The Transformation Of Megan Thee Stallion From 1 To 26 Years Old
Megan Thee Stallion has arrived, and she's here to stay. After going viral early in her career for doing cyphers, the rapper has carved a space for herself in the rap industry with her catchy cadence and sex positive lyrics. In 2018, Megan released her second project Tina Snow, featuring her breakout single, "Big Ole Freak." Following the success of her mixtape, she kept the momentum in her career with songs such as "Cash S**t" and "B.*.*.*.H." Additionally, she reached her first career milestone with the success of her Grammy-winning song, "Savage." Despite the adversities she's faced along the way, Megan Thee Stallion is a living example that we can overcome any obstacle. The world is in the palm of her hands, and clearly, we have a whole lot more to look forward to from the rapper. If you're yearning for details about the hot girl's rise to fame, keep scrolling!
Megan Thee Stallion is proud to be born and raised in Houston
Nobody reps their city harder than Megan Thee Stallion. Megan Thee Stallion, born Megan Jovan Ruth Pete, was born on Feb. 15, 1995 in Bexar County, Texas, per E! News. She was raised in Houston. Aside from the countless number of times she has referred to herself as the "H-Town Hottie," Megan has often credited her Texas upbringing for impacting both her life and her career. She told Rolling Stone in 2019, "I feel like I have to put on for my city, because we have so many legends and so many greats." However, she added, "But I don't feel like we ever really had a female rapper come from Houston or Texas and shut s**t down."
As far as her musical influences, she often refers to late Texas rapper Pimp C as one on her list. Per Capital Xtra, Megan's Tina Snow persona is a female version of Pimp C's "Tony Snow" alter ego. Texas holds a special place in Megan's heart, and it is even one of her favorite places to perform. "I love doing shows in Texas because they be turnt," she told Vulture. I already know it's gonna be a party. It's just really good energy every time."
Rap runs in Megan Thee Stallion's family
With such talent and skill like Megan Thee Stallion, it's hard to believe that she wasn't raised into a musically inclined family. Fortunately, that isn't the case for the "Movie" rapper. In fact, Megan's late mother Holly Thomas was a rapper in the late '90s and early 2000s named "Holly-Wood." According to Megan, she spent her early years indulging in rap with her mom as the latter worked in the studio. She told Vulture in 2019, "My mom is the first female rapper I've ever known," she told Vulture in 2019. "I'm thinking, like, 'Okay, yeah, this is normal. Everybody's doing this.'"
Rap is second nature for Megan; however, she does acknowledge the differences between her mother's lyrical content and her own. "My mama was more of a gangster rapper than a sensual rapper. I'm a lover," she explained to The Source. "I've always been obsessed with myself so when I'm rapping I want to convey that. I want you to feel how much I'm in love with myself." Lyrical differences aside, the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree when it comes to rap.
Megan Thee Stallion started rapping at 14 years old
Given her mom was a rapper, it's only right that Megan Thee Stallion would pick up the pen from an early age. In an interview with XXL, Megan revealed she began spitting rhymes at the age of 14 years old. "I was in there writing too. She'll be over her instrumentals, doing her thing, but I'll be in there, secretly putting it together in my head," she explained.
She further recalled how her budding hobby at the time would turn into her stealing her mom's CDs to write over instrumentals. Although she recognized her talent from a young age, she didn't share her talents with her mother until she was 18. Even then, Megan promised her mother she would wait until she's 21 to pursue a career, given her already-suggestive lyrics at the time. Her mom also became her manager at the early stage of her career until her death in 2019 from brain cancer.
At the time, Megan shared a since-deleted Instagram tribute to her mother, writing (via StyleCaster), "We were together EVERYDAY, holly was my biggest cheerleader and toughest critic. she taught me enough for 2 lifetimes and if you were blessed to meet her she taught you something too."
Megan Thee Stallion's future plans involve more than music
Megan Thee Stallion may have a successful career as a rapper, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have other career goals. Aside from music, Megan's future plans involve the health field. As of this writing, Megan Thee Stallion is studying health administration at Texas Southern University. Megan further explained what made her choose her major. She told Vulture, "I don't know if it's just because I'm Black, but I've seen it in a lot of Black households: You have your great-aunt taking caring of her mom, and you have your grandmother taking care of her mother, and then just so on and so forth."
Does this mean that Megan will give up music for good? Absolutely not! Megan looks forward to building her brand. She told NME in 2020, "A whole big ole brand, whole big ole company — it's gonna be worldwide, okay? I'm really working on dynasty right now." Megan has big plans ahead, and we can't wait to see what's in store for her next!
2020 was a tumultuous year for Megan Thee Stallion
2020 wasn't the easiest year for Megan Thee Stallion. Despite the year marking huge milestones for the singer, she faced a lot of drama along the way. In July 2020, the Legendary star revealed she was a victim of a shooting. "I was shot in both of my feet and I had to get surgery to get... the bullets taken out," Megan said while fighting back tears on a now-deleted Instagram Live (via USA Today). "It was super scary. It was just the worst experience of my life." She further explained that the injury she sustained could have been worse if any bones or tendons were hit. She continued, "I know my mama and daddy, my granny had to be looking out for me with that one."
Since the incident, things have continued to look upwards for Megan. Her debut album, Good News, released in November 2020. Additionally, the rapper took home three Grammy awards in March 2021 — even making history as the first female rapper to take home the show's Best New Artist award since Lauryn Hill's 1999 win. Megan Thee Stallion has a bright future ahead, and there's nothing that can get in the way of it right now.