Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actress. She gained recognition when videos of her freestyling went viral on social media, leading her to sign with 1501 Certified Entertainment in 2018. She achieved mainstream success the following year with the release of her commercial mixtape Fever (2019), followed by the extended play Suga (2020), both of which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart. Megan had her breakthrough with her 2019 singles "Hot Girl Summer" and "Cash Shit"; her 2020 single "Savage" spawned a remix featuring Beyoncé that won two Grammy Awards, peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100, and was included on her debut studio album Good News (2020). Its single "Body" made her the first female act to release three number-one songs on the Streaming Songs chart within a year. That same year, she guest appeared on Cardi B's single "WAP", which became her second number one song on the Hot 100. Her compilation album Something for Thee Hotties (2021) peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and included the Grammy Award-nominated top-20 single "Thot Shit". Following the shooting trial after she was shot in the foot by Tory Lanez, as well as contractual issues with her record label, Megan left both 1501 and 300 Entertainment. Her second studio album, Traumazine (2022), included the single "Sweetest Pie" (with Dua Lipa)—which peaked at number 15 in the US—and served as her final release with the aforementioned labels. She founded her own record label, Hot Girl Productions, in 2023, through which she released her third studio album, Megan (2024). It spawned the single "Hiss", which became Megan's first solo song to top the Billboard Hot 100 and made her the first solo female rapper to debut atop the Billboard Global 200. Megan is the recipient of various accolades, including six BET Awards, five BET Hip Hop Awards, four American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, a Billboard Women in Music Award, and three Grammy Awards. At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, she became the second female rapper to win Best New Artist (after Lauryn Hill in 1999). Time included her on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. Outside of music, she has ventured into television, film and theatre, starring in the 2026 Broadway production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical and headlining the documentary film titled Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (2024).