Age, Biography, and Wiki
Megan Thee Stallion is 30 years old as of 2025. Her early life was influenced by her mother, a rapper named Holly-Wood (Holly Thomas), who exposed her to Southern rap legends like Three 6 Mafia and Pimp C. She began crafting her own raps at 14 and gained popularity through viral social media videos and local freestyle competitions. Her rise to fame accelerated with the release of her debut single "Like a Stallion" in 2016 and subsequent mixtapes and EPs.
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| Date of Birth | 15 February 1995 |
| Age | 30 Years |
| Birth Place | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Megan Thee Stallion stands at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 meters) tall. Her slender frame is often highlighted by her stage presence and performances. However, her weight and other detailed measurements are not widely documented.
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. Regarded as a sex symbol by the media, Megan has cultivated a global fanbase known as the Hotties. Outside of music, she has ventured into television and film, headlining her own documentary film titled Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (2024).
Megan adopted the stage name "Megan Thee Stallion" after she was called a "stallion" during her adolescence due to her height (178 cm) and "thick" body frame; voluptuous, statuesque women in the southern United States are sometimes colloquially called "stallions".
In 2016, Megan Thee Stallion released her debut single "Like a Stallion," followed by SoundCloud-exclusive mixtapes Rich Ratchet and Megan Mix in 2017. That year she made her professional solo debut with the EP Make It Hot, which included the hit "Last Week in HTx" earning several million views on YouTube. Additionally, she released the song "Stalli (Freestyle)", as a rework of late musician XXXTentacion's "Look at Me!". Around this time, Megan auditioned for the since-postponed Love & Hip Hop: Houston.
Megan Thee Stallion became a Global Brand Ambassador for Revlon in August 2020. She received her first-ever Billboard Music Award nomination when she was nominated for Top Rap Female Artist in September 2020. A few days later, she was featured in the annual Time 100 list of the most-influential people in the world. Her write-up for this listing was composed by American actress Taraji P. Henson. Megan Thee Stallion tied with Drake when she received eight nominations at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. She also tied with Justin Bieber as the most-nominated musician at the 2020 People's Choice Awards, earning six nominations. Megan Thee Stallion became the second-most-nominated act at the 2020 American Music Awards. In October 2020, she released the single "Don't Stop" featuring rapper Young Thug, and promoted it by performing on the 46th season premiere of Saturday Night Live. She performed a "politically-charged" version of "Savage" that evening, in which she addressed racism, the Attorney General of Kentucky Daniel Cameron, and sent a message about the importance of protecting black women and the Black Lives Matter movement. She continued working for this cause by writing an op-ed for The New York Times titled "Why I Speak Up for Black Women", which received acclaim. Megan Thee Stallion appeared in the 2020 comedy special Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine. She received four nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year for "Savage (Remix)". She went-on to win the former, which made her the first female hip hop artist to do so since Lauryn Hill in 1999; additionally, she took home awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance, both for "Savage (Remix)".
On November 13, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion announced the upcoming release of her debut studio album, Good News, released on November 20, 2020. The release of the album also coincided with its fourth single, "Body", with its accompanying music video. "Body" was a commercial success and made her the first woman in history to achieve three number-one Streaming Songs in a single calendar year. Good News debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, and at number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with over 100,000 album-equivalent units sold. On January 14, 2021, Megan Thee Stallion was featured on a remix of Ariana Grande's single "34+35", the second single from her sixth studio album Positions, alongside American singer and rapper Doja Cat. A music video for the remix was later released on February 12, 2021. In June, she released the single "Thot Shit", with a music video featuring an hypocritical, socially conservative politician. Megan Thee Stallion took home the most awards at the 2021 BET Awards ceremony, with four nominations won. Boy band BTS released a remix of the single "Butter" featuring Megan Thee Stallion, which reached number three on the Billboard Global 200. She also led the nominations for the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards along with Cardi B, with nine categories each; both rappers won the most awards during that ceremony, including three for "WAP". Megan Thee Stallion was featured on DJ Snake's single "SG", along with Ozuna and Lisa of Blackpink, released in October. Megan released Something for Thee Hotties, a collection of previously unreleased songs and freestyles, on October 29, 2021. The compilation album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, becoming Megan Thee Stallion's fourth top 10.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Megan Thee Stallion has been open about her personal life, including her relationship with Pardison Fontaine, a rapper and songwriter. The couple has been together since 2020. However, she has also experienced a high-profile legal situation with rapper Tory Lanez following an altercation in 2020.
Holly, a rapper known as "Holly-Wood", often took young Megan to recording sessions instead of daycare. Growing up in Houston's South Park neighborhood and later Pearland, Megan began writing raps at age 14, and lived there until she was 18. When she eventually showed her mother her rapping skills at age 18, Holly required that Megan wait until she was 21 to pursue rapping as a career. Her mother commented that her lyrics were too sexually suggestive for her young age. Megan attended Pearland High School graduating in 2013. Her father died during her freshman year of high school.
In a Rolling Stone cover story, Megan revealed that she collaborated with Future for her upcoming second album on a song titled "Pressurelicious". On August 11, 2022, Megan Thee Stallion took to Twitter to announce that her second studio album Traumazine would be released the next day. It became the rapper's fifth US top-10 album. After the low promotion of Traumazine by the label, Megan has started a second lawsuit, accepting an agreement with the breaking off of the relationship between the two parties.
Megan cites her mother as her primary influence along notable hip-hop figures like Pimp C. His 2006 solo album, Pimpalation, influenced her style for his talk-rap delivery and "cockiness". Other influences include the Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, Queen Latifah, Eve, Three 6 Mafia, Trina, Salt-N-Pepa, Missy Elliott, and Foxy Brown. She credits Q-Tip as her mentor. *
On February 15, 2022, Megan Thee Stallion announced the launching of a nonprofit program, the Pete and Thomas Foundation, in honor of her late mother and father Holly Thomas and Joseph Pete Jr. The foundation seeks to help underserved communities in Houston, Texas and beyond through education, housing, and health and wellness needs. On May 1, 2022, the Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner honored Megan for her philanthropic and humanitarian efforts for the Houston people by proclaiming May 2 Megan Thee Stallion Day in Houston, Texas. She received an honorary key to the City of Houston, a symbolic cowboy hat and belt buckle.
Megan Thee Stallion mentioned being part Creole in her songs "Cocky AF" and "Freak Nasty" as well as in a tweet in September 2017. Her mother, Holly Thomas, died in March 2019 from a longstanding cancerous brain tumor, and Megan's grandmother died in the same month. She mentioned her mother's death in her song "Flip Flop" from the album, Traumazine, released on August 12, 2022. In January 2024, fans of Nicki Minaj doxed the location of Holly Thomas's grave before Minaj's single "Big Foot" was released.
Megan Thee Stallion confirmed her relationship with fellow rapper Pardison Fontaine via Instagram Live on February 19, 2021. The pair ended their relationship in 2023. She has been dating basketball player Torrey Craig since 2024.
On October 8, 2020, Lanez was charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion by Los Angeles County prosecutors. His arraignment was scheduled on October 13; however, it was rescheduled for November 18 after Lanez's attorney requested a continuance. Megan was issued a protection order against Lanez, directing him to stay at least 100 yd away from her, and to not contact her. He was also ordered to surrender any guns he owns. In an op-ed for The New York Times, published on October 13, 2020, Megan addressed the shooting allegation further, writing, "Black women are still constantly disrespected and disregarded in so many areas of life. I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man. After a party, I was shot twice as I walked away from him. We were not in a relationship. Truthfully, I was shocked that I ended up in that place."
In 2015, Megan was arrested on assault charges after an incident with her ex-boyfriend at SXSW. According to Megan, she found out her boyfriend had cheated and had a baby with another woman, and that when she confronted him about it, he started "pulling and pushing" her, and she started punching him. The charges against Megan were dismissed in April 2016 after her ex-boyfriend failed to appear in court.
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Net Worth
Megan Thee Stallion's net worth is estimated to be around $8 million. Her wealth comes from successful music releases, collaborations, touring, and endorsement deals. Her popularity has led to successful partnerships with brands like Popeyes for her Hottie Sauce, among others.
Social Network
Megan Thee Stallion is highly active on social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter, where she engages with millions of followers. Her social media presence plays a significant role in her career, often using these platforms to promote new music, collaborations, and personal projects.
Megan initially gained recognition when videos of her freestyling began to circulate widely on social media. In 2018, she signed with 1501 Certified Entertainment. Megan 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. She had her breakthrough with the singles "Hot Girl Summer", "Cash Shit", and "Savage"; the latter's 2020 remix with Beyoncé won Megan two Grammy Awards, peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and led to the release of Megan's debut 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.
While studying at Prairie View A&M University, Megan's freestyling videos on social media gained popularity notably one where she was battling against male opponents in a "cypher". The exposure helped her gain a following on social media and many fans, who she refers to as "hotties" and credits for her early success. After taking time off from school to pursue music, she returned home resuming her studies at Texas Southern University. She graduated on December 11, 2021, with a Bachelor of Science in health administration.
In July 2019, Megan was featured on Chance The Rapper's debut studio album The Big Day, on the track "Handsome". On August 2, 2019, A Black Lady Sketch Show premiered on HBO; using Megan's song "Hot Girl" in the opening title sequence. In August, 2019, Megan's single "Hot Girl Summer", featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first top 20 single, and topping the Rolling Stone 100. The song, an ode to her viral "hot girl summer" meme, came about after an Instagram Live session between Minaj and Megan. Megan then appeared on the Quality Control compilation album Quality Control: Control the Streets, Volume 2 on the track "Pastor" (alongside Quavo and City Girls). In September 2019, Megan Thee Stallion signed a management deal with Roc Nation. In October, she created and starred in a horror series for Halloween, Hottieween (directed by Teyana Taylor). She als performed her first NPR Tiny Desk Concert during the Tiny Desk Fest. In November 2019, Time placed Megan Thee Stallion on their inaugural "Time 100 Next" list.
In January 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single "Diamonds" featuring singer Normani for the soundtrack of the superhero film Birds of Prey (2020). That same month, she announced her debut album Suga and released the lead single "B.I.T.C.H.". In February 2020, she featured on the single "Fkn Around" by Phony Ppl, and appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing "B.I.T.C.H.". The next month, she announced that her debut album's release was being delayed as a result of her attempts to renegotiate her contract with 1501 Certified. That same month, the song "Savage", from the EP, went viral on TikTok, when popular user Keara Wilson used it for a dance challenge video, amassing 15.7 million views and 2.4 million likes, as of March 20, 2020. A remix featuring Beyoncé was released on April 29, 2020. The song became Megan Thee Stallion's first top 10 entry in the United States shortly after the remix's release, eventually becoming her first chart topper in the country. "Savage" also helped boost Suga's sales, propelling it up to number 7 on the Billboard 200. She released the song "Girls in the Hood" on June 26, 2020, before featuring on Cardi B's single "WAP" and appearing in its music video in August 2020. "WAP" became her second number-one single in the U.S., breaking the record for the most streams for a song in its first week of release in the U.S. (93 million).
On September 16, 2021, Post Malone announced the Posty Fest 2021 lineup, with Megan Thee Stallion as one of the performers at the festival based in Arlington, Texas, to be held that October. Megan was honored as one of Glamour's Women of the Year in November. Megan won three awards at the 2021 American Music Awards, tying with Doja Cat and BTS for the most wins that night.
On February 2, 2024, Megan Thee Stallion signed a distribution deal with Warner Music. On June 2, 2024, she announced with self-titled third studio album, Megan, which was released on June 28. She has released three singles in anticipation of the album: "Cobra" on November 3, 2023, "Hiss" on January 26, 2024, and "Boa" on May 10, 2024. "Hiss" reached number one on the Apple Music charts a day after its release, receiving widespread acclaim and media coverage involving multiple artists Megan has dissed in the song. It also later debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the rapper's third No. 1 hit as well as her first solo number one. After going viral on TikTok, the music video for the fourth single from the album, "Mamushi," was released on August 9, 2024.
Megan Thee Stallion is known for weaving her sexuality into her lyrics, videos, and live performances. In an interview with Pitchfork she stated, "It's not just about being sexy, it's about being confident and me being confident in my sexuality." Her Texas rap origins are an important part of her identity, she told Rolling Stone, "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." She is often regarded as a sex symbol by the media.
She has also been influenced by Beyoncé. In her Grammy Awards acceptance speech with Beyoncé for "Savage", she said: "Ever since I was little, I was like, 'you know what? One day, I'm gonna grow up and I'm gonna be like the rap Beyoncé.' That was definitely my goal. [..] I love her work ethic, I love the way she is, I love the way she carries herself."
* "Hot Girl Summer": Megan originated the viral catchphrase "hot girl summer" on social media. It is a derivative of another of her most-known catchphrases, "hot girl", also derived from "real hot girl shit". She first used the phrase in a tweet on April 14, 2018. It later appeared on the Fever album cover, which read: "She's thee HOT GIRL and she's bringing THEE HEAT." She defined the term as "women and men being unapologetically them, just having a good-ass time, hyping up their friends, doing you." Megan officially trademarked the term "hot girl summer" in September 2019 after applying for it in July of that year. A song of the same name was released on August 9, 2019.
* Twitter Emoji: In August 2019, Twitter created an official emoji for this tongue symbol, which could be spawned directly after the hashtag "#MeganTheeStallion". This symbol also inspired the cover art of her EP Suga which was revealed in March 2020.
Megan is a self-described fan of anime and her favorites are My Hero Academia and Naruto. Manga artist Shōta Noguchi, who assists My Hero Academia creator Kōhei Horikoshi, has published several renditions of MHA character Rumi Usagiyama using Instagram photos of Megan Thee Stallion as reference. In turn, Megan Thee Stallion published photos of her 2022 Halloween costume of Usagiyama. She has previously cosplayed as MHA character Shoto Todoroki and Usagi Tsukino from Sailor Moon.
On July 27, 2020, Megan revealed that she had been shot in both feet, and denounced rumors in an Instagram Live session where she tearfully recounted the shooting incident. The following month, Megan claimed that Lanez was the person who shot her, saying, "I didn't tell the police what happened immediately right there because I didn't want to die." In a statement to Variety, Megan's attorney, Alex Spiro, claimed Lanez's representatives had attempted to launch a "smear campaign", using falsified messages to "peddle a false narrative" discrediting Megan. Lanez's team denied this, stating that they would investigate whoever was behind the fake emails, then would take appropriate action. Megan later confirmed that she had been offered money by Lanez and his team to keep quiet on the incident.
In 2020 Megan Thee Stallion filed suit against her record label 1501 Certified Entertainment to renegotiate her contract, after her management company Roc Nation found it "iffy". 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. On March 6, 2020, she released the EP, Suga, against the wishes of 1501, after a judge granted a temporary restraining order against the label.
Education
Megan attended Pearland High School in Pearland, Texas. She later enrolled in Prairie View A&M University but transferred to Texas Southern University, where she studied health administration. Her education has not hindered her music career, which has been her main focus since her early twenties.
With her rise to fame, Megan Thee Stallion has become an inspiration to many young artists and fans alike, embodying confidence and self-expression in her music and public persona.
On January 22, 2019, Megan Thee Stallion released "Big Ole Freak" as a single from Tina Snow, which became her first Billboard Hot 100 chart entry, peaking at number 65. Her mixtape Fever, released on May 17, 2019 receiving critical acclaim. On May 21, 2019, she released the music video for the track "Realer", which was inspired by the blaxploitation film style. On June 20, 2019, Megan was selected as one of eleven artists for the 12th edition of XXL's "Freshman Class". Her freestyle in the cypher was praised by music critics.
Megan Thee Stallion graduated from Texas Southern University on December 11, 2021. Shortly after, Megan was honored with the 18th Congressional District of Texas Hero Award by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee for her philanthropy efforts in Houston.
Megan uses alter egos to express different facets of her personality in music. "Tina Snow," one of her alter egos and also the name of her debut EP was influenced by Pimp C's alias Tony Snow. The ego has similar confidence and an unapologetically sexually dominant delivery. "Hot Girl Meg" another alter ego embodies Megan's carefree and outgoing side, which she compares to a "college, party girl." She first introduced "Hot Girl Meg" on her EP, Fever. She has also referred to herself as "Thee Hood Tyra Banks."
In October 2020, she partnered with Amazon Music's rap rotation and launched the "Don't Stop" scholarship fund that awarded two women of color pursuing associate, bachelor or postgraduate degrees, $10,000 each. In February 2021, she launched "Hotties Helping Houston" with US House Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, the National Association of Christian Churches disaster services, Taraji P. Henson, 300 Entertainment, Maroon 5, Revlon, Mielle Organics, Fashion Nova, and Billie Eilish to help senior citizens and single moms recovering from the area's storm related devastation. In March 2021, she collaborated with Fashion Nova for the 'Women on Top" initiative, which would give away $1 million to support female-owned businesses and organizations. The same month, along with Fashion Nova and journalist May Lee, they donated $50,000 after the Atlanta spa shootings to the legal non-profit, Advancing Justice Atlanta.
Following the release of the remix of "Butter" with BTS, the group's fanbase, known as ARMY, launched "Thee Army Fund" project in collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion's fans, the "Hotties", which raised over $120,000 to donate to three different organizations in her name: Women for Afghan Women, Black Women of Wellness, and Houston Food Bank. As part of her ceremony to receive the key to the city of Houston, the non-profit Pete and Thomas Foundation donated $5,000 to three people in Houston to assist with their education, housing, and wellness expenses.
In addition to acting as her manager, Megan's grandmother was a major influence on her decision to study health administration and also helped foster her goal to establish assisted living facilities in her hometown of Houston.
