Pearland, Texas]], a suburb of Houston, when she was 14 and lived there until she was 18.<ref name="Vulture"/> Pete began writing raps at age 16.<ref name="xxl-oct2018" /> When she told her mother that she wanted to rap, Holly required that Pete wait until she was 21 to pursue rapping as a career.<ref name="vibe-oct2018" /> Her mother commented that her lyrics were too suggestive for her young age.<ref name="Gomez">{{Cite web|last=Gomez|first=Jade|date=March 16, 2019|title=How Megan Thee Stallion Earned Her Confidence|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/megan-thee-stallion-freestyle-808378/|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621224620/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/megan-thee-stallion-freestyle-808378/|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> Pete graduated from [[Pearland High School]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Harvin|first=Darian Symoné|date=June 25, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Prepares for 'Hot Girl Summer' With a Pageant|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/style/self-care/megan-thee-stallion-rap-cognac-queen.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611173152/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/style/self-care/megan-thee-stallion-rap-cognac-queen.html|archive-date=June 11, 2020}}</ref>
In 2013, while she was a student at [[Prairie View A&M University]], a clip of Pete (now "Megan Thee Stallion") battling against male opponents in a "[[Freestyle rap|cypher]]" went viral. The exposure helped Pete gain a larger digital presence and following on social media.<ref name="fader-aug30" /><ref name="xxl-oct2018" /><ref name="vibe-oct2018" /><ref name="houstonia-sept2017">{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Nandi|date=September 17, 2017|title=Rapper Megan Thee Stallion Answers Our Questions (and Releases an EP)|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2017/9/15/megan-thee-stallion-houston-rapper-ep|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Houstonia (magazine)|Houstonia]]|issn=2327-0926|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204538/https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2017/09/megan-thee-stallion-houston-rapper-ep}}</ref> She garnered fans by posting her [[Freestyle rap|freestyles]] on her [[Instagram]] while in college. She refers to her fans as "hotties", and credits her hyperactive fan base for her early success.<ref name="thesource-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Classified|first1=Mo|date=July 10, 2018|title=Source Exclusive: Megan Thee Stallion Talks 'Tina Snow' EP & Her Alter Ego Being the Female Pimp C|url=http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[The Source]]|issn=1063-2085|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120083637/http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep|archive-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> She adopted the stage name "Megan Thee Stallion" because she was referred to as a stallion during adolescence due to her height (5'10"<ref name="vibe-oct2018"/>) and looks.<ref name="houstonia-sept2017" />
After taking time off school, she resumed her studies at [[Texas Southern University]] in health administration, where she is a third year student as of 2019.<ref name="vibe-oct2018">{{cite web|last1=Riedy|first1=Jack|date=October 3, 2018|title=NEXT: Megan Thee Stallion Is Taking Rappers To School|url=https://www.vibe.com/2018/10/next-megan-thee-stallion/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|issn=1070-4701|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004124457/https://www.vibe.com/2018/10/next-megan-thee-stallion/|archive-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="thesource-july2018" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=December 11, 2018|title=Meet Megan Thee Stallion, the Houston Rapper Crafting the Hottest Bars While Still Attending College|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8489234/megan-thee-stallion-interview|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730214424/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8489234/megan-thee-stallion-interview|archive-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Gomez"/><ref name="npr-twoandfro">{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Da'Lyah|title=Two & Fro: Swangin' and Bangin' (Ep. 2)|url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/599139813/two-fro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626220227/https://www.npr.org/podcasts/599139813/two-fro|archive-date=June 26, 2019|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>
==Career==
===2016–2018: Early beginnings and ''Tina Snow''===
In April 2016, Megan Thee Stallion released her debut single "Like A Stallion",<ref name="hypemag-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Rian|first1=Anthony|date=July 18, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion – "Tina Snow" (Album)|url=https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Hype (magazine)|Hype]]|issn=0097-6539|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223120931/https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|archive-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> which would later serve as the lead and titular single of the [[SoundCloud]]-exclusive, non-commercial mixtape of the same name. She followed this project with similarly released mixtapes such as ''[[Rich Ratchet]]'' in late 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cho|first=Regina|date=December 12, 2019|title=5 Songs Every Megan Thee Stallion Superfan Should Know|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8546101/megan-thee-stallion-deep-cuts-songs-list|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204520/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8546101/megan-thee-stallion-deep-cuts-songs-list}}</ref> and ''[[Megan Mix]]'' in early 2017.
Megan Thee Stallion released her professional solo debut with the commercially released mixtape ''Make It Hot.''<ref name="fader-jan2018">{{cite web|last1=Starling|first1=Lakin|date=January 4, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion is the freaky new rapper who might make you feel yourself|url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/01/04/megan-thee-stallion-new-rapper-houston|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129201425/http://www.thefader.com/2018/01/04/megan-thee-stallion-new-rapper-houston|archive-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> The EP's 2017 single<ref name="fader-jan2018" /> "Last Week in HTx" became her most successful single during this time, amassing several million views on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 24, 2017|title='Last Week in HTx' - Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP6fsWbP-3I&list=PLTR2zVduycdWGH35Wj7BVWwKbfods6G9y|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.vn/9wJWc|archive-date=August 31, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|publisher=Megan Thee Stallion|via=YouTube}}</ref> In 2017, she released the song, "Stalli (Freestyle)", as a [[Remix|rework]] of rapper [[XXXTentacion]]'s "[[Look at Me (XXXTentacion song)|Look At Me!]]".<ref name="xxl-oct2018">{{cite web|last1=Seabrook III|first1=Robby|date=October 24, 2018|title=The Break Presents: Megan Thee Stallion|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/10/megan-thee-stallion-the-break-interview/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647}}</ref><ref name="fader-jan2018" /><ref name="dazed-feb2018">{{cite web|last1=Ducreay|first1=Safra|date=February 6, 2018|title=The 'rude gal' rappers leading hip hop's bold new wave|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/38911/1/the-rude-gal-rappers-leading-hip-hops-bold-new-wave|url-status=live|accessdate=November 28, 2018|website=[[Dazed]]|issn=2059-528X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129100136/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/38911/1/the-rude-gal-rappers-leading-hip-hops-bold-new-wave|archive-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> In early 2018, Megan Thee Stallion signed with [[Carl Crawford#Personal life|1501 Certified Entertainment]], an independent label in Houston owned by former baseball player [[Carl Crawford]].<ref name="fader-aug30" /> She was the first female rapper signed to the label.<ref name=":7" /> She then performed at [[SXSW]] in March 2018.<ref name="billboard-sxsw">{{cite web|last1=Machin|first1=Jennifer|date=March 8, 2018|title=SXSW Announces Full 2018 Artist Lineup, Conference Details & More|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sxsw/8238823/sxsw-lineup-full-artists-conference-2018-festival|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129223456/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sxsw/8238823/sxsw-lineup-full-artists-conference-2018-festival|archive-date=November 29, 2018|accessdate=November 28, 2018|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In June 2018, Megan Thee Stallion released a 10-song extended play titled ''[[Tina Snow]]'' under the label''.''<ref name=":7" /> The EP was named after her alter ego, "Tina Snow," who she describes as "a more raw version" of herself.<ref name="vibe-oct2018" /> ''Tina Snow'' was positively received by critics. Eric Torres of [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] wrote: "she provided plenty of freak anthems with quotable lyrics to wield against ain’t-shit men".<ref name="pitchfork-aug2018">{{cite web|last1=Torres|first1=Eric|date=August 16, 2018|title="Tina Snow" by Megan Thee Stallion Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/megan-thee-stallion-tina-montana/|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818124309/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/megan-thee-stallion-tina-montana/|archive-date=August 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She stated in an interview with ''[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]'' that she is not afraid to talk about sexuality, nor does she feel boxed in to either the "intelligent" or "freak" dichotomy.<ref name="mic-nov2018">{{cite web|last1=Whaley|first1=Natelegé|date=November 17, 2018|title=These female rappers don't want to be defined by industry sexism. They're setting their own rules.|url=https://mic.com/articles/191485/female-rappers-industry-sexism-interviews-oshun-megan-thee-stallion-latasha#.iS3JH4vRg|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]|issn=2052-7780}}</ref> Nandi Howard of ''[[The Fader]]'' referred to her ability to rap with "electrifying pace and precision".<ref name="fader-aug30" /> 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.<ref name="xxl-300ent">{{cite web|last1=Centeno|first1=Tony M.|date=November 27, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion Signed to 300 Entertainment|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/11/megan-thee-stallion-signs-300-entertainment/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128031156/http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/11/megan-thee-stallion-signs-300-entertainment/|archive-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> It was during this time that she was meant to support Australian rapper [[Iggy Azalea]] on her [[Bad Girls Tour]],<ref name="source-sept2018">{{cite web|last1=Grant|first1=Sean|date=September 12, 2018|title=Iggy Azalea to Tour with CupcakKe and Megan Thee Stallion|url=http://thesource.com/2018/09/12/iggy-azalea-tour/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[The Source]]|issn=1063-2085|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116174211/http://thesource.com/2018/09/12/iggy-azalea-tour|archive-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref> however the tour was later cancelled.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Jaime|first=Natalya|date=August 10, 2018|title=Iggy Azalea's 'Bad Girls Tour' Canceled|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8478603/iggy-azalea-bad-girls-tour-canceled|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009121046/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8478603/iggy-azalea-bad-girls-tour-canceled|archive-date=October 9, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
===2019–present: ''Fever'' and ''Suga''===
On January 22, 2019, Megan released "[[Big Ole Freak]]" as a single from her EP, ''Tina Snow'', and also filmed a music video for the track.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gore|first=Sydney|date=March 1, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Drops a Salivating Video for 'Big Ole Freak'|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/megan-thee-stallion-big-ole-freak-video/|accessdate=April 15, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204524/https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/megan-thee-stallion-big-ole-freak-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> The single, "[[On Our Worst Behavior|Is It Love This Time]]", is sampled throughout the single.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=April 22, 2019|title=Chartbreaker: How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Big Ole Freak' Takes Ownership of Her Sexuality -- and the Rap Game|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 23, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423023215/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|archive-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> On April 15, "Big Ole Freak" charted at number 99 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] giving Megan her first chart entry,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=April 16, 2019|title=Emerging Hip-Hop: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & Polo G Make Waves on Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=April 26, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430150830/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|archive-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> with it later peaking at number 65 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hot 100 Chart: Week of May 18, 2019|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921010000/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|archive-date=September 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
Megan Thee Stallion released her second mixtape, ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', on May 17, 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=May 3, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's debut mixtape Fever is dropping in two weeks|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|access-date=May 6, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504171921/https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|archive-date=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The album received critical acclaim and landed on several year-end critics lists, with ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' calling it the best album of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldfine|first=Jael|date=December 18, 2019|title=PAPER's Top 20 Albums of 2019|url=https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|issn=1073-9122|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704005135/https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|archive-date=July 4, 2020}}</ref> Taylor Crumpton of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' rated the album 8/10 and wrote in the review, "Megan's delivery of perfectly executed bars are comparable to successions from a fully automatic machine gun; a carefully studied aim of fiery stanzas that could only be carried by a rapper with extensive knowledge of the genre's early practices of battle rap."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Crumpton|first=Taylor|date=May 23, 2019|title=Fever by Megan Thee Stallion Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|access-date=June 3, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531011925/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|archive-date=May 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Megan Thee Stallion Lagos 05 (cropped).png|thumb|213x213px|Megan Thee Stallion in [[Lagos]] in October 2019]]On May 21, 2019, she released the music video for the opening album track, "Realer", which is inspired by the [[blaxploitation]] film style.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=May 22, 2019|title=See Megan Thee Stallion Get 'Realer' in New Blaxploitation-Flavored Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|access-date=May 22, 2019|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522040444/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|archive-date=May 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 20, 2019, she was announced to be one of eleven artists included in the 12th edition of ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''{{'}}s "[[XXL Freshman|Freshman Class]]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2019|title=XXL 2019 Freshman Class Revealed|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/06/2019-xxl-freshman-cover/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819170118/https://www.xxlmag.com/2019-xxl-freshman-cover/}}</ref> Her freestyle in the cypher was praised by music critics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Osei|first=Sarah|date=July 24, 2019|title='XXL' Freshman 2019: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & More|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/xxl-freshman-cypher-megan-thee-stallion-dababy/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964}}</ref> In July 2019, [[Chance the Rapper|Chance The Rapper]] released his debut studio album, ''[[The Big Day (album)|The Big Day]],'' and Thee Stallion was featured on the track "Handsome".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=July 26, 2019|title=Here are the full features and credits for Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/26/chance-the-rapper-the-big-day-features-megan-thee-stallion-gucci-mane|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204526/https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/26/chance-the-rapper-the-big-day-features-megan-thee-stallion-gucci-mane}}</ref> On August 2, 2019, ''[[A Black Lady Sketch Show]]'' premiered on [[HBO]]; the show uses Megan Thee Stallion's song "Hot Girl" in the opening title sequence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Toby|first=Mekeisha Madden|date=August 1, 2019|title=TV Review: 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803025802/https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|archive-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kent|first=Clarkisha|date=August 2, 2019|title=A Black Lady Sketch Show has arrived to smash glass ceilings and do 'weird s---'|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/02/a-black-lady-sketch-show-delightfully-weird/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=1049-0434}}</ref> On August 9, 2019, Thee Stallion released the single "[[Hot Girl Summer]]", featuring fellow American rapper [[Nicki Minaj]] and singer [[Ty Dolla Sign]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=August 5, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Announces 'Hot Girl Summer' Featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|access-date=October 7, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807095909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|archive-date=August 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, an ode to her viral "hot girl summer" meme, came about after an [[Instagram|Instagram Live]] session between the two rappers.<ref name=":1" /> It peaked at number 11 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Thee Stallion's first top 20 hit,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785?s=19|title="Hot Girl Summer," by @theestallion, @NICKIMINAJ & @tydollasign, debuts at No. 11 on this week's #Hot100.|last=Charts|first=Billboard|date=October 7, 2019|website=@billboardcharts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110211/https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785%3Fs%3D19|archive-date=June 21, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> and topped the [[Rolling Stone charts|''Rolling Stone'' 100]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Legaspi|first1=Althea|last2=Spanos|first2=Brittany|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-video-watch-877542/|title=Megan Thee Stallion Host Star-Studded Party in 'Hot Girl Summer' Video|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=August 21, 2020|archive-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820225511/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-video-watch-877542/|url-status=live}}</ref> The week thereafter, she featured on [[Quality Control Music|Quality Control]] compilation album, ''[[Control the Streets, Volume 2|Quality Control: Control the Streets, Volume 2]],'' on the track "Pastor", alongside [[Quavo]] and [[City Girls]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=August 16, 2019|title=Hear Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, City Girls Team up for 'Pastor'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-quavo-city-girls-pastor-872546/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X}}</ref> In September 2019, Megan Thee Stallion signed a management deal with [[Roc Nation]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Signs Roc Nation Management Deal|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110214/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> In October 2019, she created and starred in a horror series, ''Hottieween'', directed by [[Teyana Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Makalintal|first=Bettina|date=October 30, 2019|title=In 'Hottieween,' Megan Thee Stallion Investigates a Murder and Meets Vampires|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5n39/watch-megan-thee-stallion-horror-series-hottieween-directed-by-teyana-taylor|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2020|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|issn=1077-6788|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204547/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vb5n39/watch-megan-thee-stallion-horror-series-hottieween-directed-by-teyana-taylor}}</ref> In that same month, she performed a [[NPR]] [[Tiny Desk Concert]] during the Tiny Desk Fest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Sidney|date=October 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Live At NPR's Tiny Desk Fest|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|quote=This live event is over, but we'll present the finished product soon.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702174437/https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|archive-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Syd|date=December 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Tiny Desk Concert|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|access-date=December 4, 2019|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203174833/https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|archive-date=December 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] placed Megan Thee Stallion on their inaugural "Time 100 Next" list.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Cady|date=November 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion is on the 2019 TIME 100 Next List|url=https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/5718790/megan-thee-stallion/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 3, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=2169-1665}}</ref>
In January 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single "[[Diamonds (Megan Thee Stallion and Normani song)|Diamonds]]" with singer [[Normani]], for [[Birds of Prey: The Album|the soundtrack]] of the superhero film ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=January 10, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Normani Share New Song “Diamonds”: Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitcfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110115710/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|archive-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, she announced her debut album ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'' and released the lead single "[[B.I.T.C.H.]]".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Commands Respect on New Song 'B.I.T.C.H.'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Launches Her 'Suga' Era With 'B.I.T.C.H.': Stream It Now|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404030626/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|archive-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> In February 2020, she featured on the single "Fkn Around" by [[Phony Ppl]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=February 13, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Phony Ppl Get Down in a Car Wash in 'Fkn Around' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723171935/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|archive-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> and appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', performing "B.I.T.C.H.".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=February 14, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform “B.I.T.C.H.” on Fallon|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|url-status=live|access-date=February 14, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215171846/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|archive-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, she announced that her debut album, ''Suga,'' was delayed as a result of her attempting to renegotiate her contract with [[Carl Crawford#Personal life|1501 Certified]]. She started the hashtag "#FreeTheeStallion" to raise awareness of the issue, noting that "[she did not] understand some of the verbiage" when she signed the initial contract with 1501.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=August 5, 2020|title=Why Megan Thee Stallion Sued Her Own Label|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625035148/https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|archive-date=June 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Setaro|first=Shawn|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion’s Label Dispute, Explained|url=https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803065248/https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|archive-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kiefer|first1=Halle|date=March 2, 2020|title=Label Drama Over Contract Dispute Has Megan Tweeting #FreeTheeStallion|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/megan-thee-stallion-claims-label-drama-blocking-album-drop.html|url-status=live|accessdate=March 2, 2020|website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204534/https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/megan-thee-stallion-claims-label-drama-blocking-album-drop.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion announces Suga release date|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/04/megan-thee-stallion-announces-suga-release-date|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204534/https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/04/megan-thee-stallion-announces-suga-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref>
On March 6, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the EP, ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'', against the wishes of 1501, after a judge granted a temporary restraining order against the label''.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yang|first=Rachel|date=March 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion drops EP 'Suga' amid legal battle with label|url=https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|url-status=live|access-date=March 6, 2020|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issn=1049-0434|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042536/https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|authorlink=Rob Sheffield|date=March 9, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion is at Her Peak on 'Suga'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310153707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|archive-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, the song "[[Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Savage]]" from the EP went [[Viral video|viral]] on [[TikTok]], when popular user Keara Wilson used it for a dance challenge video, which racked up 15.7 million views and 2.4 million likes as of March 20, 2020.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Fu|first=Eddie|last2=Abad|first2=Russell|last3=Hill|first3=Tia|date=March 20, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" Looks Poised To Be Her Next Hit Thanks To This Viral TikTok Challenge|url=https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|url-status=live|access-date=April 6, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325184408/https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|archive-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> A [[Savage (song)#Beyoncé remix|remix featuring Beyoncé]] was released on April 29, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=April 29, 2020|title=Stay Calm, Beyoncé Remixed Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629230913/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|archive-date=June 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The song became thee Stallion's first top 10 hit in the United States shortly after the remix's release,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 4, 2020|title=Travis Scott & Kid Cudi's 'The Scotts' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100, Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage' Soars to Top Five|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|accessdate=May 4, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505134952/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> eventually becoming Thee Stallion's first chart topper in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion & Beyonce's 'Savage' Surges to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=May 26, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528175931/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> "Savage" also helped boost ''Suga''{{'}}s sales, propelling it up to number 7 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="BB200">{{Cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 10, 2020|title=Kenny Chesney Lands Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Here and Now'|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|accessdate=May 11, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517164622/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|archive-date=May 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Proceeds from the song went to a Houston nonprofit, Bread of Life, which provides disaster relief for residents affected by [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henderson|first=Cydney|date=April 30, 2020|title=Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion break the internet for charity with 'Savage' remix|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[USA Today]]|issn=0734-7456|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728090545/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|archive-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> She released the song "[[Girls in the Hood]]" on June 26, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bruce|first=Jasper|date=June 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion samples NWA's Eazy-E new song ‘Girls In The Hood’|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627154827/https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|archive-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref> before also featuring on [[Cardi B]]'s single "[[WAP (song)|WAP]]" and appearing in its music video in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=August 8, 2020|title=Review: Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' is a savage, nasty, sex-positive triumph|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-07/cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-wap-review|access-date=August 8, 2020|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808025032/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-07/cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-wap-review|url-status=live}}</ref> "WAP" became Megan's second number one single in the US, breaking the record for the most [[Streaming media|streams]] for a song in its first week of release in the US (93 million).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=August 17, 2020|title=Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With Record First-Week Streams|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9435213/cardi-bs-wap-debuts-no-1-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=August 17, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817175513/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9435213/cardi-bs-wap-debuts-no-1-hot-100}}</ref> Megan also became a Global Brand Ambassador for [[Revlon]] in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Penrose|first=Nerisha|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Her Eyelids Have a New Job at Revlon|url=https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a33532257/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-brand-ambassador/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|issn=0888-0808|archive-date=August 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813063044/https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a33532257/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-brand-ambassador/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Forbes|first=Jihan|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Bringing the Hot Girl Vibe to Revlon|url=https://www.allure.com/story/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-ambassador-makeup-interview|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]|issn=1054-7711|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810003531/https://www.allure.com/story/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-ambassador-makeup-interview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Flanagan|first=Hanna|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Revlon's Newest Global Brand Ambassador: See Her First Campaign Photos|url=https://people.com/style/megan-thee-stallion-is-the-newest-global-brand-ambassador-of-revlon/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|issn=2169-2157|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812192300/https://people.com/style/megan-thee-stallion-is-the-newest-global-brand-ambassador-of-revlon/|url-status=live}}</ref> She received her first-ever [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Award]] nomination when she was nominated for [[Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Female Artist|Top Rap Female Artist]] in September 2020.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=September 22, 2020|title=Post Malone Leads 2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 16: Full List|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/bbma/9453361/2020-billboard-music-awards-nominations-list|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922171546/https://www.billboard.com/articles/bbma/9453361/2020-billboard-music-awards-nominations-list|url-status=live}}</ref> A few days later, Megan Thee Stallion was featured in the annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of the most influential people in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=September 23, 2020|title=The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion Among 'Time' Magazine's '100 Most Influential People' of 2020|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/the-weeknd-megan-thee-stallion-time-magazine-100-most-influential-people-2020|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923062310/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/the-weeknd-megan-thee-stallion-time-magazine-100-most-influential-people-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Her write-up for this listing was composed by American actress [[Taraji P. Henson]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henson|first=Taraji P.|authorlink=Taraji P. Henson|date=September 22, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888165/megan-thee-stallion-pioneer/|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924083011/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888165/megan-thee-stallion-pioneer/|url-status=live}}</ref> Megan Thee Stallion tied with [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] when she received eight nominations at the [[2020 BET Hip Hop Awards]], including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and [[BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=September 29, 2020|title=DaBaby Leads All Nominees For 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Here’s the Complete List of Nominations|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|access-date=September 29, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929162732/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> She also tied with [[Justin Bieber]] as the most nominated musician at the [[46th People's Choice Awards|2020 People's Choice Awards]], earning six nominations each.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=October 1, 2020|title=Justin Bieber & Megan Thee Stallion Are Top Music Nominees for 2020 E! People's Choice Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9458122/2020-peoples-choice-awards-nominations|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001200926/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9458122/2020-peoples-choice-awards-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single, "[[Don't Stop (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Don't Stop]]" featuring rapper [[Young Thug]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=October 2, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug Go to Wonderland in 'Don't Stop' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-young-thug-dont-stop-video-1070046/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004104253/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-young-thug-dont-stop-video-1070046/|url-status=live}}</ref> and promoted it by performing it on the [[Saturday Night Live (season 46)|46th season]] premiere of [[Saturday Night Live]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Delivers Politically Charged “Savage” Performance on SNL|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-delivers-politically-charged-savage-performance-on-snl/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004125233/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-delivers-politically-charged-savage-performance-on-snl/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also performed a "politically charged" version of "[[Savage (song)|Savage]]" on the premiere,<ref name=":9" /> in which she addressed the racism of [[Attorney General of Kentucky]] [[Daniel Cameron (American politician)|Daniel Cameron]] and sent a message about protecting [[black women]] and the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform "Savage" and Deliver a Black Lives Matter Message on 'SNL'|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/megan-thee-stallion-snl-performances|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005153609/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/megan-thee-stallion-snl-performances|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Willen|first=Claudia|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion turns 'Savage' into a call for justice for Black women during 'SNL' performance|url=https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-snl-performance-video-2020-10|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204534/https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-snl-performance-video-2020-10|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Artistry==
Megan Thee Stallion is known for her confidence, sensuality, and explicit lyrics.<ref name="Gomez" /> She presents her sexuality throughout her lyrics, videos, and live performances.<ref name="Gomez"/> In an interview with ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' she stated, "It's not just about being sexy, it's about being confident and me being confident in my sexuality."<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{Cite web|last=Kameir|first=Rawiya|date=March 28, 2019|title=The Thrill of Megan Thee Stallion's Real-Time Rise|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-thrill-of-megan-thee-stallions-real-time-rise/|access-date=April 22, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422010328/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-thrill-of-megan-thee-stallions-real-time-rise/|archive-date=April 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On her Texas rap origins, she told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' she noted, "I don't feel like we ever really had a female rapper come from Houston or Texas and shut shit down. So that's where I'm coming from."<ref name="Gomez" />
Megan Thee Stallion cites [[Beyoncé]], [[Pimp C]], [[Lil Kim]], [[Biggie Smalls]], and [[Three 6 Mafia]] as her biggest influences.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=April 30, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Still Can't Believe She Has a Record With Beyonce: 'Manifestation Is a Real Word'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368852/megan-thee-stallion-thanks-beyonce-savage-remix|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623030259/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368852/megan-thee-stallion-thanks-beyonce-savage-remix|archive-date=June 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="houstonia-sept2017" /><ref name="xxl-oct2018" /><ref name="thesource-july2018" /><ref name="pitchfork.com" />
==Public image==
===Alter egos===
In multiple interviews, Megan Thee Stallion has referred to herself as "Tina Snow", one of her alter egos and also the name of her debut EP, ''Tina Snow''. "Tina Snow" was influenced by [[Pimp C]]'s alias Tony Snow, and has similar confidence and an unapologetic sexually dominant delivery.<ref name="Gomez" /> "Hot Girl Meg" is another alter ego who is described as embodying Megan Thee Stallion's carefree and outgoing side, which she compares to a "college, party girl."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Simpson|first=Pierce|date=March 20, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Rides a Stallion at SBSW|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/megan-thee-stallion-sxsw-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 22, 2019|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204535/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/megan-thee-stallion-sxsw-interview}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She stated that she introduced "Hot Girl Meg" on her EP, ''Fever''.<ref name=":0" /> Megan Thee Stallion has also referred to herself as "Thee Hood [[Tyra Banks]]"''.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion teases new song Girls in the Hood|url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/people/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-song-girls-in-the-hood/article_ae6efecd-6b17-5ae5-8af1-4a75faf365e1.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rapid City Journal]]|issn=1079-3410}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BWgGQFMn20S/|title=Hot Girl Meg on Instagram: "Thee Hood Tyra Banks 💖 "PULL UP LATE" OUT NOW ON 7/13 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽go get it on Apple 💖"|website=Instagram|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204537/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/BWgGQFMn20S/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Hot Girl Summer===
Megan originated the [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] catchphrase "hot girl summer" on social media.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ellis|first1=Emma Grey|date=July 29, 2019|title=Sharing Your #HotGirlSummer? Buy Megan Thee Stallion's Album|url=https://www.wired.com/story/hot-girl-summer-meme/|journal=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|issn=1078-3148|accessdate=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lang|first1=Cady|date=August 9, 2019|title=How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hot Girl Summer' Took Over Summer|url=https://time.com/5632924/hot-girl-summer-meme-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=July 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726220334/https://time.com/5632924/hot-girl-summer-meme-explained/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Alexis|date=July 12, 2019|title=#HotGirlSummer Explained: Inside Megan Thee Stallion's Viral Mantra|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a28244696/hot-girl-summer-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712234941/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a28244696/hot-girl-summer-explained/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=De Loera|first1=Carlos|date=July 19, 2019|title=The 'hot girl summer' meme, explained|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729235036/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|archive-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref> It is a derivative of her another most-known catchphrase, "hot girl", also derived as "real hot girl shit". She first used the phrase in a tweet on April 14, 2018.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=985302938661851136|user=theestallion|title=This abt to be a REAL HOT GIRL SUMMER 🤘🏽|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> It later appeared on the ''Fever'' album cover, which read, "She's thee HOT GIRL and she's bringing THEE HEAT."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Spruch|first=Kirsten|date=August 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Confirms Release Date For 'Hot Girl Summer' Song: 'It's So Worth The Wait'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427103715/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|archive-date=April 27, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She defined the term as "women and men being unapologetically them, just having a good-ass time, hyping up their friends, doing you."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jennings|first1=Rebecca|date=July 12, 2019|title=What is "hot girl summer"? 2019's most fun meme, explained.|url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|issn=1605-1769|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730001604/https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|archive-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> She has applied to trademark the term.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Saponara|first1=Michael|date=July 22, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Files to Trademark 'Hot Girl Summer'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724015245/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|archive-date=July 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Elder|first=Sajae|date=September 21, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion says she has officially trademarked “Hot girl summer”|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/21/megan-thee-stallion-trademark-hot-girl-summer|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204538/https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/21/megan-thee-stallion-trademark-hot-girl-summer|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Hot Girl Summer|song of the same name]] was released on August 9, 2019.<ref name="fader hot girl summer">{{cite web|last1=Elder|first1=Sajae|date=July 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion shares a snippet of "Hot Girl Summer"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/28/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-2019|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-date=July 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729211349/https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/28/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-2019}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Megan Thee Stallion makes mentions to being part [[Creole peoples|Creole]] in her songs "Cocky AF" and "Freak Nasty" as well as in a tweet in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Cocky AF by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=He heard I’m Creole, he think I know voodoo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301184605/https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|archive-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Freak Nasty by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-freak-nasty-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=Creole mami, huh|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204554/https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-freak-nasty-lyrics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=906702875442761733|user=theestallion|title=Thee creole mami thee htown Hottie|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=September 10, 2017}}</ref>
Her mother, Holly Thomas, died in March 2019 from a longstanding cancerous [[brain tumor]], and her grandmother died in the same month.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 24, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Opens Up About Losing Her Mother In Emotional Video|url=https://www.vibe.com/2019/12/megan-thee-stallion-opens-up-about-mother|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|issn=1070-4701|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110228/https://www.vibe.com/2019/12/megan-thee-stallion-opens-up-about-mother|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Grant|first=Jasmine|date=March 24, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Her Mother Died From A 'Brain Tumor'|url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/megan-thee-stallion-mother-brain-tumor/|access-date=March 26, 2019|website=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]|issn=0014-0880|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324194650/https://www.essence.com/celebrity/megan-thee-stallion-mother-brain-tumor/|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Caldwell|first=Brandon|date=March 22, 2019|title=Condolences: Megan Thee Stallion's Mother, Holly Thomas, Passes Away|url=https://theboxhouston.com/9832102/holly-thomas-megan-thee-stallion-mom-passes-away/|access-date=March 22, 2019|website=[[KBXX|97.9 The Box]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322184322/https://theboxhouston.com/9832102/holly-thomas-megan-thee-stallion-mom-passes-away/|archive-date=March 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> 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, Texas.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>
On July 15, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion stated that she had suffered gunshot wounds and that she had undergone surgery to remove the bullets. Her statement countered an earlier [[TMZ]] report that she had injured her foot on broken glass the Sunday prior when she was in a car with rapper [[Tory Lanez]] and an unidentified woman; the car was pulled over by police and Lanez was arrested on [[carrying a concealed weapon|gun charges]] following a vehicle search.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She 'Suffered Gunshot Wounds as a Result of a Crime' Over the Weekend|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|url-status=live|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715184143/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|archive-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She's 'Incredibly Grateful to Be Alive' After Being Shot Multiple Times|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716000805/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|archive-date=July 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0XCGWIL2?pd=03myxRBB&s=i0 |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204558/https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2075444933060/megan-thee-stallion-was-leaving-a-kardashians-home-when-she-was-shot?s=oldSite&ss=i0 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following month, Megan claimed that Lanez was the person who shot her, saying that "I didn't tell the police what happened immediately right there because I didn't want to die."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Claims Tory Lanez Shot Her (Watch)|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-claims-tory-lanez-shot-her-watch-1234742725/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821104913/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-claims-tory-lanez-shot-her-watch-1234742725/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says Tory Lanez Shot Her|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-tory-lanez-shot-her/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-date=August 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822103424/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-tory-lanez-shot-her/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Onibada|first=Ade|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Names Tory Lanez As The Person Who Shot Her|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-shooting|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824095247/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-shooting|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 25, 2020, Lanez released his fifth album, ''[[Daystar (album)|Daystar]]'', in which he adresses the shooting on nearly every song, and denies that he shot Megan, while also claiming she and her team were "trying to frame" him.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jem|first1=Aswas|last2=Chris|first2=Willman|date=September 24, 2020|title=Tory Lanez Denies Megan Thee Stallion’s Account of Being Shot in a Highly Defensive Surprise Album|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/tory-lanez-surprise-album-drop-daystar-denies-shooting-megan-thee-stallion-1234783198/|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930192749/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/tory-lanez-surprise-album-drop-daystar-denies-shooting-megan-thee-stallion-1234783198/|url-status=live}}</ref> The same day, in a statement to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Megan's attorney, Alex Spiro, claimed Lanez's representatives had since attempted to launch a "smear campaign" against Megan to discredit her allegations. Spiro stated: "We have been made aware of manipulated text messages and invented email accounts that have been disseminated to the media in a calculated attempt to peddle a false narrative about the events that occurred".<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=September 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's lawyer claims Tory Lanez's team launched "smear campaign" over shooting allegations|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-lawyer-tory-lanez-smear-campaign-shooting-allegations-2762581%3famp|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003083552/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-lawyer-tory-lanez-smear-campaign-shooting-allegations-2762581?amp|url-status=live}}</ref> Lanez's team denied this, saying that they would investigate who was behind the fake emails and will take appropriate action.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 29, 2020|title=Tory Lanez's Team Allegedly Sent Emails From Fake 300 Entertainment Account to 'Campaign Press' for Megan Thee Stallion Incident (Exclusive)|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9456067/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-300-entertainment-emails|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001205306/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9456067/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-300-entertainment-emails|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{Main|Megan Thee Stallion discography}}
'''Mixtapes'''
* ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'' (2019)
==Tours==
===Supporting===
* Bad Girls Tour {{small|(with [[Iggy Azalea]] and [[Cupcakke]])}} (2018; cancelled)<ref name="source-sept2018" /><ref name=":4" />
* Legendary Nights Tour {{small|(with [[Meek Mill]] and [[Future (rapper)|Future]])}} (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caraan|first=Sophie|date=June 19, 2019|title=Meek Mill & Future Announce 'Legendary Nights Tour' With Mustard, YG & Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/6/meek-mill-future-legendary-nights-tour-with-mustard-yg-megan-thee-stallion-announcement|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Hypebeast]]|issn=2304-1250|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629230320/https://hypebeast.com/2019/6/meek-mill-future-legendary-nights-tour-with-mustard-yg-megan-thee-stallion-announcement|archive-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Megan Thee Stallion}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{Official website|https://megantheestallion.com/}}
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-'''Megan Jovon Ruth Pete'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ogunnaike|first=Lola|date=April 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Just Warming Up|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629204047/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|archive-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> (born February 15, 1995),<ref name="FamilySearch">{{Cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9|title=Megan Jovon Ruth Pete: Born 15 Feb 1995 in Bexar, Texas {{!}} Texas Birth Index|website=[[FamilySearch]]|url-access=registration|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> known professionally as '''Megan Thee Stallion''' (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's ABCs|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[XXL Mag]]|format=Event occurs at 0:03|via=YouTube|issn=1093-0647|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727220004/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|archive-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 27, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Sings Rihanna, Beyoncé and Khalid in a Game of Song Association|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[ELLE]]|format=Event occurs at 0:05|via=YouTube|issn=0888-0808|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715160018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|archive-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Originally from [[Houston]], [[Texas]], she began writing and performing raps as a teenager and started releasing them exclusively onto [[SoundCloud]] from late 2016. Megan Thee Stallion first garnered attention when videos of her [[Freestyle rap|freestyling]] became popular on [[Social media|social media platforms]] such as [[Instagram]]. She has commercially released three [[Extended play|EPs]] since 2017—''Make It Hot'', ''[[Tina Snow]]'', and [[Suga (EP)|''Suga'']]—with the latter two charting on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. She signed to [[300 Entertainment]] in 2018, where she released her first full-length [[mixtape]], ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', in 2019 to critical acclaim.
+'''Megan Jovon Ruth Pete'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ogunnaike|first=Lola|date=April 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Just Warming Up|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629204047/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|archive-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> (born February 15, 1995),<ref name="FamilySearch">{{Cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9|title=Megan Jovon Ruth Pete: Born 15 Feb 1995 in Bexar, Texas {{!}} Texas Birth Index|website=[[FamilySearch]]|url-access=registration|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621103549/https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9/}}</ref> known professionally as '''Megan Thee Stallion''' (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's ABCs|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[XXL Mag]]|format=Event occurs at 0:03|via=YouTube|issn=1093-0647|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727220004/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|archive-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 27, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Sings Rihanna, Beyoncé and Khalid in a Game of Song Association|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[ELLE]]|format=Event occurs at 0:05|via=YouTube|issn=0888-0808|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715160018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|archive-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Originally from [[Houston]], [[Texas]], she began writing and performing raps as a teenager and started releasing them exclusively onto [[SoundCloud]] from late 2016. Megan Thee Stallion first garnered attention when videos of her [[Freestyle rap|freestyling]] became popular on [[Social media|social media platforms]] such as [[Instagram]]. She has commercially released three [[Extended play|EPs]] since 2017—''Make It Hot'', ''[[Tina Snow]]'', and [[Suga (EP)|''Suga'']]—with the latter two charting on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. She signed to [[300 Entertainment]] in 2018, where she released her first full-length [[mixtape]], ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', in 2019 to critical acclaim.
Her single "[[Savage (song)|Savage]]" and her feature on [[Cardi B]]'s single "[[WAP (song)|WAP]]", both released in 2020, each reached number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, with the latter providing Megan Thee Stallion with her first number one in several other countries. Throughout her career, Megan Thee Stallion has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Megan Thee Stallion|several accolades]], including two [[BET Awards]], two [[BET Hip Hop Awards]], two [[MTV Video Music Awards]], and a [[Billboard Women in Music|''Billboard'' Women in Music Award]]. She was included in [[Time 100|''Time''{{'}}s annual list]] of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.
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Megan Jovon Ruth Pete was born on February 15, 1995 in [[Bexar County, Texas]],<ref name="FamilySearch"/> and raised in the [[South Park, Houston|South Park]] neighborhood of [[Houston]].<ref name="fader-aug30">{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Nandi|date=August 30, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion Electrifying rap out of Houston|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/08/30/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-interview|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211054142/http://www.thefader.com/2018/08/30/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-interview|archive-date=December 11, 2018}}</ref> Her mother, Holly Aleece Thomas,<ref>"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, ''FamilySearch'' (<nowiki>https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9</nowiki> : January 1, 2015), Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, February 15, 1995; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, ''Ancestry'' (<nowiki>http://www.ancestry.com</nowiki> : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.</ref> rapped under the name "Holly-Wood" and would bring her daughter with her to recording sessions instead of putting Pete in daycare.<ref name="Vulture">{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Hunter|date=April 25, 2019|title=How Did Megan Thee Stallion Become the Next Hottest Rapper Out of Texas|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/megan-thee-stallion-profile-big-ole-freak.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|work=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622052602/https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/megan-thee-stallion-profile-big-ole-freak.html|archive-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref> Pete and her mother moved to [[Pearland, Texas]], a suburb of Houston, when she was 14 and lived there until she was 18.<ref name="Vulture"/> Pete began writing raps at age 16.<ref name="xxl-oct2018" /> When she told her mother that she wanted to rap, Holly required that Pete wait until she was 21 to pursue rapping as a career.<ref name="vibe-oct2018" /> Her mother commented that her lyrics were too suggestive for her young age.<ref name="Gomez">{{Cite web|last=Gomez|first=Jade|date=March 16, 2019|title=How Megan Thee Stallion Earned Her Confidence|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/megan-thee-stallion-freestyle-808378/|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621224620/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/megan-thee-stallion-freestyle-808378/|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> Pete graduated from [[Pearland High School]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Harvin|first=Darian Symoné|date=June 25, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Prepares for 'Hot Girl Summer' With a Pageant|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/style/self-care/megan-thee-stallion-rap-cognac-queen.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611173152/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/style/self-care/megan-thee-stallion-rap-cognac-queen.html|archive-date=June 11, 2020}}</ref>
-In 2013, while she was a student at [[Prairie View A&M University]], a clip of Pete (now "Megan Thee Stallion") battling against male opponents in a "[[Freestyle rap|cypher]]" went viral. The exposure helped Pete gain a larger digital presence and following on social media.<ref name="fader-aug30" /><ref name="xxl-oct2018" /><ref name="vibe-oct2018" /><ref name="houstonia-sept2017">{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Nandi|date=September 17, 2017|title=Rapper Megan Thee Stallion Answers Our Questions (and Releases an EP)|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2017/9/15/megan-thee-stallion-houston-rapper-ep|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Houstonia (magazine)|Houstonia]]|issn=2327-0926}}</ref> She garnered fans by posting her [[Freestyle rap|freestyles]] on her [[Instagram]] while in college. She refers to her fans as "hotties", and credits her hyperactive fan base for her early success.<ref name="thesource-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Classified|first1=Mo|date=July 10, 2018|title=Source Exclusive: Megan Thee Stallion Talks 'Tina Snow' EP & Her Alter Ego Being the Female Pimp C|url=http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[The Source]]|issn=1063-2085|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120083637/http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep|archive-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> She adopted the stage name "Megan Thee Stallion" because she was referred to as a stallion during adolescence due to her height (5'10"<ref name="vibe-oct2018"/>) and looks.<ref name="houstonia-sept2017" />
+In 2013, while she was a student at [[Prairie View A&M University]], a clip of Pete (now "Megan Thee Stallion") battling against male opponents in a "[[Freestyle rap|cypher]]" went viral. The exposure helped Pete gain a larger digital presence and following on social media.<ref name="fader-aug30" /><ref name="xxl-oct2018" /><ref name="vibe-oct2018" /><ref name="houstonia-sept2017">{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Nandi|date=September 17, 2017|title=Rapper Megan Thee Stallion Answers Our Questions (and Releases an EP)|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2017/9/15/megan-thee-stallion-houston-rapper-ep|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Houstonia (magazine)|Houstonia]]|issn=2327-0926|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204538/https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2017/09/megan-thee-stallion-houston-rapper-ep}}</ref> She garnered fans by posting her [[Freestyle rap|freestyles]] on her [[Instagram]] while in college. She refers to her fans as "hotties", and credits her hyperactive fan base for her early success.<ref name="thesource-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Classified|first1=Mo|date=July 10, 2018|title=Source Exclusive: Megan Thee Stallion Talks 'Tina Snow' EP & Her Alter Ego Being the Female Pimp C|url=http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[The Source]]|issn=1063-2085|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120083637/http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep|archive-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> She adopted the stage name "Megan Thee Stallion" because she was referred to as a stallion during adolescence due to her height (5'10"<ref name="vibe-oct2018"/>) and looks.<ref name="houstonia-sept2017" />
After taking time off school, she resumed her studies at [[Texas Southern University]] in health administration, where she is a third year student as of 2019.<ref name="vibe-oct2018">{{cite web|last1=Riedy|first1=Jack|date=October 3, 2018|title=NEXT: Megan Thee Stallion Is Taking Rappers To School|url=https://www.vibe.com/2018/10/next-megan-thee-stallion/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|issn=1070-4701|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004124457/https://www.vibe.com/2018/10/next-megan-thee-stallion/|archive-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="thesource-july2018" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=December 11, 2018|title=Meet Megan Thee Stallion, the Houston Rapper Crafting the Hottest Bars While Still Attending College|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8489234/megan-thee-stallion-interview|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730214424/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8489234/megan-thee-stallion-interview|archive-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Gomez"/><ref name="npr-twoandfro">{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Da'Lyah|title=Two & Fro: Swangin' and Bangin' (Ep. 2)|url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/599139813/two-fro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626220227/https://www.npr.org/podcasts/599139813/two-fro|archive-date=June 26, 2019|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>
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===2016–2018: Early beginnings and ''Tina Snow''===
-In April 2016, Megan Thee Stallion released her debut single "Like A Stallion",<ref name="hypemag-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Rian|first1=Anthony|date=July 18, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion – "Tina Snow" (Album)|url=https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Hype (magazine)|Hype]]|issn=0097-6539|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223120931/https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|archive-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> which would later serve as the lead and titular single of the [[SoundCloud]]-exclusive, non-commercial mixtape of the same name. She followed this project with similarly released mixtapes such as ''[[Rich Ratchet]]'' in late 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cho|first=Regina|date=December 12, 2019|title=5 Songs Every Megan Thee Stallion Superfan Should Know|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8546101/megan-thee-stallion-deep-cuts-songs-list|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> and ''[[Megan Mix]]'' in early 2017.
+In April 2016, Megan Thee Stallion released her debut single "Like A Stallion",<ref name="hypemag-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Rian|first1=Anthony|date=July 18, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion – "Tina Snow" (Album)|url=https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Hype (magazine)|Hype]]|issn=0097-6539|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223120931/https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|archive-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> which would later serve as the lead and titular single of the [[SoundCloud]]-exclusive, non-commercial mixtape of the same name. She followed this project with similarly released mixtapes such as ''[[Rich Ratchet]]'' in late 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cho|first=Regina|date=December 12, 2019|title=5 Songs Every Megan Thee Stallion Superfan Should Know|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8546101/megan-thee-stallion-deep-cuts-songs-list|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204520/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8546101/megan-thee-stallion-deep-cuts-songs-list}}</ref> and ''[[Megan Mix]]'' in early 2017.
Megan Thee Stallion released her professional solo debut with the commercially released mixtape ''Make It Hot.''<ref name="fader-jan2018">{{cite web|last1=Starling|first1=Lakin|date=January 4, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion is the freaky new rapper who might make you feel yourself|url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/01/04/megan-thee-stallion-new-rapper-houston|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129201425/http://www.thefader.com/2018/01/04/megan-thee-stallion-new-rapper-houston|archive-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> The EP's 2017 single<ref name="fader-jan2018" /> "Last Week in HTx" became her most successful single during this time, amassing several million views on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 24, 2017|title='Last Week in HTx' - Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP6fsWbP-3I&list=PLTR2zVduycdWGH35Wj7BVWwKbfods6G9y|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.vn/9wJWc|archive-date=August 31, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|publisher=Megan Thee Stallion|via=YouTube}}</ref> In 2017, she released the song, "Stalli (Freestyle)", as a [[Remix|rework]] of rapper [[XXXTentacion]]'s "[[Look at Me (XXXTentacion song)|Look At Me!]]".<ref name="xxl-oct2018">{{cite web|last1=Seabrook III|first1=Robby|date=October 24, 2018|title=The Break Presents: Megan Thee Stallion|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/10/megan-thee-stallion-the-break-interview/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647}}</ref><ref name="fader-jan2018" /><ref name="dazed-feb2018">{{cite web|last1=Ducreay|first1=Safra|date=February 6, 2018|title=The 'rude gal' rappers leading hip hop's bold new wave|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/38911/1/the-rude-gal-rappers-leading-hip-hops-bold-new-wave|url-status=live|accessdate=November 28, 2018|website=[[Dazed]]|issn=2059-528X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129100136/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/38911/1/the-rude-gal-rappers-leading-hip-hops-bold-new-wave|archive-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> In early 2018, Megan Thee Stallion signed with [[Carl Crawford#Personal life|1501 Certified Entertainment]], an independent label in Houston owned by former baseball player [[Carl Crawford]].<ref name="fader-aug30" /> She was the first female rapper signed to the label.<ref name=":7" /> She then performed at [[SXSW]] in March 2018.<ref name="billboard-sxsw">{{cite web|last1=Machin|first1=Jennifer|date=March 8, 2018|title=SXSW Announces Full 2018 Artist Lineup, Conference Details & More|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sxsw/8238823/sxsw-lineup-full-artists-conference-2018-festival|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129223456/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sxsw/8238823/sxsw-lineup-full-artists-conference-2018-festival|archive-date=November 29, 2018|accessdate=November 28, 2018|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In June 2018, Megan Thee Stallion released a 10-song extended play titled ''[[Tina Snow]]'' under the label''.''<ref name=":7" /> The EP was named after her alter ego, "Tina Snow," who she describes as "a more raw version" of herself.<ref name="vibe-oct2018" /> ''Tina Snow'' was positively received by critics. Eric Torres of [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] wrote: "she provided plenty of freak anthems with quotable lyrics to wield against ain’t-shit men".<ref name="pitchfork-aug2018">{{cite web|last1=Torres|first1=Eric|date=August 16, 2018|title="Tina Snow" by Megan Thee Stallion Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/megan-thee-stallion-tina-montana/|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818124309/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/megan-thee-stallion-tina-montana/|archive-date=August 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She stated in an interview with ''[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]'' that she is not afraid to talk about sexuality, nor does she feel boxed in to either the "intelligent" or "freak" dichotomy.<ref name="mic-nov2018">{{cite web|last1=Whaley|first1=Natelegé|date=November 17, 2018|title=These female rappers don't want to be defined by industry sexism. They're setting their own rules.|url=https://mic.com/articles/191485/female-rappers-industry-sexism-interviews-oshun-megan-thee-stallion-latasha#.iS3JH4vRg|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]|issn=2052-7780}}</ref> Nandi Howard of ''[[The Fader]]'' referred to her ability to rap with "electrifying pace and precision".<ref name="fader-aug30" /> 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.<ref name="xxl-300ent">{{cite web|last1=Centeno|first1=Tony M.|date=November 27, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion Signed to 300 Entertainment|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/11/megan-thee-stallion-signs-300-entertainment/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128031156/http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/11/megan-thee-stallion-signs-300-entertainment/|archive-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> It was during this time that she was meant to support Australian rapper [[Iggy Azalea]] on her [[Bad Girls Tour]],<ref name="source-sept2018">{{cite web|last1=Grant|first1=Sean|date=September 12, 2018|title=Iggy Azalea to Tour with CupcakKe and Megan Thee Stallion|url=http://thesource.com/2018/09/12/iggy-azalea-tour/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[The Source]]|issn=1063-2085|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116174211/http://thesource.com/2018/09/12/iggy-azalea-tour|archive-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref> however the tour was later cancelled.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Jaime|first=Natalya|date=August 10, 2018|title=Iggy Azalea's 'Bad Girls Tour' Canceled|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8478603/iggy-azalea-bad-girls-tour-canceled|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009121046/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8478603/iggy-azalea-bad-girls-tour-canceled|archive-date=October 9, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
===2019–present: ''Fever'' and ''Suga''===
-On January 22, 2019, Megan released "[[Big Ole Freak]]" as a single from her EP, ''Tina Snow'', and also filmed a music video for the track.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gore|first=Sydney|date=March 1, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Drops a Salivating Video for 'Big Ole Freak'|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/megan-thee-stallion-big-ole-freak-video/|accessdate=April 15, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964}}</ref> The single, "[[On Our Worst Behavior|Is It Love This Time]]", is sampled throughout the single.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=April 22, 2019|title=Chartbreaker: How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Big Ole Freak' Takes Ownership of Her Sexuality -- and the Rap Game|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 23, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423023215/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|archive-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> On April 15, "Big Ole Freak" charted at number 99 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] giving Megan her first chart entry,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=April 16, 2019|title=Emerging Hip-Hop: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & Polo G Make Waves on Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=April 26, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430150830/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|archive-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> with it later peaking at number 65 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hot 100 Chart: Week of May 18, 2019|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921010000/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|archive-date=September 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On January 22, 2019, Megan released "[[Big Ole Freak]]" as a single from her EP, ''Tina Snow'', and also filmed a music video for the track.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gore|first=Sydney|date=March 1, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Drops a Salivating Video for 'Big Ole Freak'|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/megan-thee-stallion-big-ole-freak-video/|accessdate=April 15, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204524/https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/megan-thee-stallion-big-ole-freak-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> The single, "[[On Our Worst Behavior|Is It Love This Time]]", is sampled throughout the single.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=April 22, 2019|title=Chartbreaker: How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Big Ole Freak' Takes Ownership of Her Sexuality -- and the Rap Game|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 23, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423023215/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|archive-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> On April 15, "Big Ole Freak" charted at number 99 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] giving Megan her first chart entry,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=April 16, 2019|title=Emerging Hip-Hop: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & Polo G Make Waves on Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=April 26, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430150830/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|archive-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> with it later peaking at number 65 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hot 100 Chart: Week of May 18, 2019|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921010000/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|archive-date=September 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Megan Thee Stallion released her second mixtape, ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', on May 17, 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=May 3, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's debut mixtape Fever is dropping in two weeks|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|access-date=May 6, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504171921/https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|archive-date=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The album received critical acclaim and landed on several year-end critics lists, with ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' calling it the best album of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldfine|first=Jael|date=December 18, 2019|title=PAPER's Top 20 Albums of 2019|url=https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|issn=1073-9122|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704005135/https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|archive-date=July 4, 2020}}</ref> Taylor Crumpton of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' rated the album 8/10 and wrote in the review, "Megan's delivery of perfectly executed bars are comparable to successions from a fully automatic machine gun; a carefully studied aim of fiery stanzas that could only be carried by a rapper with extensive knowledge of the genre's early practices of battle rap."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Crumpton|first=Taylor|date=May 23, 2019|title=Fever by Megan Thee Stallion Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|access-date=June 3, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531011925/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|archive-date=May 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Megan Thee Stallion Lagos 05 (cropped).png|thumb|213x213px|Megan Thee Stallion in [[Lagos]] in October 2019]]On May 21, 2019, she released the music video for the opening album track, "Realer", which is inspired by the [[blaxploitation]] film style.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=May 22, 2019|title=See Megan Thee Stallion Get 'Realer' in New Blaxploitation-Flavored Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|access-date=May 22, 2019|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522040444/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|archive-date=May 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 20, 2019, she was announced to be one of eleven artists included in the 12th edition of ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''{{'}}s "[[XXL Freshman|Freshman Class]]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2019|title=XXL 2019 Freshman Class Revealed|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/06/2019-xxl-freshman-cover/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647}}</ref> Her freestyle in the cypher was praised by music critics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Osei|first=Sarah|date=July 24, 2019|title='XXL' Freshman 2019: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & More|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/xxl-freshman-cypher-megan-thee-stallion-dababy/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964}}</ref> In July 2019, [[Chance the Rapper|Chance The Rapper]] released his debut studio album, ''[[The Big Day (album)|The Big Day]],'' and Thee Stallion was featured on the track "Handsome".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=July 26, 2019|title=Here are the full features and credits for Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/26/chance-the-rapper-the-big-day-features-megan-thee-stallion-gucci-mane|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194}}</ref> On August 2, 2019, ''[[A Black Lady Sketch Show]]'' premiered on [[HBO]]; the show uses Megan Thee Stallion's song "Hot Girl" in the opening title sequence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Toby|first=Mekeisha Madden|date=August 1, 2019|title=TV Review: 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803025802/https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|archive-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kent|first=Clarkisha|date=August 2, 2019|title=A Black Lady Sketch Show has arrived to smash glass ceilings and do 'weird s---'|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/02/a-black-lady-sketch-show-delightfully-weird/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=1049-0434}}</ref> On August 9, 2019, Thee Stallion released the single "[[Hot Girl Summer]]", featuring fellow American rapper [[Nicki Minaj]] and singer [[Ty Dolla Sign]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=August 5, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Announces 'Hot Girl Summer' Featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|access-date=October 7, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807095909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|archive-date=August 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, an ode to her viral "hot girl summer" meme, came about after an [[Instagram|Instagram Live]] session between the two rappers.<ref name=":1" /> It peaked at number 11 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Thee Stallion's first top 20 hit,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785?s=19|title="Hot Girl Summer," by @theestallion, @NICKIMINAJ & @tydollasign, debuts at No. 11 on this week's #Hot100.|last=Charts|first=Billboard|date=October 7, 2019|website=@billboardcharts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110211/https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785%3Fs%3D19|archive-date=June 21, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> and topped the [[Rolling Stone charts|''Rolling Stone'' 100]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Legaspi|first1=Althea|last2=Spanos|first2=Brittany|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-video-watch-877542/|title=Megan Thee Stallion Host Star-Studded Party in 'Hot Girl Summer' Video|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}</ref> The week thereafter, she featured on [[Quality Control Music|Quality Control]] compilation album, ''[[Control the Streets, Volume 2|Quality Control: Control the Streets, Volume 2]],'' on the track "Pastor", alongside [[Quavo]] and [[City Girls]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=August 16, 2019|title=Hear Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, City Girls Team up for 'Pastor'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-quavo-city-girls-pastor-872546/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X}}</ref> In September 2019, Megan Thee Stallion signed a management deal with [[Roc Nation]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Signs Roc Nation Management Deal|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110214/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> In October 2019, she created and starred in a horror series, ''Hottieween'', directed by [[Teyana Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Makalintal|first=Bettina|date=October 30, 2019|title=In 'Hottieween,' Megan Thee Stallion Investigates a Murder and Meets Vampires|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5n39/watch-megan-thee-stallion-horror-series-hottieween-directed-by-teyana-taylor|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2020|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|issn=1077-6788}}</ref> In that same month, she performed a [[NPR]] [[Tiny Desk Concert]] during the Tiny Desk Fest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Sidney|date=October 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Live At NPR's Tiny Desk Fest|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|quote=This live event is over, but we'll present the finished product soon.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702174437/https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|archive-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Syd|date=December 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Tiny Desk Concert|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|access-date=December 4, 2019|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203174833/https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|archive-date=December 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] placed Megan Thee Stallion on their inaugural "Time 100 Next" list.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Cady|date=November 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion is on the 2019 TIME 100 Next List|url=https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/5718790/megan-thee-stallion/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 3, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=2169-1665}}</ref>
+Megan Thee Stallion released her second mixtape, ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', on May 17, 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=May 3, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's debut mixtape Fever is dropping in two weeks|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|access-date=May 6, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504171921/https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|archive-date=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The album received critical acclaim and landed on several year-end critics lists, with ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' calling it the best album of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldfine|first=Jael|date=December 18, 2019|title=PAPER's Top 20 Albums of 2019|url=https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|issn=1073-9122|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704005135/https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|archive-date=July 4, 2020}}</ref> Taylor Crumpton of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' rated the album 8/10 and wrote in the review, "Megan's delivery of perfectly executed bars are comparable to successions from a fully automatic machine gun; a carefully studied aim of fiery stanzas that could only be carried by a rapper with extensive knowledge of the genre's early practices of battle rap."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Crumpton|first=Taylor|date=May 23, 2019|title=Fever by Megan Thee Stallion Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|access-date=June 3, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531011925/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|archive-date=May 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Megan Thee Stallion Lagos 05 (cropped).png|thumb|213x213px|Megan Thee Stallion in [[Lagos]] in October 2019]]On May 21, 2019, she released the music video for the opening album track, "Realer", which is inspired by the [[blaxploitation]] film style.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=May 22, 2019|title=See Megan Thee Stallion Get 'Realer' in New Blaxploitation-Flavored Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|access-date=May 22, 2019|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522040444/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|archive-date=May 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 20, 2019, she was announced to be one of eleven artists included in the 12th edition of ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''{{'}}s "[[XXL Freshman|Freshman Class]]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2019|title=XXL 2019 Freshman Class Revealed|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/06/2019-xxl-freshman-cover/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819170118/https://www.xxlmag.com/2019-xxl-freshman-cover/}}</ref> Her freestyle in the cypher was praised by music critics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Osei|first=Sarah|date=July 24, 2019|title='XXL' Freshman 2019: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & More|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/xxl-freshman-cypher-megan-thee-stallion-dababy/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964}}</ref> In July 2019, [[Chance the Rapper|Chance The Rapper]] released his debut studio album, ''[[The Big Day (album)|The Big Day]],'' and Thee Stallion was featured on the track "Handsome".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=July 26, 2019|title=Here are the full features and credits for Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/26/chance-the-rapper-the-big-day-features-megan-thee-stallion-gucci-mane|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204526/https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/26/chance-the-rapper-the-big-day-features-megan-thee-stallion-gucci-mane}}</ref> On August 2, 2019, ''[[A Black Lady Sketch Show]]'' premiered on [[HBO]]; the show uses Megan Thee Stallion's song "Hot Girl" in the opening title sequence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Toby|first=Mekeisha Madden|date=August 1, 2019|title=TV Review: 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803025802/https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|archive-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kent|first=Clarkisha|date=August 2, 2019|title=A Black Lady Sketch Show has arrived to smash glass ceilings and do 'weird s---'|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/02/a-black-lady-sketch-show-delightfully-weird/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=1049-0434}}</ref> On August 9, 2019, Thee Stallion released the single "[[Hot Girl Summer]]", featuring fellow American rapper [[Nicki Minaj]] and singer [[Ty Dolla Sign]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=August 5, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Announces 'Hot Girl Summer' Featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|access-date=October 7, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807095909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|archive-date=August 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, an ode to her viral "hot girl summer" meme, came about after an [[Instagram|Instagram Live]] session between the two rappers.<ref name=":1" /> It peaked at number 11 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Thee Stallion's first top 20 hit,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785?s=19|title="Hot Girl Summer," by @theestallion, @NICKIMINAJ & @tydollasign, debuts at No. 11 on this week's #Hot100.|last=Charts|first=Billboard|date=October 7, 2019|website=@billboardcharts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110211/https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785%3Fs%3D19|archive-date=June 21, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> and topped the [[Rolling Stone charts|''Rolling Stone'' 100]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Legaspi|first1=Althea|last2=Spanos|first2=Brittany|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-video-watch-877542/|title=Megan Thee Stallion Host Star-Studded Party in 'Hot Girl Summer' Video|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=August 21, 2020|archive-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820225511/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-video-watch-877542/|url-status=live}}</ref> The week thereafter, she featured on [[Quality Control Music|Quality Control]] compilation album, ''[[Control the Streets, Volume 2|Quality Control: Control the Streets, Volume 2]],'' on the track "Pastor", alongside [[Quavo]] and [[City Girls]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=August 16, 2019|title=Hear Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, City Girls Team up for 'Pastor'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-quavo-city-girls-pastor-872546/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X}}</ref> In September 2019, Megan Thee Stallion signed a management deal with [[Roc Nation]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Signs Roc Nation Management Deal|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110214/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> In October 2019, she created and starred in a horror series, ''Hottieween'', directed by [[Teyana Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Makalintal|first=Bettina|date=October 30, 2019|title=In 'Hottieween,' Megan Thee Stallion Investigates a Murder and Meets Vampires|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5n39/watch-megan-thee-stallion-horror-series-hottieween-directed-by-teyana-taylor|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2020|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|issn=1077-6788|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204547/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vb5n39/watch-megan-thee-stallion-horror-series-hottieween-directed-by-teyana-taylor}}</ref> In that same month, she performed a [[NPR]] [[Tiny Desk Concert]] during the Tiny Desk Fest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Sidney|date=October 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Live At NPR's Tiny Desk Fest|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|quote=This live event is over, but we'll present the finished product soon.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702174437/https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|archive-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Syd|date=December 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Tiny Desk Concert|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|access-date=December 4, 2019|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203174833/https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|archive-date=December 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] placed Megan Thee Stallion on their inaugural "Time 100 Next" list.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Cady|date=November 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion is on the 2019 TIME 100 Next List|url=https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/5718790/megan-thee-stallion/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 3, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=2169-1665}}</ref>
-In January 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single "[[Diamonds (Megan Thee Stallion and Normani song)|Diamonds]]" with singer [[Normani]], for [[Birds of Prey: The Album|the soundtrack]] of the superhero film ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=January 10, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Normani Share New Song “Diamonds”: Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitcfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110115710/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|archive-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, she announced her debut album ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'' and released the lead single "[[B.I.T.C.H.]]".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Commands Respect on New Song 'B.I.T.C.H.'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Launches Her 'Suga' Era With 'B.I.T.C.H.': Stream It Now|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404030626/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|archive-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> In February 2020, she featured on the single "Fkn Around" by [[Phony Ppl]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=February 13, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Phony Ppl Get Down in a Car Wash in 'Fkn Around' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723171935/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|archive-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> and appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', performing "B.I.T.C.H.".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=February 14, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform “B.I.T.C.H.” on Fallon|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|url-status=live|access-date=February 14, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215171846/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|archive-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, she announced that her debut album, ''Suga,'' was delayed as a result of her attempting to renegotiate her contract with [[Carl Crawford#Personal life|1501 Certified]]. She started the hashtag "#FreeTheeStallion" to raise awareness of the issue, noting that "[she did not] understand some of the verbiage" when she signed the initial contract with 1501.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=August 5, 2020|title=Why Megan Thee Stallion Sued Her Own Label|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625035148/https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|archive-date=June 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Setaro|first=Shawn|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion’s Label Dispute, Explained|url=https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803065248/https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|archive-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kiefer|first1=Halle|date=March 2, 2020|title=Label Drama Over Contract Dispute Has Megan Tweeting #FreeTheeStallion|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/megan-thee-stallion-claims-label-drama-blocking-album-drop.html|url-status=live|accessdate=March 2, 2020|website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion announces Suga release date|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/04/megan-thee-stallion-announces-suga-release-date|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194}}</ref>
+In January 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single "[[Diamonds (Megan Thee Stallion and Normani song)|Diamonds]]" with singer [[Normani]], for [[Birds of Prey: The Album|the soundtrack]] of the superhero film ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=January 10, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Normani Share New Song “Diamonds”: Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitcfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110115710/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|archive-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, she announced her debut album ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'' and released the lead single "[[B.I.T.C.H.]]".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Commands Respect on New Song 'B.I.T.C.H.'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Launches Her 'Suga' Era With 'B.I.T.C.H.': Stream It Now|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404030626/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|archive-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> In February 2020, she featured on the single "Fkn Around" by [[Phony Ppl]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=February 13, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Phony Ppl Get Down in a Car Wash in 'Fkn Around' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723171935/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|archive-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> and appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', performing "B.I.T.C.H.".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=February 14, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform “B.I.T.C.H.” on Fallon|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|url-status=live|access-date=February 14, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215171846/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|archive-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, she announced that her debut album, ''Suga,'' was delayed as a result of her attempting to renegotiate her contract with [[Carl Crawford#Personal life|1501 Certified]]. She started the hashtag "#FreeTheeStallion" to raise awareness of the issue, noting that "[she did not] understand some of the verbiage" when she signed the initial contract with 1501.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=August 5, 2020|title=Why Megan Thee Stallion Sued Her Own Label|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625035148/https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|archive-date=June 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Setaro|first=Shawn|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion’s Label Dispute, Explained|url=https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803065248/https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|archive-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kiefer|first1=Halle|date=March 2, 2020|title=Label Drama Over Contract Dispute Has Megan Tweeting #FreeTheeStallion|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/megan-thee-stallion-claims-label-drama-blocking-album-drop.html|url-status=live|accessdate=March 2, 2020|website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204534/https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/megan-thee-stallion-claims-label-drama-blocking-album-drop.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion announces Suga release date|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/04/megan-thee-stallion-announces-suga-release-date|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204534/https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/04/megan-thee-stallion-announces-suga-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref>
-On March 6, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the EP, ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'', against the wishes of 1501, after a judge granted a temporary restraining order against the label''.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yang|first=Rachel|date=March 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion drops EP 'Suga' amid legal battle with label|url=https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|url-status=live|access-date=March 6, 2020|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issn=1049-0434|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042536/https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|authorlink=Rob Sheffield|date=March 9, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion is at Her Peak on 'Suga'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310153707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|archive-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, the song "[[Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Savage]]" from the EP went [[Viral video|viral]] on [[TikTok]], when popular user Keara Wilson used it for a dance challenge video, which racked up 15.7 million views and 2.4 million likes as of March 20, 2020.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Fu|first=Eddie|last2=Abad|first2=Russell|last3=Hill|first3=Tia|date=March 20, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" Looks Poised To Be Her Next Hit Thanks To This Viral TikTok Challenge|url=https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|url-status=live|access-date=April 6, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325184408/https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|archive-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> A [[Savage (song)#Beyoncé remix|remix featuring Beyoncé]] was released on April 29, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=April 29, 2020|title=Stay Calm, Beyoncé Remixed Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629230913/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|archive-date=June 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The song became thee Stallion's first top 10 hit in the United States shortly after the remix's release,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 4, 2020|title=Travis Scott & Kid Cudi's 'The Scotts' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100, Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage' Soars to Top Five|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|accessdate=May 4, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505134952/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> eventually becoming Thee Stallion's first chart topper in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion & Beyonce's 'Savage' Surges to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=May 26, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528175931/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> "Savage" also helped boost ''Suga''{{'}}s sales, propelling it up to number 7 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="BB200">{{Cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 10, 2020|title=Kenny Chesney Lands Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Here and Now'|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|accessdate=May 11, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517164622/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|archive-date=May 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Proceeds from the song went to a Houston nonprofit, Bread of Life, which provides disaster relief for residents affected by [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henderson|first=Cydney|date=April 30, 2020|title=Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion break the internet for charity with 'Savage' remix|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[USA Today]]|issn=0734-7456|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728090545/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|archive-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> She released the song "[[Girls in the Hood]]" on June 26, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bruce|first=Jasper|date=June 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion samples NWA's Eazy-E new song ‘Girls In The Hood’|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627154827/https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|archive-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref> before also featuring on [[Cardi B]]'s single "[[WAP (song)|WAP]]" and appearing in its music video in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=August 8, 2020|title=Review: Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' is a savage, nasty, sex-positive triumph|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-07/cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-wap-review|access-date=August 8, 2020|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736}}</ref> "WAP" became Megan's second number one single in the US, breaking the record for the most [[Streaming media|streams]] for a song in its first week of release in the US (93 million).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=August 17, 2020|title=Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With Record First-Week Streams|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9435213/cardi-bs-wap-debuts-no-1-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=August 17, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> Megan also became a Global Brand Ambassador for [[Revlon]] in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Penrose|first=Nerisha|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Her Eyelids Have a New Job at Revlon|url=https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a33532257/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-brand-ambassador/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|issn=0888-0808}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Forbes|first=Jihan|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Bringing the Hot Girl Vibe to Revlon|url=https://www.allure.com/story/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-ambassador-makeup-interview|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]|issn=1054-7711}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Flanagan|first=Hanna|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Revlon's Newest Global Brand Ambassador: See Her First Campaign Photos|url=https://people.com/style/megan-thee-stallion-is-the-newest-global-brand-ambassador-of-revlon/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|issn=2169-2157}}</ref> She received her first-ever [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Award]] nomination when she was nominated for [[Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Female Artist|Top Rap Female Artist]] in September 2020.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=September 22, 2020|title=Post Malone Leads 2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 16: Full List|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/bbma/9453361/2020-billboard-music-awards-nominations-list|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> A few days later, Megan Thee Stallion was featured in the annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of the most influential people in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=September 23, 2020|title=The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion Among 'Time' Magazine's '100 Most Influential People' of 2020|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/the-weeknd-megan-thee-stallion-time-magazine-100-most-influential-people-2020|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848}}</ref> Her write-up for this listing was composed by American actress [[Taraji P. Henson]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henson|first=Taraji P.|authorlink=Taraji P. Henson|date=September 22, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888165/megan-thee-stallion-pioneer/|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X}}</ref> Megan Thee Stallion tied with [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] when she received eight nominations at the [[2020 BET Hip Hop Awards]], including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and [[BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=September 29, 2020|title=DaBaby Leads All Nominees For 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Here’s the Complete List of Nominations|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|access-date=September 29, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> She also tied with [[Justin Bieber]] as the most nominated musician at the [[46th People's Choice Awards|2020 People's Choice Awards]], earning six nominations each.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=October 1, 2020|title=Justin Bieber & Megan Thee Stallion Are Top Music Nominees for 2020 E! People's Choice Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9458122/2020-peoples-choice-awards-nominations|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In October 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single, "[[Don't Stop (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Don't Stop]]" featuring rapper [[Young Thug]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=October 2, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug Go to Wonderland in 'Don't Stop' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-young-thug-dont-stop-video-1070046/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> and promoted it by performing it on the [[Saturday Night Live (season 46)|46th season]] premiere of [[Saturday Night Live]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Delivers Politically Charged “Savage” Performance on SNL|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-delivers-politically-charged-savage-performance-on-snl/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183}}</ref> She also performed a "politically charged" version of "[[Savage (song)|Savage]]" on the premiere,<ref name=":9" /> in which she addressed the racism of [[Attorney General of Kentucky]] [[Daniel Cameron (American politician)|Daniel Cameron]] and sent a message about protecting [[black women]] and the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform "Savage" and Deliver a Black Lives Matter Message on 'SNL'|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/megan-thee-stallion-snl-performances|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Willen|first=Claudia|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion turns 'Savage' into a call for justice for Black women during 'SNL' performance|url=https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-snl-performance-video-2020-10|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]}}</ref>
+On March 6, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the EP, ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'', against the wishes of 1501, after a judge granted a temporary restraining order against the label''.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yang|first=Rachel|date=March 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion drops EP 'Suga' amid legal battle with label|url=https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|url-status=live|access-date=March 6, 2020|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issn=1049-0434|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042536/https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|authorlink=Rob Sheffield|date=March 9, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion is at Her Peak on 'Suga'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310153707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|archive-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, the song "[[Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Savage]]" from the EP went [[Viral video|viral]] on [[TikTok]], when popular user Keara Wilson used it for a dance challenge video, which racked up 15.7 million views and 2.4 million likes as of March 20, 2020.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Fu|first=Eddie|last2=Abad|first2=Russell|last3=Hill|first3=Tia|date=March 20, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" Looks Poised To Be Her Next Hit Thanks To This Viral TikTok Challenge|url=https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|url-status=live|access-date=April 6, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325184408/https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|archive-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> A [[Savage (song)#Beyoncé remix|remix featuring Beyoncé]] was released on April 29, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=April 29, 2020|title=Stay Calm, Beyoncé Remixed Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629230913/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|archive-date=June 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The song became thee Stallion's first top 10 hit in the United States shortly after the remix's release,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 4, 2020|title=Travis Scott & Kid Cudi's 'The Scotts' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100, Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage' Soars to Top Five|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|accessdate=May 4, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505134952/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> eventually becoming Thee Stallion's first chart topper in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion & Beyonce's 'Savage' Surges to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=May 26, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528175931/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> "Savage" also helped boost ''Suga''{{'}}s sales, propelling it up to number 7 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="BB200">{{Cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 10, 2020|title=Kenny Chesney Lands Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Here and Now'|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|accessdate=May 11, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517164622/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|archive-date=May 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Proceeds from the song went to a Houston nonprofit, Bread of Life, which provides disaster relief for residents affected by [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henderson|first=Cydney|date=April 30, 2020|title=Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion break the internet for charity with 'Savage' remix|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[USA Today]]|issn=0734-7456|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728090545/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|archive-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> She released the song "[[Girls in the Hood]]" on June 26, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bruce|first=Jasper|date=June 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion samples NWA's Eazy-E new song ‘Girls In The Hood’|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627154827/https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|archive-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref> before also featuring on [[Cardi B]]'s single "[[WAP (song)|WAP]]" and appearing in its music video in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=August 8, 2020|title=Review: Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' is a savage, nasty, sex-positive triumph|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-07/cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-wap-review|access-date=August 8, 2020|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808025032/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-07/cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-wap-review|url-status=live}}</ref> "WAP" became Megan's second number one single in the US, breaking the record for the most [[Streaming media|streams]] for a song in its first week of release in the US (93 million).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=August 17, 2020|title=Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With Record First-Week Streams|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9435213/cardi-bs-wap-debuts-no-1-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=August 17, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817175513/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9435213/cardi-bs-wap-debuts-no-1-hot-100}}</ref> Megan also became a Global Brand Ambassador for [[Revlon]] in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Penrose|first=Nerisha|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Her Eyelids Have a New Job at Revlon|url=https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a33532257/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-brand-ambassador/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|issn=0888-0808|archive-date=August 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813063044/https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a33532257/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-brand-ambassador/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Forbes|first=Jihan|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Bringing the Hot Girl Vibe to Revlon|url=https://www.allure.com/story/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-ambassador-makeup-interview|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]|issn=1054-7711|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810003531/https://www.allure.com/story/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-ambassador-makeup-interview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Flanagan|first=Hanna|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Revlon's Newest Global Brand Ambassador: See Her First Campaign Photos|url=https://people.com/style/megan-thee-stallion-is-the-newest-global-brand-ambassador-of-revlon/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|issn=2169-2157|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812192300/https://people.com/style/megan-thee-stallion-is-the-newest-global-brand-ambassador-of-revlon/|url-status=live}}</ref> She received her first-ever [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Award]] nomination when she was nominated for [[Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Female Artist|Top Rap Female Artist]] in September 2020.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=September 22, 2020|title=Post Malone Leads 2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 16: Full List|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/bbma/9453361/2020-billboard-music-awards-nominations-list|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922171546/https://www.billboard.com/articles/bbma/9453361/2020-billboard-music-awards-nominations-list|url-status=live}}</ref> A few days later, Megan Thee Stallion was featured in the annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of the most influential people in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=September 23, 2020|title=The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion Among 'Time' Magazine's '100 Most Influential People' of 2020|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/the-weeknd-megan-thee-stallion-time-magazine-100-most-influential-people-2020|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923062310/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/the-weeknd-megan-thee-stallion-time-magazine-100-most-influential-people-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Her write-up for this listing was composed by American actress [[Taraji P. Henson]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henson|first=Taraji P.|authorlink=Taraji P. Henson|date=September 22, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888165/megan-thee-stallion-pioneer/|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924083011/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888165/megan-thee-stallion-pioneer/|url-status=live}}</ref> Megan Thee Stallion tied with [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] when she received eight nominations at the [[2020 BET Hip Hop Awards]], including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and [[BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=September 29, 2020|title=DaBaby Leads All Nominees For 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Here’s the Complete List of Nominations|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|access-date=September 29, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929162732/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> She also tied with [[Justin Bieber]] as the most nominated musician at the [[46th People's Choice Awards|2020 People's Choice Awards]], earning six nominations each.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=October 1, 2020|title=Justin Bieber & Megan Thee Stallion Are Top Music Nominees for 2020 E! People's Choice Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9458122/2020-peoples-choice-awards-nominations|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001200926/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9458122/2020-peoples-choice-awards-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single, "[[Don't Stop (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Don't Stop]]" featuring rapper [[Young Thug]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=October 2, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug Go to Wonderland in 'Don't Stop' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-young-thug-dont-stop-video-1070046/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004104253/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-young-thug-dont-stop-video-1070046/|url-status=live}}</ref> and promoted it by performing it on the [[Saturday Night Live (season 46)|46th season]] premiere of [[Saturday Night Live]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Delivers Politically Charged “Savage” Performance on SNL|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-delivers-politically-charged-savage-performance-on-snl/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004125233/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-delivers-politically-charged-savage-performance-on-snl/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also performed a "politically charged" version of "[[Savage (song)|Savage]]" on the premiere,<ref name=":9" /> in which she addressed the racism of [[Attorney General of Kentucky]] [[Daniel Cameron (American politician)|Daniel Cameron]] and sent a message about protecting [[black women]] and the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform "Savage" and Deliver a Black Lives Matter Message on 'SNL'|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/megan-thee-stallion-snl-performances|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005153609/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/megan-thee-stallion-snl-performances|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Willen|first=Claudia|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion turns 'Savage' into a call for justice for Black women during 'SNL' performance|url=https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-snl-performance-video-2020-10|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204534/https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-snl-performance-video-2020-10|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Artistry==
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===Alter egos===
-In multiple interviews, Megan Thee Stallion has referred to herself as "Tina Snow", one of her alter egos and also the name of her debut EP, ''Tina Snow''. "Tina Snow" was influenced by [[Pimp C]]'s alias Tony Snow, and has similar confidence and an unapologetic sexually dominant delivery.<ref name="Gomez" /> "Hot Girl Meg" is another alter ego who is described as embodying Megan Thee Stallion's carefree and outgoing side, which she compares to a "college, party girl."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Simpson|first=Pierce|date=March 20, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Rides a Stallion at SBSW|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/megan-thee-stallion-sxsw-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 22, 2019|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She stated that she introduced "Hot Girl Meg" on her EP, ''Fever''.<ref name=":0" /> Megan Thee Stallion has also referred to herself as "Thee Hood [[Tyra Banks]]"''.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion teases new song Girls in the Hood|url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/people/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-song-girls-in-the-hood/article_ae6efecd-6b17-5ae5-8af1-4a75faf365e1.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rapid City Journal]]|issn=1079-3410}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BWgGQFMn20S/|title=Hot Girl Meg on Instagram: "Thee Hood Tyra Banks 💖 "PULL UP LATE" OUT NOW ON 7/13 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽go get it on Apple 💖"|website=Instagram|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>
+In multiple interviews, Megan Thee Stallion has referred to herself as "Tina Snow", one of her alter egos and also the name of her debut EP, ''Tina Snow''. "Tina Snow" was influenced by [[Pimp C]]'s alias Tony Snow, and has similar confidence and an unapologetic sexually dominant delivery.<ref name="Gomez" /> "Hot Girl Meg" is another alter ego who is described as embodying Megan Thee Stallion's carefree and outgoing side, which she compares to a "college, party girl."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Simpson|first=Pierce|date=March 20, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Rides a Stallion at SBSW|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/megan-thee-stallion-sxsw-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 22, 2019|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204535/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/megan-thee-stallion-sxsw-interview}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She stated that she introduced "Hot Girl Meg" on her EP, ''Fever''.<ref name=":0" /> Megan Thee Stallion has also referred to herself as "Thee Hood [[Tyra Banks]]"''.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion teases new song Girls in the Hood|url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/people/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-song-girls-in-the-hood/article_ae6efecd-6b17-5ae5-8af1-4a75faf365e1.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rapid City Journal]]|issn=1079-3410}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BWgGQFMn20S/|title=Hot Girl Meg on Instagram: "Thee Hood Tyra Banks 💖 "PULL UP LATE" OUT NOW ON 7/13 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽go get it on Apple 💖"|website=Instagram|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204537/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/BWgGQFMn20S/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Hot Girl Summer===
-Megan originated the [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] catchphrase "hot girl summer" on social media.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ellis|first1=Emma Grey|date=July 29, 2019|title=Sharing Your #HotGirlSummer? Buy Megan Thee Stallion's Album|url=https://www.wired.com/story/hot-girl-summer-meme/|journal=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|issn=1078-3148|accessdate=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lang|first1=Cady|date=August 9, 2019|title=How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hot Girl Summer' Took Over Summer|url=https://time.com/5632924/hot-girl-summer-meme-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Alexis|date=July 12, 2019|title=#HotGirlSummer Explained: Inside Megan Thee Stallion's Viral Mantra|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a28244696/hot-girl-summer-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=De Loera|first1=Carlos|date=July 19, 2019|title=The 'hot girl summer' meme, explained|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729235036/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|archive-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref> It is a derivative of her another most-known catchphrase, "hot girl", also derived as "real hot girl shit". She first used the phrase in a tweet on April 14, 2018.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=985302938661851136|user=theestallion|title=This abt to be a REAL HOT GIRL SUMMER 🤘🏽|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> It later appeared on the ''Fever'' album cover, which read, "She's thee HOT GIRL and she's bringing THEE HEAT."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Spruch|first=Kirsten|date=August 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Confirms Release Date For 'Hot Girl Summer' Song: 'It's So Worth The Wait'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427103715/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|archive-date=April 27, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She defined the term as "women and men being unapologetically them, just having a good-ass time, hyping up their friends, doing you."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jennings|first1=Rebecca|date=July 12, 2019|title=What is "hot girl summer"? 2019's most fun meme, explained.|url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|issn=1605-1769|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730001604/https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|archive-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> She has applied to trademark the term.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Saponara|first1=Michael|date=July 22, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Files to Trademark 'Hot Girl Summer'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724015245/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|archive-date=July 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Elder|first=Sajae|date=September 21, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion says she has officially trademarked “Hot girl summer”|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/21/megan-thee-stallion-trademark-hot-girl-summer|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]}}</ref> A [[Hot Girl Summer|song of the same name]] was released on August 9, 2019.<ref name="fader hot girl summer">{{cite web|last1=Elder|first1=Sajae|date=July 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion shares a snippet of "Hot Girl Summer"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/28/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-2019|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194}}</ref>
+Megan originated the [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] catchphrase "hot girl summer" on social media.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ellis|first1=Emma Grey|date=July 29, 2019|title=Sharing Your #HotGirlSummer? Buy Megan Thee Stallion's Album|url=https://www.wired.com/story/hot-girl-summer-meme/|journal=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|issn=1078-3148|accessdate=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lang|first1=Cady|date=August 9, 2019|title=How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hot Girl Summer' Took Over Summer|url=https://time.com/5632924/hot-girl-summer-meme-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=July 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726220334/https://time.com/5632924/hot-girl-summer-meme-explained/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Alexis|date=July 12, 2019|title=#HotGirlSummer Explained: Inside Megan Thee Stallion's Viral Mantra|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a28244696/hot-girl-summer-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712234941/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a28244696/hot-girl-summer-explained/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=De Loera|first1=Carlos|date=July 19, 2019|title=The 'hot girl summer' meme, explained|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729235036/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|archive-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref> It is a derivative of her another most-known catchphrase, "hot girl", also derived as "real hot girl shit". She first used the phrase in a tweet on April 14, 2018.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=985302938661851136|user=theestallion|title=This abt to be a REAL HOT GIRL SUMMER 🤘🏽|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> It later appeared on the ''Fever'' album cover, which read, "She's thee HOT GIRL and she's bringing THEE HEAT."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Spruch|first=Kirsten|date=August 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Confirms Release Date For 'Hot Girl Summer' Song: 'It's So Worth The Wait'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427103715/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|archive-date=April 27, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She defined the term as "women and men being unapologetically them, just having a good-ass time, hyping up their friends, doing you."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jennings|first1=Rebecca|date=July 12, 2019|title=What is "hot girl summer"? 2019's most fun meme, explained.|url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|issn=1605-1769|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730001604/https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|archive-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> She has applied to trademark the term.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Saponara|first1=Michael|date=July 22, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Files to Trademark 'Hot Girl Summer'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724015245/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|archive-date=July 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Elder|first=Sajae|date=September 21, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion says she has officially trademarked “Hot girl summer”|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/21/megan-thee-stallion-trademark-hot-girl-summer|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204538/https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/21/megan-thee-stallion-trademark-hot-girl-summer|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Hot Girl Summer|song of the same name]] was released on August 9, 2019.<ref name="fader hot girl summer">{{cite web|last1=Elder|first1=Sajae|date=July 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion shares a snippet of "Hot Girl Summer"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/28/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-2019|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-date=July 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729211349/https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/28/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-2019}}</ref>
==Personal life==
-Megan Thee Stallion makes mentions to being part [[Creole peoples|Creole]] in her songs "Cocky AF" and "Freak Nasty" as well as in a tweet in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Cocky AF by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=He heard I’m Creole, he think I know voodoo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301184605/https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|archive-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Freak Nasty by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-freak-nasty-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=Creole mami, huh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=906702875442761733|user=theestallion|title=Thee creole mami thee htown Hottie|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=September 10, 2017}}</ref>
+Megan Thee Stallion makes mentions to being part [[Creole peoples|Creole]] in her songs "Cocky AF" and "Freak Nasty" as well as in a tweet in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Cocky AF by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=He heard I’m Creole, he think I know voodoo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301184605/https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|archive-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Freak Nasty by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-freak-nasty-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=Creole mami, huh|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204554/https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-freak-nasty-lyrics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=906702875442761733|user=theestallion|title=Thee creole mami thee htown Hottie|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=September 10, 2017}}</ref>
Her mother, Holly Thomas, died in March 2019 from a longstanding cancerous [[brain tumor]], and her grandmother died in the same month.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 24, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Opens Up About Losing Her Mother In Emotional Video|url=https://www.vibe.com/2019/12/megan-thee-stallion-opens-up-about-mother|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|issn=1070-4701|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110228/https://www.vibe.com/2019/12/megan-thee-stallion-opens-up-about-mother|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Grant|first=Jasmine|date=March 24, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Her Mother Died From A 'Brain Tumor'|url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/megan-thee-stallion-mother-brain-tumor/|access-date=March 26, 2019|website=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]|issn=0014-0880|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324194650/https://www.essence.com/celebrity/megan-thee-stallion-mother-brain-tumor/|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Caldwell|first=Brandon|date=March 22, 2019|title=Condolences: Megan Thee Stallion's Mother, Holly Thomas, Passes Away|url=https://theboxhouston.com/9832102/holly-thomas-megan-thee-stallion-mom-passes-away/|access-date=March 22, 2019|website=[[KBXX|97.9 The Box]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322184322/https://theboxhouston.com/9832102/holly-thomas-megan-thee-stallion-mom-passes-away/|archive-date=March 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> 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, Texas.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>
-On July 15, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion stated that she had suffered gunshot wounds and that she had undergone surgery to remove the bullets. Her statement countered an earlier [[TMZ]] report that she had injured her foot on broken glass the Sunday prior when she was in a car with rapper [[Tory Lanez]] and an unidentified woman; the car was pulled over by police and Lanez was arrested on [[carrying a concealed weapon|gun charges]] following a vehicle search.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She 'Suffered Gunshot Wounds as a Result of a Crime' Over the Weekend|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|url-status=live|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715184143/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|archive-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She's 'Incredibly Grateful to Be Alive' After Being Shot Multiple Times|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716000805/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|archive-date=July 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0XCGWIL2?pd=03myxRBB&s=i0</ref> The following month, Megan claimed that Lanez was the person who shot her, saying that "I didn't tell the police what happened immediately right there because I didn't want to die."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Claims Tory Lanez Shot Her (Watch)|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-claims-tory-lanez-shot-her-watch-1234742725/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says Tory Lanez Shot Her|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-tory-lanez-shot-her/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Onibada|first=Ade|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Names Tory Lanez As The Person Who Shot Her|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-shooting|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]}}</ref> On September 25, 2020, Lanez released his fifth album, ''[[Daystar (album)|Daystar]]'', in which he adresses the shooting on nearly every song, and denies that he shot Megan, while also claiming she and her team were "trying to frame" him.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jem|first1=Aswas|last2=Chris|first2=Willman|date=September 24, 2020|title=Tory Lanez Denies Megan Thee Stallion’s Account of Being Shot in a Highly Defensive Surprise Album|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/tory-lanez-surprise-album-drop-daystar-denies-shooting-megan-thee-stallion-1234783198/|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738}}</ref> The same day, in a statement to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Megan's attorney, Alex Spiro, claimed Lanez's representatives had since attempted to launch a "smear campaign" against Megan to discredit her allegations. Spiro stated: "We have been made aware of manipulated text messages and invented email accounts that have been disseminated to the media in a calculated attempt to peddle a false narrative about the events that occurred".<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=September 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's lawyer claims Tory Lanez's team launched "smear campaign" over shooting allegations|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-lawyer-tory-lanez-smear-campaign-shooting-allegations-2762581%3famp|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362}}</ref> Lanez's team denied this, saying that they would investigate who was behind the fake emails and will take appropriate action.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 29, 2020|title=Tory Lanez's Team Allegedly Sent Emails From Fake 300 Entertainment Account to 'Campaign Press' for Megan Thee Stallion Incident (Exclusive)|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9456067/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-300-entertainment-emails|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
+On July 15, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion stated that she had suffered gunshot wounds and that she had undergone surgery to remove the bullets. Her statement countered an earlier [[TMZ]] report that she had injured her foot on broken glass the Sunday prior when she was in a car with rapper [[Tory Lanez]] and an unidentified woman; the car was pulled over by police and Lanez was arrested on [[carrying a concealed weapon|gun charges]] following a vehicle search.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She 'Suffered Gunshot Wounds as a Result of a Crime' Over the Weekend|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|url-status=live|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715184143/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|archive-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She's 'Incredibly Grateful to Be Alive' After Being Shot Multiple Times|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716000805/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|archive-date=July 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0XCGWIL2?pd=03myxRBB&s=i0 |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204558/https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2075444933060/megan-thee-stallion-was-leaving-a-kardashians-home-when-she-was-shot?s=oldSite&ss=i0 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following month, Megan claimed that Lanez was the person who shot her, saying that "I didn't tell the police what happened immediately right there because I didn't want to die."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Claims Tory Lanez Shot Her (Watch)|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-claims-tory-lanez-shot-her-watch-1234742725/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821104913/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-claims-tory-lanez-shot-her-watch-1234742725/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says Tory Lanez Shot Her|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-tory-lanez-shot-her/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-date=August 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822103424/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-tory-lanez-shot-her/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Onibada|first=Ade|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Names Tory Lanez As The Person Who Shot Her|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-shooting|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824095247/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-shooting|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 25, 2020, Lanez released his fifth album, ''[[Daystar (album)|Daystar]]'', in which he adresses the shooting on nearly every song, and denies that he shot Megan, while also claiming she and her team were "trying to frame" him.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jem|first1=Aswas|last2=Chris|first2=Willman|date=September 24, 2020|title=Tory Lanez Denies Megan Thee Stallion’s Account of Being Shot in a Highly Defensive Surprise Album|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/tory-lanez-surprise-album-drop-daystar-denies-shooting-megan-thee-stallion-1234783198/|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930192749/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/tory-lanez-surprise-album-drop-daystar-denies-shooting-megan-thee-stallion-1234783198/|url-status=live}}</ref> The same day, in a statement to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Megan's attorney, Alex Spiro, claimed Lanez's representatives had since attempted to launch a "smear campaign" against Megan to discredit her allegations. Spiro stated: "We have been made aware of manipulated text messages and invented email accounts that have been disseminated to the media in a calculated attempt to peddle a false narrative about the events that occurred".<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=September 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's lawyer claims Tory Lanez's team launched "smear campaign" over shooting allegations|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-lawyer-tory-lanez-smear-campaign-shooting-allegations-2762581%3famp|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003083552/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-lawyer-tory-lanez-smear-campaign-shooting-allegations-2762581?amp|url-status=live}}</ref> Lanez's team denied this, saying that they would investigate who was behind the fake emails and will take appropriate action.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 29, 2020|title=Tory Lanez's Team Allegedly Sent Emails From Fake 300 Entertainment Account to 'Campaign Press' for Megan Thee Stallion Incident (Exclusive)|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9456067/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-300-entertainment-emails|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001205306/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9456067/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-300-entertainment-emails|url-status=live}}</ref>
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0 => ''''Megan Jovon Ruth Pete'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ogunnaike|first=Lola|date=April 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Just Warming Up|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629204047/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|archive-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> (born February 15, 1995),<ref name="FamilySearch">{{Cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9|title=Megan Jovon Ruth Pete: Born 15 Feb 1995 in Bexar, Texas {{!}} Texas Birth Index|website=[[FamilySearch]]|url-access=registration|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621103549/https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9/}}</ref> known professionally as '''Megan Thee Stallion''' (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's ABCs|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[XXL Mag]]|format=Event occurs at 0:03|via=YouTube|issn=1093-0647|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727220004/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|archive-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 27, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Sings Rihanna, Beyoncé and Khalid in a Game of Song Association|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[ELLE]]|format=Event occurs at 0:05|via=YouTube|issn=0888-0808|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715160018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|archive-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Originally from [[Houston]], [[Texas]], she began writing and performing raps as a teenager and started releasing them exclusively onto [[SoundCloud]] from late 2016. Megan Thee Stallion first garnered attention when videos of her [[Freestyle rap|freestyling]] became popular on [[Social media|social media platforms]] such as [[Instagram]]. She has commercially released three [[Extended play|EPs]] since 2017—''Make It Hot'', ''[[Tina Snow]]'', and [[Suga (EP)|''Suga'']]—with the latter two charting on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. She signed to [[300 Entertainment]] in 2018, where she released her first full-length [[mixtape]], ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', in 2019 to critical acclaim.',
1 => 'In 2013, while she was a student at [[Prairie View A&M University]], a clip of Pete (now "Megan Thee Stallion") battling against male opponents in a "[[Freestyle rap|cypher]]" went viral. The exposure helped Pete gain a larger digital presence and following on social media.<ref name="fader-aug30" /><ref name="xxl-oct2018" /><ref name="vibe-oct2018" /><ref name="houstonia-sept2017">{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Nandi|date=September 17, 2017|title=Rapper Megan Thee Stallion Answers Our Questions (and Releases an EP)|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2017/9/15/megan-thee-stallion-houston-rapper-ep|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Houstonia (magazine)|Houstonia]]|issn=2327-0926|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204538/https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2017/09/megan-thee-stallion-houston-rapper-ep}}</ref> She garnered fans by posting her [[Freestyle rap|freestyles]] on her [[Instagram]] while in college. She refers to her fans as "hotties", and credits her hyperactive fan base for her early success.<ref name="thesource-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Classified|first1=Mo|date=July 10, 2018|title=Source Exclusive: Megan Thee Stallion Talks 'Tina Snow' EP & Her Alter Ego Being the Female Pimp C|url=http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[The Source]]|issn=1063-2085|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120083637/http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep|archive-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> She adopted the stage name "Megan Thee Stallion" because she was referred to as a stallion during adolescence due to her height (5'10"<ref name="vibe-oct2018"/>) and looks.<ref name="houstonia-sept2017" />',
2 => 'In April 2016, Megan Thee Stallion released her debut single "Like A Stallion",<ref name="hypemag-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Rian|first1=Anthony|date=July 18, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion – "Tina Snow" (Album)|url=https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Hype (magazine)|Hype]]|issn=0097-6539|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223120931/https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|archive-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> which would later serve as the lead and titular single of the [[SoundCloud]]-exclusive, non-commercial mixtape of the same name. She followed this project with similarly released mixtapes such as ''[[Rich Ratchet]]'' in late 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cho|first=Regina|date=December 12, 2019|title=5 Songs Every Megan Thee Stallion Superfan Should Know|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8546101/megan-thee-stallion-deep-cuts-songs-list|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204520/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8546101/megan-thee-stallion-deep-cuts-songs-list}}</ref> and ''[[Megan Mix]]'' in early 2017.',
3 => 'On January 22, 2019, Megan released "[[Big Ole Freak]]" as a single from her EP, ''Tina Snow'', and also filmed a music video for the track.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gore|first=Sydney|date=March 1, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Drops a Salivating Video for 'Big Ole Freak'|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/megan-thee-stallion-big-ole-freak-video/|accessdate=April 15, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204524/https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/megan-thee-stallion-big-ole-freak-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> The single, "[[On Our Worst Behavior|Is It Love This Time]]", is sampled throughout the single.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=April 22, 2019|title=Chartbreaker: How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Big Ole Freak' Takes Ownership of Her Sexuality -- and the Rap Game|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 23, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423023215/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|archive-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> On April 15, "Big Ole Freak" charted at number 99 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] giving Megan her first chart entry,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=April 16, 2019|title=Emerging Hip-Hop: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & Polo G Make Waves on Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=April 26, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430150830/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|archive-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> with it later peaking at number 65 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hot 100 Chart: Week of May 18, 2019|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921010000/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|archive-date=September 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>',
4 => 'Megan Thee Stallion released her second mixtape, ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', on May 17, 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=May 3, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's debut mixtape Fever is dropping in two weeks|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|access-date=May 6, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504171921/https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|archive-date=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The album received critical acclaim and landed on several year-end critics lists, with ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' calling it the best album of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldfine|first=Jael|date=December 18, 2019|title=PAPER's Top 20 Albums of 2019|url=https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|issn=1073-9122|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704005135/https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|archive-date=July 4, 2020}}</ref> Taylor Crumpton of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' rated the album 8/10 and wrote in the review, "Megan's delivery of perfectly executed bars are comparable to successions from a fully automatic machine gun; a carefully studied aim of fiery stanzas that could only be carried by a rapper with extensive knowledge of the genre's early practices of battle rap."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Crumpton|first=Taylor|date=May 23, 2019|title=Fever by Megan Thee Stallion Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|access-date=June 3, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531011925/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|archive-date=May 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Megan Thee Stallion Lagos 05 (cropped).png|thumb|213x213px|Megan Thee Stallion in [[Lagos]] in October 2019]]On May 21, 2019, she released the music video for the opening album track, "Realer", which is inspired by the [[blaxploitation]] film style.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=May 22, 2019|title=See Megan Thee Stallion Get 'Realer' in New Blaxploitation-Flavored Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|access-date=May 22, 2019|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522040444/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|archive-date=May 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 20, 2019, she was announced to be one of eleven artists included in the 12th edition of ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''{{'}}s "[[XXL Freshman|Freshman Class]]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2019|title=XXL 2019 Freshman Class Revealed|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/06/2019-xxl-freshman-cover/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819170118/https://www.xxlmag.com/2019-xxl-freshman-cover/}}</ref> Her freestyle in the cypher was praised by music critics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Osei|first=Sarah|date=July 24, 2019|title='XXL' Freshman 2019: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & More|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/xxl-freshman-cypher-megan-thee-stallion-dababy/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964}}</ref> In July 2019, [[Chance the Rapper|Chance The Rapper]] released his debut studio album, ''[[The Big Day (album)|The Big Day]],'' and Thee Stallion was featured on the track "Handsome".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=July 26, 2019|title=Here are the full features and credits for Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/26/chance-the-rapper-the-big-day-features-megan-thee-stallion-gucci-mane|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204526/https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/26/chance-the-rapper-the-big-day-features-megan-thee-stallion-gucci-mane}}</ref> On August 2, 2019, ''[[A Black Lady Sketch Show]]'' premiered on [[HBO]]; the show uses Megan Thee Stallion's song "Hot Girl" in the opening title sequence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Toby|first=Mekeisha Madden|date=August 1, 2019|title=TV Review: 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803025802/https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|archive-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kent|first=Clarkisha|date=August 2, 2019|title=A Black Lady Sketch Show has arrived to smash glass ceilings and do 'weird s---'|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/02/a-black-lady-sketch-show-delightfully-weird/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=1049-0434}}</ref> On August 9, 2019, Thee Stallion released the single "[[Hot Girl Summer]]", featuring fellow American rapper [[Nicki Minaj]] and singer [[Ty Dolla Sign]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=August 5, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Announces 'Hot Girl Summer' Featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|access-date=October 7, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807095909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|archive-date=August 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, an ode to her viral "hot girl summer" meme, came about after an [[Instagram|Instagram Live]] session between the two rappers.<ref name=":1" /> It peaked at number 11 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Thee Stallion's first top 20 hit,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785?s=19|title="Hot Girl Summer," by @theestallion, @NICKIMINAJ & @tydollasign, debuts at No. 11 on this week's #Hot100.|last=Charts|first=Billboard|date=October 7, 2019|website=@billboardcharts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110211/https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785%3Fs%3D19|archive-date=June 21, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> and topped the [[Rolling Stone charts|''Rolling Stone'' 100]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Legaspi|first1=Althea|last2=Spanos|first2=Brittany|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-video-watch-877542/|title=Megan Thee Stallion Host Star-Studded Party in 'Hot Girl Summer' Video|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=August 21, 2020|archive-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820225511/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-video-watch-877542/|url-status=live}}</ref> The week thereafter, she featured on [[Quality Control Music|Quality Control]] compilation album, ''[[Control the Streets, Volume 2|Quality Control: Control the Streets, Volume 2]],'' on the track "Pastor", alongside [[Quavo]] and [[City Girls]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=August 16, 2019|title=Hear Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, City Girls Team up for 'Pastor'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-quavo-city-girls-pastor-872546/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X}}</ref> In September 2019, Megan Thee Stallion signed a management deal with [[Roc Nation]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Signs Roc Nation Management Deal|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110214/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> In October 2019, she created and starred in a horror series, ''Hottieween'', directed by [[Teyana Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Makalintal|first=Bettina|date=October 30, 2019|title=In 'Hottieween,' Megan Thee Stallion Investigates a Murder and Meets Vampires|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5n39/watch-megan-thee-stallion-horror-series-hottieween-directed-by-teyana-taylor|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2020|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|issn=1077-6788|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204547/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vb5n39/watch-megan-thee-stallion-horror-series-hottieween-directed-by-teyana-taylor}}</ref> In that same month, she performed a [[NPR]] [[Tiny Desk Concert]] during the Tiny Desk Fest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Sidney|date=October 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Live At NPR's Tiny Desk Fest|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|quote=This live event is over, but we'll present the finished product soon.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702174437/https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|archive-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Syd|date=December 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Tiny Desk Concert|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|access-date=December 4, 2019|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203174833/https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|archive-date=December 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] placed Megan Thee Stallion on their inaugural "Time 100 Next" list.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Cady|date=November 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion is on the 2019 TIME 100 Next List|url=https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/5718790/megan-thee-stallion/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 3, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=2169-1665}}</ref>',
5 => 'In January 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single "[[Diamonds (Megan Thee Stallion and Normani song)|Diamonds]]" with singer [[Normani]], for [[Birds of Prey: The Album|the soundtrack]] of the superhero film ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=January 10, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Normani Share New Song “Diamonds”: Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitcfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110115710/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|archive-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, she announced her debut album ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'' and released the lead single "[[B.I.T.C.H.]]".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Commands Respect on New Song 'B.I.T.C.H.'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Launches Her 'Suga' Era With 'B.I.T.C.H.': Stream It Now|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404030626/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|archive-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> In February 2020, she featured on the single "Fkn Around" by [[Phony Ppl]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=February 13, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Phony Ppl Get Down in a Car Wash in 'Fkn Around' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723171935/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|archive-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> and appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', performing "B.I.T.C.H.".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=February 14, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform “B.I.T.C.H.” on Fallon|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|url-status=live|access-date=February 14, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215171846/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|archive-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, she announced that her debut album, ''Suga,'' was delayed as a result of her attempting to renegotiate her contract with [[Carl Crawford#Personal life|1501 Certified]]. She started the hashtag "#FreeTheeStallion" to raise awareness of the issue, noting that "[she did not] understand some of the verbiage" when she signed the initial contract with 1501.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=August 5, 2020|title=Why Megan Thee Stallion Sued Her Own Label|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625035148/https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|archive-date=June 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Setaro|first=Shawn|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion’s Label Dispute, Explained|url=https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803065248/https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|archive-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kiefer|first1=Halle|date=March 2, 2020|title=Label Drama Over Contract Dispute Has Megan Tweeting #FreeTheeStallion|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/megan-thee-stallion-claims-label-drama-blocking-album-drop.html|url-status=live|accessdate=March 2, 2020|website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204534/https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/megan-thee-stallion-claims-label-drama-blocking-album-drop.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion announces Suga release date|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/04/megan-thee-stallion-announces-suga-release-date|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204534/https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/04/megan-thee-stallion-announces-suga-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref>',
6 => 'On March 6, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the EP, ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'', against the wishes of 1501, after a judge granted a temporary restraining order against the label''.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yang|first=Rachel|date=March 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion drops EP 'Suga' amid legal battle with label|url=https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|url-status=live|access-date=March 6, 2020|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issn=1049-0434|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042536/https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|authorlink=Rob Sheffield|date=March 9, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion is at Her Peak on 'Suga'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310153707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|archive-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, the song "[[Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Savage]]" from the EP went [[Viral video|viral]] on [[TikTok]], when popular user Keara Wilson used it for a dance challenge video, which racked up 15.7 million views and 2.4 million likes as of March 20, 2020.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Fu|first=Eddie|last2=Abad|first2=Russell|last3=Hill|first3=Tia|date=March 20, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" Looks Poised To Be Her Next Hit Thanks To This Viral TikTok Challenge|url=https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|url-status=live|access-date=April 6, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325184408/https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|archive-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> A [[Savage (song)#Beyoncé remix|remix featuring Beyoncé]] was released on April 29, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=April 29, 2020|title=Stay Calm, Beyoncé Remixed Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629230913/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|archive-date=June 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The song became thee Stallion's first top 10 hit in the United States shortly after the remix's release,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 4, 2020|title=Travis Scott & Kid Cudi's 'The Scotts' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100, Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage' Soars to Top Five|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|accessdate=May 4, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505134952/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> eventually becoming Thee Stallion's first chart topper in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion & Beyonce's 'Savage' Surges to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=May 26, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528175931/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> "Savage" also helped boost ''Suga''{{'}}s sales, propelling it up to number 7 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="BB200">{{Cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 10, 2020|title=Kenny Chesney Lands Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Here and Now'|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|accessdate=May 11, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517164622/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|archive-date=May 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Proceeds from the song went to a Houston nonprofit, Bread of Life, which provides disaster relief for residents affected by [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henderson|first=Cydney|date=April 30, 2020|title=Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion break the internet for charity with 'Savage' remix|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[USA Today]]|issn=0734-7456|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728090545/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|archive-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> She released the song "[[Girls in the Hood]]" on June 26, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bruce|first=Jasper|date=June 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion samples NWA's Eazy-E new song ‘Girls In The Hood’|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627154827/https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|archive-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref> before also featuring on [[Cardi B]]'s single "[[WAP (song)|WAP]]" and appearing in its music video in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=August 8, 2020|title=Review: Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' is a savage, nasty, sex-positive triumph|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-07/cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-wap-review|access-date=August 8, 2020|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808025032/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-07/cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-wap-review|url-status=live}}</ref> "WAP" became Megan's second number one single in the US, breaking the record for the most [[Streaming media|streams]] for a song in its first week of release in the US (93 million).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=August 17, 2020|title=Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With Record First-Week Streams|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9435213/cardi-bs-wap-debuts-no-1-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=August 17, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817175513/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9435213/cardi-bs-wap-debuts-no-1-hot-100}}</ref> Megan also became a Global Brand Ambassador for [[Revlon]] in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Penrose|first=Nerisha|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Her Eyelids Have a New Job at Revlon|url=https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a33532257/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-brand-ambassador/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|issn=0888-0808|archive-date=August 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813063044/https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a33532257/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-brand-ambassador/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Forbes|first=Jihan|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Bringing the Hot Girl Vibe to Revlon|url=https://www.allure.com/story/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-ambassador-makeup-interview|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]|issn=1054-7711|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810003531/https://www.allure.com/story/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-ambassador-makeup-interview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Flanagan|first=Hanna|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Revlon's Newest Global Brand Ambassador: See Her First Campaign Photos|url=https://people.com/style/megan-thee-stallion-is-the-newest-global-brand-ambassador-of-revlon/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|issn=2169-2157|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812192300/https://people.com/style/megan-thee-stallion-is-the-newest-global-brand-ambassador-of-revlon/|url-status=live}}</ref> She received her first-ever [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Award]] nomination when she was nominated for [[Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Female Artist|Top Rap Female Artist]] in September 2020.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=September 22, 2020|title=Post Malone Leads 2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 16: Full List|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/bbma/9453361/2020-billboard-music-awards-nominations-list|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922171546/https://www.billboard.com/articles/bbma/9453361/2020-billboard-music-awards-nominations-list|url-status=live}}</ref> A few days later, Megan Thee Stallion was featured in the annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of the most influential people in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=September 23, 2020|title=The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion Among 'Time' Magazine's '100 Most Influential People' of 2020|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/the-weeknd-megan-thee-stallion-time-magazine-100-most-influential-people-2020|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923062310/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/the-weeknd-megan-thee-stallion-time-magazine-100-most-influential-people-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Her write-up for this listing was composed by American actress [[Taraji P. Henson]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henson|first=Taraji P.|authorlink=Taraji P. Henson|date=September 22, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888165/megan-thee-stallion-pioneer/|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924083011/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888165/megan-thee-stallion-pioneer/|url-status=live}}</ref> Megan Thee Stallion tied with [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] when she received eight nominations at the [[2020 BET Hip Hop Awards]], including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and [[BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=September 29, 2020|title=DaBaby Leads All Nominees For 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Here’s the Complete List of Nominations|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|access-date=September 29, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929162732/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> She also tied with [[Justin Bieber]] as the most nominated musician at the [[46th People's Choice Awards|2020 People's Choice Awards]], earning six nominations each.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=October 1, 2020|title=Justin Bieber & Megan Thee Stallion Are Top Music Nominees for 2020 E! People's Choice Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9458122/2020-peoples-choice-awards-nominations|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001200926/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9458122/2020-peoples-choice-awards-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single, "[[Don't Stop (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Don't Stop]]" featuring rapper [[Young Thug]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=October 2, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug Go to Wonderland in 'Don't Stop' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-young-thug-dont-stop-video-1070046/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004104253/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-young-thug-dont-stop-video-1070046/|url-status=live}}</ref> and promoted it by performing it on the [[Saturday Night Live (season 46)|46th season]] premiere of [[Saturday Night Live]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Delivers Politically Charged “Savage” Performance on SNL|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-delivers-politically-charged-savage-performance-on-snl/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004125233/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-delivers-politically-charged-savage-performance-on-snl/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also performed a "politically charged" version of "[[Savage (song)|Savage]]" on the premiere,<ref name=":9" /> in which she addressed the racism of [[Attorney General of Kentucky]] [[Daniel Cameron (American politician)|Daniel Cameron]] and sent a message about protecting [[black women]] and the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform "Savage" and Deliver a Black Lives Matter Message on 'SNL'|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/megan-thee-stallion-snl-performances|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005153609/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/megan-thee-stallion-snl-performances|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Willen|first=Claudia|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion turns 'Savage' into a call for justice for Black women during 'SNL' performance|url=https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-snl-performance-video-2020-10|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204534/https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-snl-performance-video-2020-10|url-status=live}}</ref>',
7 => 'In multiple interviews, Megan Thee Stallion has referred to herself as "Tina Snow", one of her alter egos and also the name of her debut EP, ''Tina Snow''. "Tina Snow" was influenced by [[Pimp C]]'s alias Tony Snow, and has similar confidence and an unapologetic sexually dominant delivery.<ref name="Gomez" /> "Hot Girl Meg" is another alter ego who is described as embodying Megan Thee Stallion's carefree and outgoing side, which she compares to a "college, party girl."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Simpson|first=Pierce|date=March 20, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Rides a Stallion at SBSW|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/megan-thee-stallion-sxsw-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 22, 2019|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204535/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/megan-thee-stallion-sxsw-interview}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She stated that she introduced "Hot Girl Meg" on her EP, ''Fever''.<ref name=":0" /> Megan Thee Stallion has also referred to herself as "Thee Hood [[Tyra Banks]]"''.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion teases new song Girls in the Hood|url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/people/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-song-girls-in-the-hood/article_ae6efecd-6b17-5ae5-8af1-4a75faf365e1.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rapid City Journal]]|issn=1079-3410}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BWgGQFMn20S/|title=Hot Girl Meg on Instagram: "Thee Hood Tyra Banks 💖 "PULL UP LATE" OUT NOW ON 7/13 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽go get it on Apple 💖"|website=Instagram|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204537/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/BWgGQFMn20S/|url-status=live}}</ref>',
8 => 'Megan originated the [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] catchphrase "hot girl summer" on social media.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ellis|first1=Emma Grey|date=July 29, 2019|title=Sharing Your #HotGirlSummer? Buy Megan Thee Stallion's Album|url=https://www.wired.com/story/hot-girl-summer-meme/|journal=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|issn=1078-3148|accessdate=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lang|first1=Cady|date=August 9, 2019|title=How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hot Girl Summer' Took Over Summer|url=https://time.com/5632924/hot-girl-summer-meme-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=July 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726220334/https://time.com/5632924/hot-girl-summer-meme-explained/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Alexis|date=July 12, 2019|title=#HotGirlSummer Explained: Inside Megan Thee Stallion's Viral Mantra|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a28244696/hot-girl-summer-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712234941/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a28244696/hot-girl-summer-explained/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=De Loera|first1=Carlos|date=July 19, 2019|title=The 'hot girl summer' meme, explained|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729235036/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|archive-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref> It is a derivative of her another most-known catchphrase, "hot girl", also derived as "real hot girl shit". She first used the phrase in a tweet on April 14, 2018.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=985302938661851136|user=theestallion|title=This abt to be a REAL HOT GIRL SUMMER 🤘🏽|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> It later appeared on the ''Fever'' album cover, which read, "She's thee HOT GIRL and she's bringing THEE HEAT."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Spruch|first=Kirsten|date=August 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Confirms Release Date For 'Hot Girl Summer' Song: 'It's So Worth The Wait'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427103715/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|archive-date=April 27, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She defined the term as "women and men being unapologetically them, just having a good-ass time, hyping up their friends, doing you."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jennings|first1=Rebecca|date=July 12, 2019|title=What is "hot girl summer"? 2019's most fun meme, explained.|url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|issn=1605-1769|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730001604/https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|archive-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> She has applied to trademark the term.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Saponara|first1=Michael|date=July 22, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Files to Trademark 'Hot Girl Summer'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724015245/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|archive-date=July 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Elder|first=Sajae|date=September 21, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion says she has officially trademarked “Hot girl summer”|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/21/megan-thee-stallion-trademark-hot-girl-summer|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204538/https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/21/megan-thee-stallion-trademark-hot-girl-summer|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Hot Girl Summer|song of the same name]] was released on August 9, 2019.<ref name="fader hot girl summer">{{cite web|last1=Elder|first1=Sajae|date=July 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion shares a snippet of "Hot Girl Summer"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/28/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-2019|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-date=July 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729211349/https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/28/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-2019}}</ref>',
9 => 'Megan Thee Stallion makes mentions to being part [[Creole peoples|Creole]] in her songs "Cocky AF" and "Freak Nasty" as well as in a tweet in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Cocky AF by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=He heard I’m Creole, he think I know voodoo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301184605/https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|archive-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Freak Nasty by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-freak-nasty-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=Creole mami, huh|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204554/https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-freak-nasty-lyrics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=906702875442761733|user=theestallion|title=Thee creole mami thee htown Hottie|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=September 10, 2017}}</ref> ',
10 => 'On July 15, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion stated that she had suffered gunshot wounds and that she had undergone surgery to remove the bullets. Her statement countered an earlier [[TMZ]] report that she had injured her foot on broken glass the Sunday prior when she was in a car with rapper [[Tory Lanez]] and an unidentified woman; the car was pulled over by police and Lanez was arrested on [[carrying a concealed weapon|gun charges]] following a vehicle search.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She 'Suffered Gunshot Wounds as a Result of a Crime' Over the Weekend|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|url-status=live|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715184143/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|archive-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She's 'Incredibly Grateful to Be Alive' After Being Shot Multiple Times|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716000805/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|archive-date=July 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0XCGWIL2?pd=03myxRBB&s=i0 |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005204558/https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2075444933060/megan-thee-stallion-was-leaving-a-kardashians-home-when-she-was-shot?s=oldSite&ss=i0 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following month, Megan claimed that Lanez was the person who shot her, saying that "I didn't tell the police what happened immediately right there because I didn't want to die."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Claims Tory Lanez Shot Her (Watch)|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-claims-tory-lanez-shot-her-watch-1234742725/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821104913/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-claims-tory-lanez-shot-her-watch-1234742725/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says Tory Lanez Shot Her|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-tory-lanez-shot-her/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-date=August 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822103424/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-tory-lanez-shot-her/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Onibada|first=Ade|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Names Tory Lanez As The Person Who Shot Her|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-shooting|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824095247/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-shooting|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 25, 2020, Lanez released his fifth album, ''[[Daystar (album)|Daystar]]'', in which he adresses the shooting on nearly every song, and denies that he shot Megan, while also claiming she and her team were "trying to frame" him.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jem|first1=Aswas|last2=Chris|first2=Willman|date=September 24, 2020|title=Tory Lanez Denies Megan Thee Stallion’s Account of Being Shot in a Highly Defensive Surprise Album|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/tory-lanez-surprise-album-drop-daystar-denies-shooting-megan-thee-stallion-1234783198/|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930192749/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/tory-lanez-surprise-album-drop-daystar-denies-shooting-megan-thee-stallion-1234783198/|url-status=live}}</ref> The same day, in a statement to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Megan's attorney, Alex Spiro, claimed Lanez's representatives had since attempted to launch a "smear campaign" against Megan to discredit her allegations. Spiro stated: "We have been made aware of manipulated text messages and invented email accounts that have been disseminated to the media in a calculated attempt to peddle a false narrative about the events that occurred".<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=September 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's lawyer claims Tory Lanez's team launched "smear campaign" over shooting allegations|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-lawyer-tory-lanez-smear-campaign-shooting-allegations-2762581%3famp|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003083552/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-lawyer-tory-lanez-smear-campaign-shooting-allegations-2762581?amp|url-status=live}}</ref> Lanez's team denied this, saying that they would investigate who was behind the fake emails and will take appropriate action.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 29, 2020|title=Tory Lanez's Team Allegedly Sent Emails From Fake 300 Entertainment Account to 'Campaign Press' for Megan Thee Stallion Incident (Exclusive)|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9456067/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-300-entertainment-emails|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001205306/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9456067/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-300-entertainment-emails|url-status=live}}</ref>'
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0 => ''''Megan Jovon Ruth Pete'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ogunnaike|first=Lola|date=April 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Just Warming Up|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629204047/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a31932416/megan-thee-stallion-interview-2020/|archive-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> (born February 15, 1995),<ref name="FamilySearch">{{Cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V816-3F9|title=Megan Jovon Ruth Pete: Born 15 Feb 1995 in Bexar, Texas {{!}} Texas Birth Index|website=[[FamilySearch]]|url-access=registration|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> known professionally as '''Megan Thee Stallion''' (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's ABCs|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[XXL Mag]]|format=Event occurs at 0:03|via=YouTube|issn=1093-0647|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727220004/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxH8RGNKDY|archive-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 27, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Sings Rihanna, Beyoncé and Khalid in a Game of Song Association|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[ELLE]]|format=Event occurs at 0:05|via=YouTube|issn=0888-0808|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715160018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR7676_Rr4|archive-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Originally from [[Houston]], [[Texas]], she began writing and performing raps as a teenager and started releasing them exclusively onto [[SoundCloud]] from late 2016. Megan Thee Stallion first garnered attention when videos of her [[Freestyle rap|freestyling]] became popular on [[Social media|social media platforms]] such as [[Instagram]]. She has commercially released three [[Extended play|EPs]] since 2017—''Make It Hot'', ''[[Tina Snow]]'', and [[Suga (EP)|''Suga'']]—with the latter two charting on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. She signed to [[300 Entertainment]] in 2018, where she released her first full-length [[mixtape]], ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', in 2019 to critical acclaim.',
1 => 'In 2013, while she was a student at [[Prairie View A&M University]], a clip of Pete (now "Megan Thee Stallion") battling against male opponents in a "[[Freestyle rap|cypher]]" went viral. The exposure helped Pete gain a larger digital presence and following on social media.<ref name="fader-aug30" /><ref name="xxl-oct2018" /><ref name="vibe-oct2018" /><ref name="houstonia-sept2017">{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Nandi|date=September 17, 2017|title=Rapper Megan Thee Stallion Answers Our Questions (and Releases an EP)|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2017/9/15/megan-thee-stallion-houston-rapper-ep|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Houstonia (magazine)|Houstonia]]|issn=2327-0926}}</ref> She garnered fans by posting her [[Freestyle rap|freestyles]] on her [[Instagram]] while in college. She refers to her fans as "hotties", and credits her hyperactive fan base for her early success.<ref name="thesource-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Classified|first1=Mo|date=July 10, 2018|title=Source Exclusive: Megan Thee Stallion Talks 'Tina Snow' EP & Her Alter Ego Being the Female Pimp C|url=http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|publisher=[[The Source]]|issn=1063-2085|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120083637/http://thesource.com/2018/07/10/megan-thee-stallion-ep|archive-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> She adopted the stage name "Megan Thee Stallion" because she was referred to as a stallion during adolescence due to her height (5'10"<ref name="vibe-oct2018"/>) and looks.<ref name="houstonia-sept2017" />',
2 => 'In April 2016, Megan Thee Stallion released her debut single "Like A Stallion",<ref name="hypemag-july2018">{{cite web|last1=Rian|first1=Anthony|date=July 18, 2018|title=Megan Thee Stallion – "Tina Snow" (Album)|url=https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|url-status=live|accessdate=November 27, 2018|website=[[Hype (magazine)|Hype]]|issn=0097-6539|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223120931/https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/07/megan-thee-stallion-tina-snow-album/|archive-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> which would later serve as the lead and titular single of the [[SoundCloud]]-exclusive, non-commercial mixtape of the same name. She followed this project with similarly released mixtapes such as ''[[Rich Ratchet]]'' in late 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cho|first=Regina|date=December 12, 2019|title=5 Songs Every Megan Thee Stallion Superfan Should Know|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8546101/megan-thee-stallion-deep-cuts-songs-list|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> and ''[[Megan Mix]]'' in early 2017.',
3 => 'On January 22, 2019, Megan released "[[Big Ole Freak]]" as a single from her EP, ''Tina Snow'', and also filmed a music video for the track.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gore|first=Sydney|date=March 1, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Drops a Salivating Video for 'Big Ole Freak'|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/megan-thee-stallion-big-ole-freak-video/|accessdate=April 15, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964}}</ref> The single, "[[On Our Worst Behavior|Is It Love This Time]]", is sampled throughout the single.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=April 22, 2019|title=Chartbreaker: How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Big Ole Freak' Takes Ownership of Her Sexuality -- and the Rap Game|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 23, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423023215/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507719/megan-thee-stallion-debut-album-fever-interview|archive-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> On April 15, "Big Ole Freak" charted at number 99 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] giving Megan her first chart entry,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=April 16, 2019|title=Emerging Hip-Hop: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & Polo G Make Waves on Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=April 26, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430150830/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8507433/megan-thee-stallion-dababy-polo-g-hot-100|archive-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> with it later peaking at number 65 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hot 100 Chart: Week of May 18, 2019|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921010000/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-05-18|archive-date=September 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>',
4 => 'Megan Thee Stallion released her second mixtape, ''[[Fever (mixtape)|Fever]]'', on May 17, 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=May 3, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion's debut mixtape Fever is dropping in two weeks|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|access-date=May 6, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504171921/https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/megan-thee-stallion-fever-debut-album-may-17-release|archive-date=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The album received critical acclaim and landed on several year-end critics lists, with ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' calling it the best album of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldfine|first=Jael|date=December 18, 2019|title=PAPER's Top 20 Albums of 2019|url=https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|issn=1073-9122|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704005135/https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html?rebelltitem=76#rebelltitem76|archive-date=July 4, 2020}}</ref> Taylor Crumpton of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' rated the album 8/10 and wrote in the review, "Megan's delivery of perfectly executed bars are comparable to successions from a fully automatic machine gun; a carefully studied aim of fiery stanzas that could only be carried by a rapper with extensive knowledge of the genre's early practices of battle rap."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Crumpton|first=Taylor|date=May 23, 2019|title=Fever by Megan Thee Stallion Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|access-date=June 3, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531011925/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/megan-thee-stallion-fever/|archive-date=May 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Megan Thee Stallion Lagos 05 (cropped).png|thumb|213x213px|Megan Thee Stallion in [[Lagos]] in October 2019]]On May 21, 2019, she released the music video for the opening album track, "Realer", which is inspired by the [[blaxploitation]] film style.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=May 22, 2019|title=See Megan Thee Stallion Get 'Realer' in New Blaxploitation-Flavored Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|access-date=May 22, 2019|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522040444/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-realer-video-watch-838556/|archive-date=May 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 20, 2019, she was announced to be one of eleven artists included in the 12th edition of ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''{{'}}s "[[XXL Freshman|Freshman Class]]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2019|title=XXL 2019 Freshman Class Revealed|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/06/2019-xxl-freshman-cover/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[XXL Mag]]|issn=1093-0647}}</ref> Her freestyle in the cypher was praised by music critics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Osei|first=Sarah|date=July 24, 2019|title='XXL' Freshman 2019: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby & More|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/xxl-freshman-cypher-megan-thee-stallion-dababy/|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2019|website=[[Highsnobiety]]|issn=2192-6964}}</ref> In July 2019, [[Chance the Rapper|Chance The Rapper]] released his debut studio album, ''[[The Big Day (album)|The Big Day]],'' and Thee Stallion was featured on the track "Handsome".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=July 26, 2019|title=Here are the full features and credits for Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/26/chance-the-rapper-the-big-day-features-megan-thee-stallion-gucci-mane|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194}}</ref> On August 2, 2019, ''[[A Black Lady Sketch Show]]'' premiered on [[HBO]]; the show uses Megan Thee Stallion's song "Hot Girl" in the opening title sequence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Toby|first=Mekeisha Madden|date=August 1, 2019|title=TV Review: 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803025802/https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/review-a-black-lady-sketch-show-1203289028/|archive-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kent|first=Clarkisha|date=August 2, 2019|title=A Black Lady Sketch Show has arrived to smash glass ceilings and do 'weird s---'|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/02/a-black-lady-sketch-show-delightfully-weird/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 16, 2019|issn=1049-0434}}</ref> On August 9, 2019, Thee Stallion released the single "[[Hot Girl Summer]]", featuring fellow American rapper [[Nicki Minaj]] and singer [[Ty Dolla Sign]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=August 5, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Announces 'Hot Girl Summer' Featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|access-date=October 7, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807095909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8526159/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-featuring-nicki-minaj-ty-dolla-sign|archive-date=August 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, an ode to her viral "hot girl summer" meme, came about after an [[Instagram|Instagram Live]] session between the two rappers.<ref name=":1" /> It peaked at number 11 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Thee Stallion's first top 20 hit,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785?s=19|title="Hot Girl Summer," by @theestallion, @NICKIMINAJ & @tydollasign, debuts at No. 11 on this week's #Hot100.|last=Charts|first=Billboard|date=October 7, 2019|website=@billboardcharts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110211/https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1163546773383798785%3Fs%3D19|archive-date=June 21, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> and topped the [[Rolling Stone charts|''Rolling Stone'' 100]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Legaspi|first1=Althea|last2=Spanos|first2=Brittany|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-video-watch-877542/|title=Megan Thee Stallion Host Star-Studded Party in 'Hot Girl Summer' Video|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}</ref> The week thereafter, she featured on [[Quality Control Music|Quality Control]] compilation album, ''[[Control the Streets, Volume 2|Quality Control: Control the Streets, Volume 2]],'' on the track "Pastor", alongside [[Quavo]] and [[City Girls]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=August 16, 2019|title=Hear Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, City Girls Team up for 'Pastor'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-quavo-city-girls-pastor-872546/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X}}</ref> In September 2019, Megan Thee Stallion signed a management deal with [[Roc Nation]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Signs Roc Nation Management Deal|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621110214/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8529956/megan-thee-stallion-roc-nation|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> In October 2019, she created and starred in a horror series, ''Hottieween'', directed by [[Teyana Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Makalintal|first=Bettina|date=October 30, 2019|title=In 'Hottieween,' Megan Thee Stallion Investigates a Murder and Meets Vampires|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5n39/watch-megan-thee-stallion-horror-series-hottieween-directed-by-teyana-taylor|url-status=live|access-date=March 27, 2020|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|issn=1077-6788}}</ref> In that same month, she performed a [[NPR]] [[Tiny Desk Concert]] during the Tiny Desk Fest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Sidney|date=October 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Live At NPR's Tiny Desk Fest|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|quote=This live event is over, but we'll present the finished product soon.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702174437/https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/771286789/tiny-desk-fest-monday-night|archive-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Madden|first=Syd|date=December 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion: Tiny Desk Concert|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|access-date=December 4, 2019|website=[[NPR]]|issn=1078-0211|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203174833/https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/782026665/megan-thee-stallion-tiny-desk-concert|archive-date=December 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] placed Megan Thee Stallion on their inaugural "Time 100 Next" list.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Cady|date=November 13, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion is on the 2019 TIME 100 Next List|url=https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/5718790/megan-thee-stallion/|url-status=live|accessdate=August 3, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=2169-1665}}</ref>',
5 => 'In January 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single "[[Diamonds (Megan Thee Stallion and Normani song)|Diamonds]]" with singer [[Normani]], for [[Birds of Prey: The Album|the soundtrack]] of the superhero film ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=January 10, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Normani Share New Song “Diamonds”: Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitcfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110115710/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-and-normani-share-new-song-diamonds-listen/|archive-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, she announced her debut album ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'' and released the lead single "[[B.I.T.C.H.]]".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Commands Respect on New Song 'B.I.T.C.H.'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bitch-song-listen-942272/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 24, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Launches Her 'Suga' Era With 'B.I.T.C.H.': Stream It Now|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404030626/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8548928/megan-thee-bitch-stream|archive-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> In February 2020, she featured on the single "Fkn Around" by [[Phony Ppl]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=February 13, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Phony Ppl Get Down in a Car Wash in 'Fkn Around' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723171935/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-phony-ppl-fkn-around-video-952394/|archive-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> and appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', performing "B.I.T.C.H.".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=February 14, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform “B.I.T.C.H.” on Fallon|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|url-status=live|access-date=February 14, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215171846/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-megan-thee-stallion-perform-bitch-on-fallon/|archive-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, she announced that her debut album, ''Suga,'' was delayed as a result of her attempting to renegotiate her contract with [[Carl Crawford#Personal life|1501 Certified]]. She started the hashtag "#FreeTheeStallion" to raise awareness of the issue, noting that "[she did not] understand some of the verbiage" when she signed the initial contract with 1501.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=August 5, 2020|title=Why Megan Thee Stallion Sued Her Own Label|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625035148/https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/why-megan-thee-stallion-sued-her-own-label-962233/|archive-date=June 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Setaro|first=Shawn|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion’s Label Dispute, Explained|url=https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803065248/https://www.complex.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-label-dispute-explained|archive-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kiefer|first1=Halle|date=March 2, 2020|title=Label Drama Over Contract Dispute Has Megan Tweeting #FreeTheeStallion|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/megan-thee-stallion-claims-label-drama-blocking-album-drop.html|url-status=live|accessdate=March 2, 2020|website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=March 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion announces Suga release date|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/04/megan-thee-stallion-announces-suga-release-date|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194}}</ref>',
6 => 'On March 6, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the EP, ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'', against the wishes of 1501, after a judge granted a temporary restraining order against the label''.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yang|first=Rachel|date=March 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion drops EP 'Suga' amid legal battle with label|url=https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|url-status=live|access-date=March 6, 2020|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issn=1049-0434|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408042536/https://ew.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-drops-ep-suga-midst-of-legal-battle/|archive-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|authorlink=Rob Sheffield|date=March 9, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion is at Her Peak on 'Suga'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310153707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/megan-thee-stallion-suga-964567/|archive-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> That same month, the song "[[Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Savage]]" from the EP went [[Viral video|viral]] on [[TikTok]], when popular user Keara Wilson used it for a dance challenge video, which racked up 15.7 million views and 2.4 million likes as of March 20, 2020.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Fu|first=Eddie|last2=Abad|first2=Russell|last3=Hill|first3=Tia|date=March 20, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" Looks Poised To Be Her Next Hit Thanks To This Viral TikTok Challenge|url=https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|url-status=live|access-date=April 6, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325184408/https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-savage-looks-poised-to-be-her-next-hit-thanks-to-this-viral-tiktok-challenge|archive-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> A [[Savage (song)#Beyoncé remix|remix featuring Beyoncé]] was released on April 29, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=April 29, 2020|title=Stay Calm, Beyoncé Remixed Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629230913/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368437/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix|archive-date=June 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The song became thee Stallion's first top 10 hit in the United States shortly after the remix's release,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 4, 2020|title=Travis Scott & Kid Cudi's 'The Scotts' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100, Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage' Soars to Top Five|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|accessdate=May 4, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505134952/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9370930/the-scotts-kid-cudi-travis-scott-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> eventually becoming Thee Stallion's first chart topper in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion & Beyonce's 'Savage' Surges to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=May 26, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528175931/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|archive-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> "Savage" also helped boost ''Suga''{{'}}s sales, propelling it up to number 7 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="BB200">{{Cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 10, 2020|title=Kenny Chesney Lands Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Here and Now'|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|accessdate=May 11, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517164622/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart|archive-date=May 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Proceeds from the song went to a Houston nonprofit, Bread of Life, which provides disaster relief for residents affected by [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henderson|first=Cydney|date=April 30, 2020|title=Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion break the internet for charity with 'Savage' remix|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[USA Today]]|issn=0734-7456|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728090545/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/29/beyonce-and-megan-thee-stallion-remix-savage-charity/3052300001/|archive-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> She released the song "[[Girls in the Hood]]" on June 26, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bruce|first=Jasper|date=June 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion samples NWA's Eazy-E new song ‘Girls In The Hood’|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627154827/https://www.nme.com/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-track-girls-in-the-hood-2695161|archive-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref> before also featuring on [[Cardi B]]'s single "[[WAP (song)|WAP]]" and appearing in its music video in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=August 8, 2020|title=Review: Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' is a savage, nasty, sex-positive triumph|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-07/cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-wap-review|access-date=August 8, 2020|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736}}</ref> "WAP" became Megan's second number one single in the US, breaking the record for the most [[Streaming media|streams]] for a song in its first week of release in the US (93 million).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=August 17, 2020|title=Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With Record First-Week Streams|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9435213/cardi-bs-wap-debuts-no-1-hot-100|url-status=live|access-date=August 17, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> Megan also became a Global Brand Ambassador for [[Revlon]] in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Penrose|first=Nerisha|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Her Eyelids Have a New Job at Revlon|url=https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a33532257/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-brand-ambassador/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|issn=0888-0808}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Forbes|first=Jihan|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Bringing the Hot Girl Vibe to Revlon|url=https://www.allure.com/story/megan-thee-stallion-revlon-ambassador-makeup-interview|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]|issn=1054-7711}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Flanagan|first=Hanna|date=August 6, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Is Revlon's Newest Global Brand Ambassador: See Her First Campaign Photos|url=https://people.com/style/megan-thee-stallion-is-the-newest-global-brand-ambassador-of-revlon/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|issn=2169-2157}}</ref> She received her first-ever [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Award]] nomination when she was nominated for [[Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Female Artist|Top Rap Female Artist]] in September 2020.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=September 22, 2020|title=Post Malone Leads 2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 16: Full List|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/bbma/9453361/2020-billboard-music-awards-nominations-list|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> A few days later, Megan Thee Stallion was featured in the annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of the most influential people in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=September 23, 2020|title=The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion Among 'Time' Magazine's '100 Most Influential People' of 2020|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/the-weeknd-megan-thee-stallion-time-magazine-100-most-influential-people-2020|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848}}</ref> Her write-up for this listing was composed by American actress [[Taraji P. Henson]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henson|first=Taraji P.|authorlink=Taraji P. Henson|date=September 22, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888165/megan-thee-stallion-pioneer/|accessdate=September 23, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X}}</ref> Megan Thee Stallion tied with [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] when she received eight nominations at the [[2020 BET Hip Hop Awards]], including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and [[BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=September 29, 2020|title=DaBaby Leads All Nominees For 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Here’s the Complete List of Nominations|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|access-date=September 29, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> She also tied with [[Justin Bieber]] as the most nominated musician at the [[46th People's Choice Awards|2020 People's Choice Awards]], earning six nominations each.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=October 1, 2020|title=Justin Bieber & Megan Thee Stallion Are Top Music Nominees for 2020 E! People's Choice Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9458122/2020-peoples-choice-awards-nominations|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In October 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single, "[[Don't Stop (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Don't Stop]]" featuring rapper [[Young Thug]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=October 2, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug Go to Wonderland in 'Don't Stop' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-young-thug-dont-stop-video-1070046/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> and promoted it by performing it on the [[Saturday Night Live (season 46)|46th season]] premiere of [[Saturday Night Live]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Delivers Politically Charged “Savage” Performance on SNL|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-delivers-politically-charged-savage-performance-on-snl/|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183}}</ref> She also performed a "politically charged" version of "[[Savage (song)|Savage]]" on the premiere,<ref name=":9" /> in which she addressed the racism of [[Attorney General of Kentucky]] [[Daniel Cameron (American politician)|Daniel Cameron]] and sent a message about protecting [[black women]] and the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=October 4, 2020|title=Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform "Savage" and Deliver a Black Lives Matter Message on 'SNL'|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/megan-thee-stallion-snl-performances|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Willen|first=Claudia|date=October 4, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion turns 'Savage' into a call for justice for Black women during 'SNL' performance|url=https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-snl-performance-video-2020-10|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]}}</ref>',
7 => 'In multiple interviews, Megan Thee Stallion has referred to herself as "Tina Snow", one of her alter egos and also the name of her debut EP, ''Tina Snow''. "Tina Snow" was influenced by [[Pimp C]]'s alias Tony Snow, and has similar confidence and an unapologetic sexually dominant delivery.<ref name="Gomez" /> "Hot Girl Meg" is another alter ego who is described as embodying Megan Thee Stallion's carefree and outgoing side, which she compares to a "college, party girl."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Simpson|first=Pierce|date=March 20, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Rides a Stallion at SBSW|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/megan-thee-stallion-sxsw-interview|url-status=live|access-date=April 22, 2019|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|issn=1538-6848}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She stated that she introduced "Hot Girl Meg" on her EP, ''Fever''.<ref name=":0" /> Megan Thee Stallion has also referred to herself as "Thee Hood [[Tyra Banks]]"''.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion teases new song Girls in the Hood|url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/people/megan-thee-stallion-teases-new-song-girls-in-the-hood/article_ae6efecd-6b17-5ae5-8af1-4a75faf365e1.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Rapid City Journal]]|issn=1079-3410}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BWgGQFMn20S/|title=Hot Girl Meg on Instagram: "Thee Hood Tyra Banks 💖 "PULL UP LATE" OUT NOW ON 7/13 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽go get it on Apple 💖"|website=Instagram|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>',
8 => 'Megan originated the [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] catchphrase "hot girl summer" on social media.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ellis|first1=Emma Grey|date=July 29, 2019|title=Sharing Your #HotGirlSummer? Buy Megan Thee Stallion's Album|url=https://www.wired.com/story/hot-girl-summer-meme/|journal=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|issn=1078-3148|accessdate=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lang|first1=Cady|date=August 9, 2019|title=How Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hot Girl Summer' Took Over Summer|url=https://time.com/5632924/hot-girl-summer-meme-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Alexis|date=July 12, 2019|title=#HotGirlSummer Explained: Inside Megan Thee Stallion's Viral Mantra|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a28244696/hot-girl-summer-explained/|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Marie Claire]]|issn=0025-3049}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=De Loera|first1=Carlos|date=July 19, 2019|title=The 'hot girl summer' meme, explained|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|issn=2165-1736|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729235036/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-07-19/hot-girl-summer-meme-megan-thee-stallion-explained|archive-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref> It is a derivative of her another most-known catchphrase, "hot girl", also derived as "real hot girl shit". She first used the phrase in a tweet on April 14, 2018.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=985302938661851136|user=theestallion|title=This abt to be a REAL HOT GIRL SUMMER 🤘🏽|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> It later appeared on the ''Fever'' album cover, which read, "She's thee HOT GIRL and she's bringing THEE HEAT."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Spruch|first=Kirsten|date=August 2, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Confirms Release Date For 'Hot Girl Summer' Song: 'It's So Worth The Wait'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427103715/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8525893/megan-thee-stallion-confirms-release-date-hot-girl-summer-song|archive-date=April 27, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She defined the term as "women and men being unapologetically them, just having a good-ass time, hyping up their friends, doing you."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jennings|first1=Rebecca|date=July 12, 2019|title=What is "hot girl summer"? 2019's most fun meme, explained.|url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|issn=1605-1769|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730001604/https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained|archive-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> She has applied to trademark the term.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Saponara|first1=Michael|date=July 22, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion Files to Trademark 'Hot Girl Summer'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724015245/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8523287/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-trademark|archive-date=July 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Elder|first=Sajae|date=September 21, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion says she has officially trademarked “Hot girl summer”|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/21/megan-thee-stallion-trademark-hot-girl-summer|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=[[The Fader]]}}</ref> A [[Hot Girl Summer|song of the same name]] was released on August 9, 2019.<ref name="fader hot girl summer">{{cite web|last1=Elder|first1=Sajae|date=July 28, 2019|title=Megan Thee Stallion shares a snippet of "Hot Girl Summer"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/28/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-2019|url-status=live|accessdate=July 30, 2019|website=[[The Fader]]|issn=1533-5194}}</ref>',
9 => 'Megan Thee Stallion makes mentions to being part [[Creole peoples|Creole]] in her songs "Cocky AF" and "Freak Nasty" as well as in a tweet in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Cocky AF by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=He heard I’m Creole, he think I know voodoo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301184605/https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-cocky-af-lyrics|archive-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyrics: Freak Nasty by Megan Thee Stallion|url=https://genius.com/Megan-thee-stallion-freak-nasty-lyrics|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|quote=Creole mami, huh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=906702875442761733|user=theestallion|title=Thee creole mami thee htown Hottie|author=HOT GIRL MEG|date=September 10, 2017}}</ref> ',
10 => 'On July 15, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion stated that she had suffered gunshot wounds and that she had undergone surgery to remove the bullets. Her statement countered an earlier [[TMZ]] report that she had injured her foot on broken glass the Sunday prior when she was in a car with rapper [[Tory Lanez]] and an unidentified woman; the car was pulled over by police and Lanez was arrested on [[carrying a concealed weapon|gun charges]] following a vehicle search.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She 'Suffered Gunshot Wounds as a Result of a Crime' Over the Weekend|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|url-status=live|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715184143/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-she-suffered-gunshot-wounds-as-a-result-of-a-crime-over-the-weekend-1234707384/|archive-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=July 15, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says She's 'Incredibly Grateful to Be Alive' After Being Shot Multiple Times|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716000805/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9418870/megan-thee-stallion-shot-multiple-times|archive-date=July 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0XCGWIL2?pd=03myxRBB&s=i0</ref> The following month, Megan claimed that Lanez was the person who shot her, saying that "I didn't tell the police what happened immediately right there because I didn't want to die."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Claims Tory Lanez Shot Her (Watch)|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-claims-tory-lanez-shot-her-watch-1234742725/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Says Tory Lanez Shot Her|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-tory-lanez-shot-her/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|issn=2574-2183}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Onibada|first=Ade|date=August 21, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion Names Tory Lanez As The Person Who Shot Her|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-shooting|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]}}</ref> On September 25, 2020, Lanez released his fifth album, ''[[Daystar (album)|Daystar]]'', in which he adresses the shooting on nearly every song, and denies that he shot Megan, while also claiming she and her team were "trying to frame" him.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jem|first1=Aswas|last2=Chris|first2=Willman|date=September 24, 2020|title=Tory Lanez Denies Megan Thee Stallion’s Account of Being Shot in a Highly Defensive Surprise Album|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/tory-lanez-surprise-album-drop-daystar-denies-shooting-megan-thee-stallion-1234783198/|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|issn=0042-2738}}</ref> The same day, in a statement to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Megan's attorney, Alex Spiro, claimed Lanez's representatives had since attempted to launch a "smear campaign" against Megan to discredit her allegations. Spiro stated: "We have been made aware of manipulated text messages and invented email accounts that have been disseminated to the media in a calculated attempt to peddle a false narrative about the events that occurred".<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=September 25, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion's lawyer claims Tory Lanez's team launched "smear campaign" over shooting allegations|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-lawyer-tory-lanez-smear-campaign-shooting-allegations-2762581%3famp|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[NME]]|issn=0028-6362}}</ref> Lanez's team denied this, saying that they would investigate who was behind the fake emails and will take appropriate action.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=September 29, 2020|title=Tory Lanez's Team Allegedly Sent Emails From Fake 300 Entertainment Account to 'Campaign Press' for Megan Thee Stallion Incident (Exclusive)|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9456067/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-300-entertainment-emails|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>'
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