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6	->''I remember hoes used to clap for me happily\
7	Now I'm bossed up and them same hoes mad at me\
8	Acting like they ridin', whole time tryna pass me\
9	Watchin' me go through it, still tryna drag me\
10	Actin' like you winnin', if you think about it, actually\
11	Are they supportin' you or really just attackin' me?\
12	I don't give a fuck 'bout a blog tryna bash me\
13	I'm the shit, per [[UsefulNotes/GrammyAward the Recording Academy]]''
14	-->-- '''"Thot Shit"'''
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16	Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995 in UsefulNotes/{{Houston}}, UsefulNotes/{{Texas}}), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"), is an American rapper, actress, singer and songwriter.
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18	She first rose to fame through viral videos on social media, and she released her first [=EPs=] in 2017 and 2018. Her first full-length project, ''Fever'', was released in May 2019. In 2020, her career reached new heights with the EP ''Suga'', which spawned her biggest hit to date, "Savage", and her hit collaboration with Music/CardiB, "WAP".
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20	!!Discography:
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22	[[AC:Extended Plays/Mixtapes]]
23	* ''Make It Hot'' (2017)
24	* ''Tina Snow'' (2018)
25	* ''Fever'' (Mixtape) (2019)
26	* ''Suga'' (2020)
27
28	[[AC:Studio Albums]]
29	* ''Good News'' (2020)
30	* ''Something For Thee Hotties'' (compilation album) (2021)
31	* ''Traumazine'' (2022)
32
33	!!Film and Television appearances:
34	* ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'' (2022)
35	* ''Film/DicksTheMusical'' (2023)
36	* ''[[Film/MeanGirls2024 Mean Girls]]'' (2024)
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38	!!Tropes:
39	* AlphaBitch: Megan describes herself as the "Black Regina George" during [[Creator/ReneeRapp Renee Rapp]]'s "Not My Fault" song.
40	* AscendedMeme:
41	** Her "Hot Girl Meg" persona led to her fans making the phrase "hot girl summer" a meme in summer 2019; "Hot Girl Summer" the song was released in response to this.
42	** After "Savage" gained traction on the charts in part thanks to a viral Platform/TikTok dance using the song, an official lyric video for the song was released showing an animated version of the dance's choreographer Keara Wilson performing the dance.
43	* [[AsHimself As Herself]]: In the ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'' episode "[[Recap/SheHulkAttorneyAtLawS1E3ThePeopleVsEmilBlonsky The People vs Emil Blonsky]]", as well as the 2024 version of ''[[Film/MeanGirls Mean Girls]]''.
44	* AlterEgoActing: Several of her projects see her rapping in the voice of an alter ego, representing different facets of her personality.
45	** "Tina Snow" from the ''Tina Snow'' EP is a "confident, sultry, boss woman" character, inspired by [[Music/{{UGK}} Pimp C's]] "Tony Snow" alter ego.
46	** "Hot Girl Meg" from the ''Fever'' mixtape represents a wild and debaucherous party-girl persona.
47	** Todoroki Tina is an anime influenced alter ego.
48	** She has also said she has another alter ego named, simply, The Boss.
49	* AuthorAppeal:
50	** Megan's liquor of choice appears to be cognac, judging from the many references to it in her songs, including an entire song titled "Cognac Queen".
51	** Quite a few of her more [[IntercourseWithYou explicit]] songs make specific reference to riding her partner's penis while balanced on her feet/toes.
52	* AutoErotica: In "Big Ole Freak":
53	-->''I'm finna play with that dick in the car\
54	I got him swervin' and breakin' the law\
55	These windows tinted so nobody saw''
56	* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Comes up in a few of her lyrics.
57	** In "Freak Nasty" she raps "I don't wanna fuck the nigga if he ain't hung".
58	** In "WAP" she raps "if it don't hang, then he can't bang."
59	* BlackAndNerdy: In between her musical pursuits, she's pursuing her healthcare administration degree and happily talks about anime and manga as demonstrated below.
60	* BoastfulRap: A lot of her songs revolve around boasting about her [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney wealth]], success, [[ProudBeauty beauty]] and [[SexGoddess sexual prowess]].
61	* BringMyBrownPants: In "Tina Montana" she raps that her rivals "look like they shitted" in fear when they see her.
62	* BrokenRecord: Several of the choruses on ''Fever'' are fairly repetitive, but "Dance" stands out:
63	-->''Dance, make him blow them bands, dance, make him blow them bands\
64	Dance, make him blow them bands, dance, dance, dance, dance\
65	Dance, make him blow them bands, dance, make him blow them bands\
66	Dance, make him blow them bands, dance, dance, dance, dance\
67	Dance, make him blow them bands, dance, make him blow them bands\
68	Dance, make him blow them bands, dance, dance, dance, dance\
69	Dance, make him blow them bands, dance, make him blow them bands\
70	Dance, make him blow them bands, dance, dance, dance, dance''
71	* CallAndResponseSong: The chorus of "Movie" is this, with Music/LilDurk and Megan trading lines back and forth.
72	* CatchPhrase:
73	** "Real hot girl shit," a phrase she starts many of her songs and features with, dating back to her first EP and a part of her "Hot Girl Meg" persona.
74	** "Hot Girl Summer", which later became her first Billboard Top 10 hit.
75	* ClearMyName: Discussed and averted in the opening of "HISS":
76	-->"I just wanna kick this shit off by sayin': "Fuck y'all"\
77	I ain't gotta clear my name on a motherfuckin' thing"
78	* ClingyJealousGirl: Averted in "Best You Ever Had", which is about how Megan isn't worried about her man cheating because she knows he's happy with her:
79	-->''I ain't worried 'bout them other girls that you had\
80	If I catch 'em lookin' at my baby, I'ma laugh\
81	He gon' keep it real, I ain't worried 'bout that''
82	* ContinuityNod: "Savage" from ''Suga'' features nods to the songs "Simon Says" and "Cash Shit" from her previous project, ''Fever''. She also calls herself the "hood Mona Lisa" as she did on "Good At" from the ''Tina Snow'' EP.
83	* EnemiesEqualsGreatness: In several of her songs she brags about having haters as proof that people envy her success. For example, in "Money Good":
84	-->''I'm embracing the fake, I'm accepting the hate\
85	If I wasn't number one, they wouldn't come for my place''
86	* GenderBlenderName: Her rap name technically is one, since "stallion" refers to a ''male'' horse [[labelnote:*]](specifically a non-castrated one)[[/labelnote]]; though in her case it is used in the slang sense of a [[StatuesqueStunner tall, beautiful/voluptuous woman]].
87	* GoldDigger: Subverting this trope is a recurring theme in her music. Many of her lyrics refer to getting her male partner(s) to pay her and buy things for her, but with the caveat ''she'' is the dominant partner, since she is already rich but still makes men pay for the privilege of being with her. In some of her verses she describes herself as a "pimp" and her male suitors as "tricks". This ethos is summed up in "Rich":
88	-->''I ain't never need a nigga money, 'cause I make it\
89	But if that nigga wanna pay a bill, I'ma take it!''\
90	[...]\
91	''I'm a boss bitch, I don't need help (yeah, yeah)\
92	I'ma tell him to buy it, but I can get it myself, ah (ooh, ooh)''
93	** The subversion is also in play on "WAP"
94	-->''Pay my tuition just to kiss me on this wet-ass pussy\
95	Now make it rain if you wanna see some wet-ass pussy''
96	* HeightAngst: Averted. Megan is proud of her 5’10 stature.
97	* IfIWantedYouDead: Says this to a hookup in "Dance":
98	-->''He was nervous 'cause I'm gangster, tried to fuck me in his shoes\
99	Boy, you safe, it's okay, ain't no set up, you can stay\
100	If I really wanted you hit, you wouldn't've made it all this way''
101	* IntercourseWithYou: A big chunk of her discography is songs like these, including her breakout hit "Big Ole Freak" which is all about her skills in the bedroom.
102	** Taken to the extreme with the aptly titled "Intercourse" from "Good News", which features Dancehall artist Popcan.
103	* JizzedInMyPants: In "Shake That" she raps that she has her partner "makin' a mess in his clothes".
104	** From "WAP": "I can make you bust before I ever meet you."
105	* KissingUnderTheInfluence: In "Hot Girl Summer" she raps "it go down on that brown,[[labelnote:*]](Cognac)[[/labelnote]] now we goin' both ways".
106	* MsFanservice: Oh, ''yes.'' Between her music videos and her album arts, she is not scared about showing off at all.
107	* MyspeldRokband: Megan ''Thee'' Stallion is the correct spelling; the "Thee" is pronounced unstressed unlike how that word is typically pronounced.
108	* NoListeningSkills: In "Cash Shit" Megan ''brags'' about this, saying she'll only listen to her man if he's talking about giving her head:
109	-->''I don't be stressin' 'bout none of these niggas\
110	When they be talkin', I don't even listen\
111	Tellin' me secrets, I probably forget it\
112	But I'ma tune in when he say he gon' lick it''
113	* JustForFun/OneOfUs: An unabashed fan of anime and manga, frequently discussing her favorite anime on her social media accounts. Culminated with a Q&A on Instagram Live with the anime streaming site Website/{{Crunchyroll}} followed by a merchandise collaboration with them in spring 2020, featuring apparel with "Savage" written in Japanese kanji and an anime-esque depiction of herself.
114	** For her cover [[https://www.papermag.com/megan-thee-stallion-2639723905.html?rebelltitem=31#rebelltitem31 photoshoot for Paper Magazine]], Megan cosplayed as Shoto Todoroki from Manga/MyHeroAcademia, which she has adapted into another persona of hers she calls "Todoroki Tina."
115	** In "Girls In The Hood", she references {{Anime/Naruto}}.
116	** The cover art for "WAP" features her and Cardi B sticking their tongues out suggestively, similarly to an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahegao ahegao.]]
117	** She put a makeup tutorial on her Youtube channel that was inspired by Yumeko from Manga/{{Kakegurui}}.
118	** She went to the [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure JoJo]] exhibit in Japan and [[https://twitter.com/theestallion/status/1560400298510008322 posed with several cutouts of the characters.]]
119	** She's admitted to really liking the songs in ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''...[[https://twitter.com/theestallion/status/100295301419634688?lang=en even if the spelling was a bit off]].
120	* ParlorGames: The hook of "Simon Says" mimics a game of Simon Says, and [[HotterAndSexier makes it about twerking.]]
121	-->''Simon says put your hands on your hips, huh\
122	Simon says put your hands on your knees, ay\
123	Simon says put your hands on your feet, ay\
124	Simon says [[ShakingTheRump bust it open like a freak]], ay''
125	* {{Pastiche}}: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever_(mixtape)#/media/File:Megan_Thee_Stallion_-_Fever.png album cover]] of ''Fever'', as well as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BlWUh_iOKk the video]] for its opening track "Realer", pay homage to the style of {{Blaxploitation}} films.
126	* PimpDuds: Appropriately, discussed in "Pimpin":
127	-->''Bitch, I'm a pimp, where is my cane?\
128	Ho, get too close and get [[BitchSlap slapped]] with the ring''
129	* RhymingWithItself: Twice in a row on "Cash Shit":
130	-->''I'm a finesser, and I'm a fly '''dresser'''\
131	Moved to the top floor and flew in my '''dresser'''\
132	My bitches hustle, make money '''together'''\
133	Your bitches birds and they flockin' '''together'''''
134	* {{Sampling}}:
135	** "Big Ole Freak" samples "Nite and Day" by Music/AlBSure and "Is It Love This Time" by Immature.
136	** "Simon Says" uses a sample from classic R&B ballad "Me and Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul as a fake out, cutting out after a few seconds before switching to a sample from "Looking For Tha Chewin'" by DJ Paul.
137	** "Hot Girl Summer" samples "Act Up" by Music/CityGirls.
138	** "B.I.T.C.H." samples Music/TupacShakur's "Rather Be Ya Nigga" and interpolates the melody of its chorus. Like Tupac's song, it also samples "Rather Be With You" by Bootsy's Rubber Band.
139	** "Diamonds", where Music/{{Normani}} sings "[[Creator/MarilynMonroe diamonds are a girl's best friend]]".
140	** "Girls In The Hood" samples Music/EazyE's "Boys In The Hood".
141	** "Shots Fired " samples Music/TheNotoriousBIG's "Who Shot Ya?"
142	** "Circles" samples Jazmine Sullivan's "Holding You Down (Goin In Circles)"
143	** "Sugar Baby" samples Webbi and Trina's "Bad Bitch Remix"
144	** "Body" samples a song from the same album, "Freaky Girls" with {{Music/SZA}}, which itself samples Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me" as well as DJ DMD, Fat Pat and Lil' Keke's "25 Lighters" and [[Music/ThreeSixMafia Juicy J]], Music/CityGirls and Megan's "Three Point Stance"
145	** "Outside" samples Michel'le's "Something In My Heart"
146	** "Go Crazy" samples Naughty By Nature's "O.P.P." as well as Music/TheJacksonFive's "ABC"
147	** "Work That" samples Juvenile's "Rodeo"
148	** "WAP" features a loop of the Baltimore club classic, "Whores in This House" by Frank Ski playing throughout.
149	* ScrewYourself: Mentions on the third verse of "Body" that she'd have sex with her clone.
150	* SexyPackaging: Most of her releases to date, appropriately given the [[IntercourseWithYou subject matter]] of so many of her songs.
151	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She's not afraid to show off her looks at all.
152	* ShoutOut:
153	** Her alter-ego Tina Snow is one to the late [[Music/{{UGK}} Pimp C]] and his alter-ego Tony Snow.
154	** Her ''other'' alter ego "Todoroki Tina" is one to Manga/MyHeroAcademia, specifically Shoto Todoroki.
155	** The title of "Tina Montana" is likely shouting out ''Film/Scarface1983'', specifically its protagonist Tony Montana. In the song she also raps that she'll "snatch off your wig like you Series/HannahMontana".
156	** In "Realer" she raps "Free JT", referring to [=JT=] of Music/CityGirls who was in prison at the time.[[note]]As of March 7, 2020, JT has been released from prison.[[/note]]
157	** In "Hood Rat Shit" she raps, "Want my spot? Gotta fight like [[ComicBook/BlackPanther Wakanda]]".
158	** In "Cash Shit" she raps, "Ho, [[Music/MCHammer you can't touch this]]".
159	** In "Sex Talk" she raps "I got green like I'm [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Buttercup]]".
160	** In her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGhO7qaxYWA "Fire in the Booth" freestyle]], she drops references to both Franchise/{{Pokemon}}, Manga/DragonBall, and Franchise/StreetFighter.
161	** In "Don't Stop" she describes herself as "[[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]] no {{Series/Angel}}". The track's music video draws heavily from the works of Creator/TimBurton, in particular ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'', while featured artist Music/YoungThug appears dressed as Film/EdwardScissorhands.
162	* SouthernRap: Besides being a Southern rapper herself, her mixtape ''Fever'' is full of samples from Southern hip hop songs and features two other Southern rappers, [[Music/ThreeSixMafia Juicy J]] and [=DaBaby=], plus production from the former.
163	* SpellingForEmphasis: In the chorus of "B.I.T.C.H.":
164	-->''I'd rather be your B-I-T-C-H (I'd rather keep it real with ya)\
165	'Cause that's what you gon' call me when I'm trippin' anyway''
166	* SpokenWordInMusic: "Hood Rat Shit" opens with a segment from a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcqOgnQyXp4 Florida TV news interview]] from 2008 with a 7 year-old boy who was arrested for crashing his grandmother's car.
167	-->'''Boy:''' I wanted to do it 'cause it's fun. It's fun to do bad things, drive into a car.\
168	'''Interviewer:''' Did you know you could perhaps kill somebody?\
169	'''Boy:''' Yes, but I wanted to do hood rat stuff with my friends.
170	* StatuesqueStunner: Her stage name is a reference to this, as she is 5'10" (178 cm).
171	* StudioChatter: At the start of "Dance":
172	-->'''Megan:''' ''[Laughs]'' Bring that motherfucking beat back!
173	* StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks: Many of her songs have verses where she brags about the size of her ass, raps about shaking her ass or encourages her friends or the listeners to shake their asses.
174	* TakeThatCritics: In "Realer" she raps "Fuck all the critics, and fuck how they feel".
175	* TakeThat: "Shots Fired", the first track on ''Good News'' directly targets Tory Lanez, who was involved in an altercation with Megan in 2020 in which he shot her in the foot (being convicted of the shooting in 2022), although Megan doesn't drop his name.
176	* TheLadette: Her rap persona embodies this, with her lyrics frequently describing casual and aggressive sex, drinking, partying and fighting, all with lots of profanity. She loves football and her anime taste that she frequently discuss are all male-oriented action anime and cartoons.
177	* ThirdPersonPerson: In a few songs when she speaks about herself. A good example is “Cash Shit.”
178	* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: In "Realer":
179	-->''Don't worry 'bout why I do what I do, bitch\
180	'Cause I ain't worried 'bout you, bitch\
181	Nah, I don't wanna be cool, bitch''
182	* ToiletHumour:
183	** In "Tina Montana" she raps "When I pull up, bitches [[BringMyBrownPants look like they shitted]]".
184	** The line "I'll knock the shit out that bitch, like a enema" in "Realer".
185	* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She cusses a lot, raps about dominant and aggressive sex, loves football and male-oriented anime but also has no problem dressing up in elaborate dresses and high heels while appearing on fashion magazines.
186	* UnusualEuphemism: In "Runnin' Up Freestyle" she raps "always in bikini bottoms 'cause I got that [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Goo Lagoon]]".
187	* VerbalTic: Her constant use of the ad-libs "huh", "yeah", "ay" and "ahh", showing up at the end of almost every bar in some of her songs. Lampshaded in the "Hot Girl Summer" video where the girl in the intro unsuccessfully tries to replicate this.
188	* WeUsedToBeFriends: With [=DaBaby=], before their friendship fell apart over his public support for Tory Lanez, who ''shot her''.

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