Megan Thee Stallion may have less than a decade under her belt as a household name, but her time in the spotlight has proven just how important women’s role in the music industry is. Megan Thee Stallion is changing the conversation on what the power of female empowerment can do for the world of music.
When discussing Megan Thee Stallion, it’s impossible to not notice just how differently pop culture journalists write about her than the women who came before her. The respect levels are unparalleled and this is definitely a new thing for us to come across. And while the journalists are paying Megan her well deserved respect, it doesn’t mean she hasn’t faced adversity. From her issues with her record label, to the Twitter men not wanting to respect her, Megan’s career hasn’t been all smooth sailing.
Join us for a celebration of this powerhouse rap star turned pop star turned all time fave of Name 3 Songs.
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Past episodes on Name 3 Songs we think you’ll enjoy: When Record Labels Take Advantage of Artists & The Fight for Women to Own Their Sexuality: Objectification vs Empowerment
Sources for Megan Thee Stallion and the Power of Female Empowerment
Megan Thee Stallion: Electrifying rap out of Houston. (Fader, Nandi Howard, Aug 2018)
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion Is Not Who You Think She Is (Refinery 29, Sesali Bowen, Dec 2018)\
How Megan Thee Stallion Earned Her Confidence (Rolling Stone, Jade Gomez, March 2019)
The Age of the Thee Stallion (Fader, Lawrence Burney, May 2019)
Megan thee Stallion Was Made For This (Paper Magazine, Kiana Fitzgerlad, Aug 2019)
Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m not a fake person. I’m not a character” (i-D, Jeremy O. Harris, November 2019)
Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” (NME, Natty Kasambala, July 2020)
Megan Thee Stallion Remains in Control (W Magazine, Clover Hope, August 2020)+
The Year of Thee Stallion (GQ Cover Story, Allison P Davis, November 2020)
Megan Thee Stallion: ‘For a long time, men owned sex. Now women are saying, “I want pleasure”’ (GQ UK, Jonathan Heaf, December 2020)
Harper’s Bazaar Megan Thee Stallion cover sparks representation debate (The Guardian, Priya Elan, Feb 2021)
The Importance of Being Megan Thee Stallion (Haper’s Bazaar, Lauren Michele Jackson, Feb 2021)
Megan Thee Stallion makes history as first rapper to land Sports Illustrated cover (NY Daily News, Karu F Daniels, July 2021)
Megan Thee Stallion Disagrees That Men Should Control The Narrative On Sexual Lyrics In Rap (Bet, Alexis Reese, March 2022)
MEGAN THEE STALLION ISSUES SCATHING PSA TO MALE CRITICS: ‘THEY’RE EMOTIONALLY IGNORANT’ (HipHopDX, Andy Bustard, Sept 2021)
Megan Thee Stallion Thanks Republicans for Their “WAP” Criticism (Harper’s Bazaar, Chelsey Sanchez, Dec 2020)
Megan Thee Stallion Cuts Through Ben Shapiro’s Criticism of ‘Thot Sh–‘ With Spot-On GIF (Billboard, Heran Mamo)
Megan Thee Stallion Thanks Republicans for Their “WAP” Criticism (Harper’s Bazaar, Chelsey Sanchez, Dec 2020)
Megan Thee Stallion Cuts Through Ben Shapiro’s Criticism of ‘Thot Sh–‘ With Spot-On GIF (Billboard, Heran Mamo)
Megan Thee Stallion Blames “Double Standard” For Backlash Over Nasty Lyrics On New Song With “Dua Lipa” (All HipHop, Kershaw St. Jawson, March 2022)
MEGAN THEE STALLION SPEAKS OUT FOR BLACK WOMEN: ‘WE DESERVE TO BE PROTECTED’ (MTV News, Patrick Hosken, Oct 2020)
Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion speaks out against Texas abortion ban (Houston Chronicle, Monique Welch, Oct 2021)
Megan Thee Stallion speaks out in emotional video: ‘I didn’t deserve to get shot’ (Los Angeles Times, Christi Carras, July 2020)
Megan Thee Stallion Calls Out Twitter User for Questioning Bullet Wound Amid Tory Lanez Case (Complex. March 2022)
Megan Thee Stallion Shares Texts Tory Lanez Sent After Shooting (Stereogum, Feb 2022)
Megan Thee Stallion Sues Her Label, Again (Pitchfork, Feb 2022)
Megan thee Stallion Blasts her old record label, claims they’ve never paid her (XXL, Feb 2022)