Megan Thee Stallion
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| Born | Megan Jovon Ruth Pete February 15, 1995 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
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| Education | Texas Southern University (BS) |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Partner | Klay Thompson[1][2] (2025–present) |
| Awards | Full list |
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| Origin | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Website | megantheestallion |
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Megan Jovon Ruth Pete[3] (born February 15, 1995),[4] known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"[5][6]), is an American rapper and songwriter.
She is the recipient of various accolades[7], and Time included her on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. [8]
Career
She has released three EPs since 2017:Make It Hot, Tina Snow, and Suga. The last two mixtapes charting on the US Billboard 200. She released her first full-length mixtape, Fever in 2019.
In 2020, her single "Savage" went viral on the social media app TikTok and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart following the release of a remix with Beyoncé.
She has won two BET Awards, two BET Hip Hop Awards, a MTV Video Music Award, and a Billboard Women in Music Award.
On July 15, 2020, she had emergency surgery to remove the bullets because she had been shot.[9] She made a full recovery.[9]
On August 7, 2020, she released the song WAP with Cardi B.
On November 20, 2020, she released her first studio album Good News.
References
- ↑ Jackson, Hannah (2025-07-17). "Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson Hard Launch on the Red Carpet". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ↑ Gharib, Anthony (2025-07-17). "Klay Thompson, Megan Thee Stallion confirm relationship with red carpet debut". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ↑ Ogunnaike, Lola (April 6, 2020). "Megan Thee Stallion Is Just Warming Up". Marie Claire. ISSN 0025-3049. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Megan Jovon Ruth Pete: Born 15 Feb 1995 in Bexar, Texas | Texas Birth Index". FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion's ABCs" (Event occurs at 0:03). XXL Mag. July 9, 2019. ISSN 1093-0647. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2020 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Sings Rihanna, Beyoncé and Khalid in a Game of Song Association" (Event occurs at 0:05). ELLE. June 27, 2019. ISSN 0888-0808. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2020 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion - Awards".
- ↑ Owoseje, Toyin (September 23, 2020). "Megan Thee Stallion makes Time's list of 100 most influential people". CNN. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Megan Thee Stallion Says She's 'Incredibly Grateful to Be Alive' After Being Shot Multiple Times". www.billboard.com. 2020-07-15. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-15.