Rapper Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, also known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion (pronounced “Megan the Stallion”), was born in the United States on February 15, 1995. She is originally from Houston, Texas, and initially came to public recognition after Instagram videos of her freestyling went viral. The mixtape Fever (2019) and the extended play Suga (2020), both of which debuted in the top ten of the Billboard 200, were released by Megan Thee Stallion after she signed with 300 Entertainment in 2018.
She debuted as a studio artist in 2020 with the critically acclaimed Good News album, which made multiple year-end best album lists. With the remix of her song “Savage” (with Beyoncé) and her appearance on Cardi B’s track “WAP,” she achieved her first and second number-one songs on the US Billboard Hot 100; the latter was also her first number-one on the Billboard Global 200 chart. She appeared with Doja Cat in the 2021 remix of Ariana Grande’s “34+35,” which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2020. Then, in 2021, she released her debut compilation album Something for Thee Hotties, which peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200 and gave birth to the smash song “Thot Shit,” which peaked at number twenty in the US and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance.
