Record deals and rise In 2018 Megan Thee Stallion became the first female artist to sign with 1501 Certified Entertainment, an independent record label based in Houston, and later that year she inked a contract with 300 Entertainment, a major label based in , to handle distribution. She also released the mixtape Tina Snow, the name of her alter ego, whom she describes as a “more raw” version of herself. The single “Big Ole Freak” (2019) was her breakout hit, charting on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaking at number 65. During Megan Thee Stallion’s rise, Holly Thomas, though initially skeptical of her daughter’s ribald lyrics, served as her manager, but she died from in 2019. “Hot Girl Summer,” “Savage,” and other successes Megan Thee Stallion later said that after her mother’s death, she took her advice, “don’t stop,” literally. In 2019 she kept performing and releasing new music, including the critically acclaimed mixtape Fever. She also signed with rapper ’s label, Roc Nation. Her single “Hot Girl Summer” (2019), featuring and Ty Dolla $ign, peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The title became such a popular phrase that Megan Thee Stallion had it trademarked in 2022. In 2020 she released the EP Suga, which includes the single “Savage.” The song’s remix features and became Megan Thee Stallion’s first song to top the Billboard Hot 100. It also won two , for best rap song and best rap performance, in 2021. Megan Thee Stallion also won best new artist that year for Suga. Meanwhile, in 2020 she appeared on ’s hit single “WAP,” which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and she released her debut studio album, Good News, which made it to number two on the Billboard album chart. Altercation with Tory Lanez As Megan Thee Stallion’s fame was exploding in 2020, she attracted widespread attention when news broke that she had been involved in a physical altercation with fellow rapper Tory Lanez. The details were initially unclear, but, after Lanez was arrested for carrying a concealed firearm, Megan Thee Stallion revealed that he had shot her in the foot. Her disclosure spurred charged commentary across the , with such rappers as accusing Megan Thee Stallion of lying and Lanez releasing an album addressing the incident and its repercussions. She spoke out about the backlash in a guest essay for The New York Times and wrote on : “Black women are so unprotected…It might be funny to y’all on the internet and just another messy topic for you to talk about but this is my real life and I’m real life hurt and traumatized.” In 2022 Lanez was convicted on three charges relating to the incident, and the following year he was sentenced to 10 years in prison., Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, [a] is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Megan initially gained recognition when videos of her freestyling began to circulate widely on social media., The official video for Megan Thee Stallion's "Mamushi" featuring Yuki Chiba - OUT NOW!Stream "Mamushi": https://mts.lnk.to/meganText Megan Thee Stallion: (832.