Megan Thee Stallion

American rapper (born 1995)

Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion in 2022

Born|

Megan Jovon Ruth Pete

(1995-02-15) February 15, 1995 (age 30)

San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

Other names|

* Tina Snow
* Meg Thee Stallion
* Hot Girl Coach
* Hot Girl Meg

Education| Texas Southern University (BS)
Occupations|

* Rapper
* songwriter
* actress

Years active| 2016–present
Awards| Full list
Musical career
Origin| Houston, Texas, U.S.
Genres|

* Southern hip-hop
* trap

Discography| Megan Thee Stallion discography
Labels|

* Hot Girl Productions
* Warner
* 300
* 1501 Certified

Musical artist

Website| megantheestallion.com
Signature

Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion (pronounced "the", not "thee"),[a][1][2] is an American rapper and songwriter. Originally from Houston, Texas, she first garnered attention when videos of her freestyling became popular on social media platforms such as Instagram. She signed with 1501 Certified Entertainment in 2018, and saw her mainstream breakthrough the following year with the release of her singles "Hot Girl Summer" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Nicki Minaj) and "Cash Shit" (featuring DaBaby); the former peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 while the latter received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Cash Shit" was also included on her commercial mixtape Fever (2019), which was followed by her extended play Suga (2020)—both of which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200.

Megan Thee Stallion earned two number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2020 with her single "Savage Remix" (featuring Beyoncé) and her guest appearance on Cardi B's single "WAP". The former won two Grammy Awards—Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song—while the latter became her first number-one song in several international markets, including becoming the inaugural number-one on the Billboard Global 200. Her debut studio album, Good News (2020), was met with critical and commercial success—reaching number two on the Billboard 200\. It spawned the single "Body", which made her the first female act to release three number-one songs on the Streaming Songs chart within a year. Her compilation album Something for Thee Hotties (2021) peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 20 single "Thot Shit", which received a Grammy Award nomination. Her 2022 single "Sweetest Pie" (with Dua Lipa) was met with similar success and preceded the release of her second studio album Traumazine (2022), which peaked at number four on the Billboard 200\. In 2024, her single "Hiss" from her third studio album Megan (2024) became her first solo song to top the Billboard Hot 100 and made her the first solo female rapper to debut atop the Billboard Global 200 chart.

In July 2020, Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the foot by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The shooting was a major thematic element of her debut album Good News. In December 2022, a jury found Lanez guilty of first-degree assault with a firearm, discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, and having a concealed firearm in a vehicle. After the shooting trial and following a prolonged legal dispute with her record label, Megan Thee Stallion parted ways with 1501 and 300 Entertainment in 2023.

Megan has received various accolades in her career, 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). In 2020, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most-influential people in the world on their annual list.

## Early life and education

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Megan Jovon Ruth Pete born on February 15, 1995 in San Antonio, Texas, moved to Houston shortly after her birth with her mother, Holly Thomas.[3][4][5][6] Holly, a rapper known as "Holly-Wood", often took young Megan to recording sessions instead of daycare.[5] Growing up Houston's South Park neighborhood and later Pearland, Megan began writing raps at age 14, and lived there until she was 18.[5][7][8] 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.[9] Her mother commented that her lyrics were too sexually suggestive for her young age.[10] Megan attended Pearland High School graduating in 2013.[3][11] Her father died during her freshman year of high school.[3]

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".[7] 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.[7][9][12][8][13][14] 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.[9][15]

Megan adopted the stage name "Megan Thee Stallion" after she was called a "stallion" during her adolescence due to her height (5 ft 10 in (178 cm)) and "thick" body frame; voluptuous, statuesque women in the southern United States are sometimes colloquially called "stallions".[3][9][12]

## Career

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### 2016–2017: Early beginnings

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In 2016, Megan Thee Stallion released her debut single "Like a Stallion," followed by SoundCloud-exclusive mixtapes Rich Ratchet and Megan Mix in 2017. [16][17][18][19][20] 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.[21][22] Additionally, she released the song "Stalli (Freestyle)", as a rework of late musician XXXTentacion's "Look at Me!".[8][21][23] Around this time, Megan auditioned for the since-postponed Love & Hip Hop: Houston.[24][25]

### 2018–2019: Tina Snow and Fever

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Megan Thee Stallion in 2019

In early 2018, Megan Thee Stallion signed with 1501 Certified Entertainment, an independent Houston label run by T. Farris and owned by former baseball player Carl Crawford.[3][7] She was the first female rapper to join the label, and subsequently performed at SXSW Festival in March 2018.[26][27] In June 2018, she released the EP Tina Snow named after her alter ego, "Tina Snow", who she describes as "a more raw version" of herself.[9][26] The EP mainly produced by 1501's in-house producer LilJuMadeDaBeat, was positively received by critics with Eric Torres of Pitchfork highlighting its "quotable lyrics" and Nandi Howard of The Fader praising her rapid and precise rapping style.[7][28][29] In November 2018, Megan signed with 300 Entertainment, becoming the first woman on the label.[30] It was during this time that she was scheduled to support Australian rapper Iggy Azalea on her planned Bad Girls Tour; however, the tour was later cancelled due to low ticket sales.[31][32]

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.[33][26][34][35] Her mixtape Fever, released on May 17, 2019 receiving critical acclaim.[36][37][38] On May 21, 2019, she released the music video for the track "Realer", which was inspired by the blaxploitation film style.[39] On June 20, 2019, Megan was selected as one of eleven artists for the 12th edition of XXL's "Freshman Class".[40] Her freestyle in the cypher was praised by music critics.[41]

In July 2019, Megan was featured on Chance The Rapper's debut studio album The Big Day, on the track "Handsome".[42] On August 2, 2019, A Black Lady Sketch Show premiered on HBO; using Megan's song "Hot Girl" in the opening title sequence.[43][44] 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.[45][46][47] The song, an ode to her viral "hot girl summer" meme, came about after an Instagram Live session between Minaj and Megan.[47] 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).[48] In September 2019, Megan Thee Stallion signed a management deal with Roc Nation.[49] In October, she created and starred in a horror series for Halloween, Hottieween (directed by Teyana Taylor).[50] She als performed her first NPR Tiny Desk Concert during the Tiny Desk Fest.[51][52] In November 2019, Time placed Megan Thee Stallion on their inaugural "Time 100 Next" list.[53]

### 2020–2021: Career stardom, Suga and Good News

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Megan Thee Stallion in 2021

In January 2020, Megan Thee Stallion released the single "Diamonds" featuring singer Normani for the soundtrack of the superhero film Birds of Prey (2020).[54] That same month, she announced her debut album Suga and released the lead single "B.I.T.C.H.".[55][56] In February 2020, she featured on the single "Fkn Around" by Phony Ppl,[57] and appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing "B.I.T.C.H.".[58] 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.[59] 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.[60] A remix featuring Beyoncé was released on April 29, 2020.[61] The song became Megan Thee Stallion's first top 10 entry in the United States shortly after the remix's release,[62] eventually becoming her first chart topper in the country.[63] "Savage" also helped boost Suga's sales, propelling it up to number 7 on the Billboard 200.[64] She released the song "Girls in the Hood" on June 26, 2020,[65] before featuring on Cardi B's single "WAP" and appearing in its music video in August 2020.[66] "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).[67]

Megan Thee Stallion became a Global Brand Ambassador for Revlon in August 2020.[68][69][70] She received her first-ever Billboard Music Award nomination when she was nominated for Top Rap Female Artist in September 2020.[71] A few days later, she was featured in the annual Time 100 list of the most-influential people in the world.[72] Her write-up for this listing was composed by American actress Taraji P. Henson.[73] 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.[74] She also tied with Justin Bieber as the most-nominated musician at the 2020 People's Choice Awards, earning six nominations.[75] Megan Thee Stallion became the second-most-nominated act at the 2020 American Music Awards.[76] In October 2020, she released the single "Don't Stop" featuring rapper Young Thug,[77] and promoted it by performing on the 46th season premiere of Saturday Night Live.[78] She performed a "politically-charged" version of "Savage" that evening,[78] 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.[79][80] She continued working for this cause by writing an op-ed for The New York Times titled "Why I Speak Up for Black Women",[81] which received acclaim.[82] Megan Thee Stallion appeared in the 2020 comedy special Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine.[83] She received four nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year for "Savage (Remix)".[84] 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)".[85]

On November 13, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion announced the upcoming release of her debut studio album, Good News, released on November 20, 2020.[86] The release of the album also coincided with its fourth single, "Body", with its accompanying music video.[87] "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.[88] 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.[89] 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.[90] 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.[91] Boy band BTS released a remix of the single "Butter" featuring Megan Thee Stallion, which reached number three on the Billboard Global 200.[92] 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".[93] Megan Thee Stallion was featured on DJ Snake's single "SG", along with Ozuna and Lisa of Blackpink, released in October.[94] Megan released Something for Thee Hotties, a collection of previously unreleased songs and freestyles, on October 29, 2021.[95] The compilation album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, becoming Megan Thee Stallion's fourth top 10.[96]

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.[97] Megan was honored as one of Glamour's Women of the Year in November.[98] Megan won three awards at the 2021 American Music Awards, tying with Doja Cat and BTS for the most wins that night.[99]

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.[100]

### 2022–present: Traumazine, Hot Girl Productions, Megan, and Megan: Act II

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On March 11, 2022, Megan Thee Stallion released a collaboration with English singer Dua Lipa, named "Sweetest Pie".[101] On March 27, Megan made a surprise appearance at the 94th Academy Awards performing "We Don't Talk About Bruno" alongside various artists from the film Encanto. Megan became the second woman rapper to perform at the Academy Awards, following Queen Latifah in the 81st Academy Awards ceremony.[102] She received acclaim at the Oscars for the surprise performance, with Rolling Stone stating: "Megan Thee Stallion Makes 'Encanto' Track...All the More Magical at Oscars."[103]

In a Rolling Stone cover story, Megan revealed that she collaborated with Future for her upcoming second album on a song titled "Pressurelicious".[104] On August 11, 2022, Megan Thee Stallion took to Twitter to announce that her second studio album Traumazine would be released the next day.[105] It became the rapper's fifth US top-10 album.[106] 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.[107]

On September 4, 2023, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion announced their new single "Bongos".[108] On October 27, she announced a new single titled "Cobra", that released on November 2 from her third album.[109] This is her first independent single since departing from her record label 1501 Certified Entertainment in October 2023.

Megan appeared on Good Morning America in January 2024 to announce that she will be headlining her first tour, the "Hot Girl Summer Tour". GloRilla served as a special guest for the North American leg, which started on May 14 in Minneapolis; while Nigerian-British rapper Ms Banks was an opening act for the European leg. "Hot Girl Summer Tour" has garnered rave reviews and grossed over $40 million.[110][111][112][113]

Megan Thee Stallion at Adweek in 2024

On February 2, 2024, Megan Thee Stallion signed a distribution deal with Warner Music.[114] On June 2, 2024, she announced with self-titled third studio album, Megan, which was released on June 28.[115] She has released three singles in anticipation of the album: "Cobra" on November 3, 2023,[116][117] "Hiss" on January 26, 2024,[118] and "Boa" on May 10, 2024.[119] "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.[120][121][122] 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.[123][124] After going viral on TikTok, the music video for the fourth single from the album, "Mamushi," was released on August 9, 2024.[125][126][127]

On September 5, 2024, the music video for Megan's single "Neva Play" featuring RM of BTS was released.[128] Megan Thee Stallion covered English rock band Queen's 1977 hit single "We Will Rock You" in a September 2024 Pepsi television advertisement;[129] on September 5, 2024, the song, sampling the original chorus, was released as a single. Queen are credited as co-lead artists.[130][131] On October 18, 2024, she announced a reissue of her album Megan, Megan: Act II, which was released on October 25, 2024.[132][133][134]

On December 6, 2024. Megan featured in the title track Strategy from the EP with the same name of Twice. A version without Megan is also presented in the album.

On late February, 2025. Megan featured in the track "Rapunzel" from AlterEgo, the first studio album of the Thai rapper Lisa. Like in Strategy, a version without Megan can be found in the album.

## Artistry

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### Public image

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Megan Thee Stallion is known for weaving her sexuality into her lyrics, videos, and live performances.[10] 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."[135] 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."[10] She is often regarded as a sex symbol by the media.[136][137][138]

### Influences

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Megan cites her mother as her primary influence along notable hip-hop figures like Pimp C.[10] His 2006 solo album, Pimpalation, influenced her style for his talk-rap delivery and "cockiness".[10] 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.[139][140] She credits Q-Tip as her mentor.[141][12][8][14][135]

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."[142]

### Alter egos

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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.[10] "Hot Girl Meg" another alter ego embodies Megan's carefree and outgoing side, which she compares to a "college, party girl."[143][36] She first introduced "Hot Girl Meg" on her EP, Fever.[36] She has also referred to herself as "Thee Hood Tyra Banks."[144][145]

### Trademarks

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Megan Thee Stallion (shown in 2019) doing her signature ad-lib

* "Hot Girl Summer": Megan originated the viral catchphrase "hot girl summer" on social media.[146][147][148][149] 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.[150] It later appeared on the Fever album cover, which read: "She's thee HOT GIRL and she's bringing THEE HEAT."[151] She defined the term as "women and men being unapologetically them, just having a good-ass time, hyping up their friends, doing you."[152] Megan officially trademarked the term "hot girl summer" in September 2019 after applying for it in July of that year.[153][154] A song of the same name was released on August 9, 2019.[155]
* Signature Ad Lib: Megan is known for her signature ad-lib, which involves sticking her tongue out, creating a "creaky", audible "agh" or "blah" sound.[156][157][158]
* Twitter Emoji: In August 2019, Twitter created an official emoji for this tongue symbol, which could be spawned directly after the hashtag "#MeganTheeStallion".[156] This symbol also inspired the cover art of her EP Suga which was revealed in March 2020.[159]

## Other ventures

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On July 30, 2024, Megan Thee Stallion and fellow rapper Quavo opened up for Vice President Kamala Harris’s first presidential campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Megan performed numerous censored versions of her hits at the event, and garnered backlash from viewers who deemed it inappropriate.[160][161][162]

### Television and film

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In 2020, Megan Thee Stallion appeared as a judge on the premiere season of HBO's ballroom and voguing competition series Legendary. She would continue appearing as a judge for the series' second season in 2021, before being replaced by Keke Palmer, in the third and final season, due to scheduling and contractual agreements. On December 16, 2021, she signed an exclusive first-look deal at Netflix, to create and executive produce new series and other projects.[163]

On February 17, 2022, it was announced that Megan will co-star in A24's first movie musical titled Dicks: The Musical, described as "a spin on The Parent Trap".[164] The A24 musical film directed by Larry Charles was based on the off-Broadway musical Fucking Identical Twins by Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson debuted at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. She co-stars alongside Nathan Lane, Bowen Yang, and Megan Mullally.[165] She guest starred in the Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law as a fictionalized version of herself.[166]

In January 2024, Megan Thee Stallion made a cameo appearance in the movie musical adaptation of Mean Girls; she also contributed to its soundtrack, writing the original song "Not My Fault" with Reneé Rapp.[167][168] Megan has also been the host for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, 2024.[citation needed] On October 16, 2024, Amazon Prime Video released the trailer for Megan's upcoming documentary about a dark time in her life called Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words,[169] which was released on October 31, 2024.[170]

## Philanthropy

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She contributed $15,400 worth of Thanksgiving turkeys and helped hand them out to 1,050 households in need at the Houston Food Bank portwall pantry, in November 2019.[171] In April 2020, she donated over $10,000 to bail relief effort for Houston protestors.[172] The same month, Megan teamed up with Amazon Music to donate to a Nursing Facility in Houston.[173] All the proceeds collected from her collaboration with Beyoncé on the Savage remix went to Bread of Life, which helps local Houston communities with Covid-19 relief efforts. The song raised over $2.5 million.[174]

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.[175] 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.[176] 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.[177] 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.

In June 2021, she offered a full tuition, four-year scholarship to the Roc Nation school of music, sports & entertainment at Long Island University.[178] In June 2021, she partnered with Cash App to make "Investing for Hotties" educational videos. This partnership also donated $1 million worth of stock to randomly-selected fans.[179]

In October 2021, as part of her wide-ranging agreement with Popeyes, she made a six-figure donation to the charitable organization Houston Random Acts of Kindness.[180]

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.[181] 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.[182]

BTS Army launched "Thee Army Fund" project, in collaboration with the "Hotties" which raised over $120,000 to donate to three different organizations: (Women for Afghan Women, Black Women of Wellness, and Houston Food Bank) in her name to congratulate her on the Butter (Remix).[183] 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.[182]

## Personal life

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Megan Thee Stallion mentioned being part Creole in her songs "Cocky AF" and "Freak Nasty" as well as in a tweet in September 2017.[184][185][186] Her mother, Holly Thomas, died in March 2019 from a longstanding cancerous brain tumor, and Megan's grandmother died in the same month.[187][188][189] 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.[190][191][192]

Megan is a self-described fan of anime and her favorites are My Hero Academia and Naruto.[193] 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.[194] She has previously cosplayed as MHA character Shoto Todoroki and Usagi Tsukino from Sailor Moon.[195][196]

Megan Thee Stallion confirmed her relationship with fellow rapper Pardison Fontaine via Instagram Live on February 19, 2021.[197] The pair ended their relationship in 2023.[198] She has been dating basketball player Torrey Craig since 2024.[199]

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.[135]

While she has never publicly stated a particular label for her sexuality, she has continually expressed interest in women through her music.[200]

### Shooting

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Tory Lanez, pictured in 2016

On July 15, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion stated that she had suffered gunshot wounds, and that she had undergone surgery to remove the bullets. Her statement countered an earlier TMZ report that she had injured her foot on broken glass three days prior when she was in a car with rap and R&B musician Tory Lanez (Daystar Peterson) and an unidentified woman. The car was pulled over by police, and Lanez was arrested on gun charges following a vehicle search.[201][202][203]

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.[203][204] 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."[205][206][207] 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.[208] Lanez's team denied this, stating that they would investigate whoever was behind the fake emails, then would take appropriate action.[209] Megan later confirmed that she had been offered money by Lanez and his team to keep quiet on the incident.[210]

On October 8, 2020, Lanez was charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion by Los Angeles County prosecutors. His arraignment was scheduled on October 13;[211][212] 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 yards (91 m) away from her, and to not contact her. He was also ordered to surrender any guns he owns.[213] 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."[214][213]

In April 2022, Lanez was arrested for violating the protection order relating to the case; and he was released shortly after on an increased bond of $350,000.[215][216] On December 13, 2022, Megan Thee Stallion testified in Lanez's assault trial and stated that she "wish[ed Tory] would have just shot and killed me."[217][218] On December 23, 2022, a jury convicted Lanez on three felony charges stemming from the shooting: assault with a semiautomatic handgun, having a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and gross negligence in discharging his firearm.[219] On August 8, 2023, Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the shooting.[220]

## Legal disputes

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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.[221][222]

On October 30, 2024, Megan filed a lawsuit against blogger Milagro Cooper for alleged harassment and "churning out falsehoods" on behalf of Tory Lanez surrounding the his assault on her via firearm.[223][224]

In November 2024, Rapper Plies sued Megan, Glorilla, and Soulja Boy over his song "Me & My Goons" for sampling it while the track was still infringed on Soulja's "Pretty Swag Boy."[225][226]

### Lawsuit and departure from 1501 Certified Entertainment

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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".[227][228] 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.[229][230][231] 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.[232][233]

When Megan published Something for Thee Hotties in 2021, the record label did not recognize it as an album, because it has 29 minutes of new material instead of 45, so the rapper would have to release two more albums in addition to Something.[234] On February 18, 2022, Megan filed suit against the label claiming that Something respects the definition of an album with at least 45 minutes of material.[228][235]

On August 12, 2022, the rapper published the second studio album Traumazine, writing with its announcement about the lawsuit, expressing her disappointment and emotional distress at the difficulty she is experiencing in releasing her music, but ending her message to fans with the phrase "we almost out".[236][237] The week after the album's release, the rapper filed a new complaint, seeking recognition of her performance under the contract, and also asking for $1 million in damages.[238] The label's law firm stated that Megan would be summoned for an in-person deposition in mid-October, and that a ruling would be issued by May 2023.[239] On October 19, 2023, attorneys for 1501 Certified Entertainment confirmed that "Megan Thee Stallion and 1501 Certified are pleased to announce that they have mutually reached a confidential settlement to resolve their legal differences, [...] As part of the arrangement, both parties have agreed to amicably part ways".[240]

Shortly after the legal proceedings ended, Megan founded the independent music and entertainment company Hot Girl Productions.[241] On February 2, 2024, Megan signed a distribution deal with Warner Music Group (WMG); her masters and publishing will be released through Hot Girl.[242][243][244]

## Discography

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Main article: Megan Thee Stallion discography

Albums

* Good News (2020)
* Traumazine (2022)
* Megan (2024; reissued as Megan: Act II)

## Filmography

[edit]

### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2023  | Dicks: The Musical | Gloria  |  |
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé | Herself  |  |
2024  | Mean Girls | Herself  | Cameo appearance  |
Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words | Herself  |  |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2019  | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Musical guest  | Episode: "Tracy Morgan/Gwen Stefani/Megan Thee Stallion"
2020  | Saturday Night Live | Episode: "Chris Rock/Megan Thee Stallion"
Good Girls | Onyx  | Episode: "Nana"
2020–21  | Legendary | Herself  | Judge (Season 1–2)[245]
2022  | P-Valley | Tina Snow (alter ego)  | Guest star (Season 2)[246]
Cardi Tries | Herself  | Episode: "Cardi Tries Football"
Gutsy | Episode: "Gutsy Women Refuse Hate"[247]
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Episode: "The People vs. Emil Blonsky"[248]
Saturday Night Live | Host/Musical guest  | Episode: "Megan Thee Stallion/Megan Thee Stallion"
2023  | Big Mouth | Megan  | Guest star (Season 7)[249]
2024  | Saturday Night Live | Guest performer  | Episode: "Jacob Elordi/Reneé Rapp"

## Tours

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Headlining

* Hot Girl Summer Tour (2024)

Supporting

* Legendary Nights Tour (for Meek Mill and Future) (2019)[250]
* Future Nostalgia Tour (for Dua Lipa) (2022)

## Awards and nominations

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Megan Thee Stallion

## See also

[edit]

* List of artists who reached number one in the United States
* Southern hip hop
* List of YouTubers

## Notes

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1. ^ Specifically, she pronounces the "Thee" as an unstressed /ðə/, and not /ðiː/ as in thee or a stressed the.

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* Official website
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Megan Thee Stallion

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* Good News (2020)
* Traumazine (2022)
* Megan (2024)

Reissues|

* Megan: Act II (2024)

Mixtapes|

* Fever (2019)

Compilation albums|

* Something for Thee Hotties (2021)

EPs|

* Tina Snow (2018)
* Suga (2020)

Singles|

* "Big Ole Freak"
* "Cash Shit"
* "Hot Girl Summer"
* "All Dat"
* "Diamonds"
* "B.I.T.C.H."
* "Captain Hook"
* "Savage"
* "Girls in the Hood"
* "Don't Stop"
* "Body"
* "Cry Baby"
* "On Me" (remix)
* "Thot Shit"
* "SG"
* "Megan's Piano"
* "Sweetest Pie"
* "Plan B"
* "Pressurelicious"
* "Her"
* "Ungrateful"
* "Cobra"
* "Not My Fault"
* "Hiss"
* "Wanna Be"
* "Boa"
* "Mamushi"
* "Neva Play"
* "Bigger in Texas"

Featured singles|

* "Talk" (remix)
* "Big Booty"
* "Pose" (remix)
* "RNB"
* "WAP"
* "34+35" (remix)
* "Beautiful Mistakes"
* "I Did It"
* "Butter" (remix)
* "It Was a... (Masked Christmas)"
* "Lick"
* "Bongos"
* "Sunday Service" (remix)
* "BBA"
* "Strategy"

Other songs|

* "Shots Fired"
* "Anxiety"
* "Otaku Hot Girl"

Related articles|

* Hot Girl Summer Tour
* Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words

Awards and nominations

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American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist

* DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (1989)
* MC Hammer (1990)
* MC Hammer (1991)
* MC Hammer (1992)
* Sir Mix-a-Lot (1993)
* Dr. Dre (1994)
* Snoop Dogg (1995)
* Coolio (1996)
* Tupac Shakur (1997)
* Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (1998)
* Master P (1999)
* DMX (2000)
* Dr. Dre (2001)
* Nelly (2002)
* Eminem / Mary J. Blige (2003)
* 50 Cent / Missy Elliott (2003)
* Jay-Z (2004)
* Eminem / Missy Elliott (2005)
* Eminem (2006)
* T.I. (2007)
* Kanye West (2008)
* Jay-Z (2009)
* Eminem (2010)
* Nicki Minaj (2011)
* Nicki Minaj (2012)
* Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013)
* Iggy Azalea (2014)
* Nicki Minaj (2015)
* Drake (2016)
* Drake (2017)
* Cardi B (2018)
* Cardi B (2019)
* Juice Wrld / Nicki Minaj (2020)
* Drake / Megan Thee Stallion (2021)

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BET Award for Best Collaboration

* Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams and Charlie Wilson (2003)
* Beyoncé and Jay-Z (2004)
* Ciara and Missy Elliott (2005)
* Kanye West and Jamie Foxx (2006)
* Ludacris and Mary J. Blige (2007)
* Kanye West and T-Pain (2008)
* Jamie Foxx and T-Pain (2009)
* Jay-Z and Alicia Keys (2010)
* Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne (2011)
* Wale and Miguel (2012)
* ASAP Rocky, Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar (2013)
* Beyoncé and Jay-Z (2014)
* Common and John Legend (2015)
* Rihanna and Drake (2016)
* Chance the Rapper, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne (2017)
* DJ Khaled, Rihanna and Bryson Tiller (2018)
* Travis Scott and Drake (2019)
* Chris Brown and Drake (2020)
* Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion (2021)
* Wizkid, Justin Bieber and Tems (2022)
* Future, Drake and Tems (2023)
* Lil Durk and J. Cole (2024)

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BET Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist

* Eve (2001)
* Missy Elliott (2002–2004)
* Remy Ma (2005)
* Missy Elliott (2006, 2008)
* M.I.A (2009)
* Nicki Minaj (2010–2016)
* Remy Ma (2017)
* Cardi B (2018–2019)
* Megan Thee Stallion (2020–2022)
* Latto (2023)
* Nicki Minaj (2024)

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BET Award for Video of the Year

2000s|

* "Ms. Jackson" – OutKast (2001)
* "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" – Busta Rhymes (2002)
* "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" – Erykah Badu (2003)
* "Hey Ya!" – OutKast (2004)
* "Jesus Walks" – Kanye West (2005)
* "Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige / "Gold Digger" – Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx (2006)
* "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé (2007)
* "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" – UGK (2008)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé (2009)

2010s|

* "Video Phone" – Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga (2010)
* "Look at Me Now" – Chris Brown (2011)
* "Otis" – Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Otis Redding (2012)
* "Started from the Bottom" – Drake (2013)
* "Happy" – Pharrell Williams (2014)
* "7/11" – Beyoncé (2015)
* "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016)
* "Sorry" – Beyoncé / "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars (2017)
* "God's Plan" – Drake (2018)
* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2019)

2020s|

* "Higher" – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend (2020)
* "WAP" – Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion (2021)
* "Family Ties" – Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar / "Smokin out the Window" – Silk Sonic (2022)
* "Kill Bill" – SZA (2023)
* "On My Mama" – Victoria Monét (2024)

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Grammy Award for Best New Artist

1950s|

* No Award (1958)
* Bobby Darin (1959)

1960s|

* Bob Newhart (1960)
* Peter Nero (1961)
* Robert Goulet (1962)
* The Swingle Singers (1963)
* The Beatles (1964)
* Tom Jones (1965)
* No Award (1966)
* Bobbie Gentry (1967)
* José Feliciano (1968)
* Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)

1970s|

* The Carpenters (1970)
* Carly Simon (1971)
* America (1972)
* Bette Midler (1973)
* Marvin Hamlisch (1974)
* Natalie Cole (1975)
* Starland Vocal Band (1976)
* Debby Boone (1977)
* A Taste of Honey (1978)
* Rickie Lee Jones (1979)

1980s|

* Christopher Cross (1980)
* Sheena Easton (1981)
* Men at Work (1982)
* Culture Club (1983)
* Cyndi Lauper (1984)
* Sade (1985)
* Bruce Hornsby & The Range (1986)
* Jody Watley (1987)
* Tracy Chapman (1988)
* ~~Milli Vanilli~~ (1989)

1990s|

* Mariah Carey (1990)
* Marc Cohn (1991)
* Arrested Development (1992)
* Toni Braxton (1993)
* Sheryl Crow (1994)
* Hootie & the Blowfish (1995)
* LeAnn Rimes (1996)
* Paula Cole (1997)
* Lauryn Hill (1998)
* Christina Aguilera (1999)

2000s|

* Shelby Lynne (2000)
* Alicia Keys (2001)
* Norah Jones (2002)
* Evanescence (2003)
* Maroon 5 (2004)
* John Legend (2005)
* Carrie Underwood (2006)
* Amy Winehouse (2007)
* Adele (2008)
* Zac Brown Band (2009)

2010s|

* Esperanza Spalding (2010)
* Bon Iver (2011)
* Fun (2012)
* Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013)
* Sam Smith (2014)
* Meghan Trainor (2015)
* Chance the Rapper (2016)
* Alessia Cara (2017)
* Dua Lipa (2018)
* Billie Eilish (2019)

2020s|

* Megan Thee Stallion (2020)
* Olivia Rodrigo (2021)
* Samara Joy (2022)
* Victoria Monét (2023)
* Chappell Roan (2024)

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Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance

1980s|

* "Parents Just Don't Understand" – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (1988)
* "Bust a Move" – Young MC (1989)

2010s|

* "Otis" – Jay-Z & Kanye West (2011)
* "Niggas in Paris" – Jay-Z & Kanye West (2012)
* "Thrift Shop" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz (2013)
* "I" – Kendrick Lamar (2014)
* "Alright" – Kendrick Lamar (2015)
* "No Problem" – Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz (2016)
* "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar (2017)
* "Bubblin" – Anderson .Paak / "King's Dead" – Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake (2018)
* "Racks in the Middle" – Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy (2019)

2020s|

* "Savage" – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé (2020)
* "Family Ties" – Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar (2021)
* "The Heart Part 5" – Kendrick Lamar (2022)
* "Scientists & Engineers" – Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane (2023)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2024)

Between 1990–2010, the category was split into two categories Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

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Grammy Award for Best Rap Song

2000s|

* "Lose Yourself" – Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto (songwriters) (2003)
* "Jesus Walks" – Miri Ben-Ari, Che Smith & Kanye West (songwriters) (2004)
* "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" – Devon Harris & Kanye West (songwriters) (2005)
* "Money Maker" – Ludacris and Pharrell Williams (songwriters) (2006)
* "Good Life – Aldrin Davis, Faheem Najm & Kanye West (songwriters) (2007)
* "Lollipop" – Dwayne Carter, Stephen Garrett, Darius Harrison, Jim Jonsin & Rex Zamor (songwriters) (2008)
* "Run This Town" – Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Makeba Riddick, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson (songwriters) (2009)

2010s|

* "Empire State of Mind" – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh (songwriters) (2010)
* "All of the Lights" – Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West (songwriters) (2011)
* "Niggas in Paris" – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West (songwriters) (2012)
* "Thrift Shop" – Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis (songwriters) (2013)
* "i" – Kendrick Duckworth, Columbus Smith & Ronald Isley (songwriters) (2014)
* "Alright" – Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Spears & Pharrell Williams (songwriters) (2015)
* "Hotline Bling" – Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies (songwriters) (2016)
* "Humble" – Kendrick Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & Michael Williams II (songwriters) (2017)
* "God's Plan" – Aubrey Graham, Ronald LaTour, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib (songwriters) (2018)
* "A Lot" – Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White (songwriters) (2019)

2020s|

* "Savage" – Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Sessions Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White (songwriters) (2020)
* "Jail" – Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West & Mark Williams (songwriters) (2021)
* "The Heart Part 5" – Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Duckworth & Matt Schaeffer (songwriters) (2022)
* "Scientists & Engineers" – Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson (songwriters) (2023)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Duckworth (songwriter) (2024)

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MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video

1990s|

* Beastie Boys– "Intergalactic" (1999)

2000s|

* Sisqó – "Thong Song" (2000)
* Outkast – "Ms. Jackson" (2001)
* Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule – "I'm Real (Remix)" (2002)
* Missy Elliott – "Work It" (2003)
* Outkast – "Hey Ya!" (2004)
* Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop – "Lose Control" (2005)
* The Black Eyed Peas – "My Humps" (2006)
* No Award (2007)
* Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop" (2008)
* Eminem – "We Made You" (2009)

2010s|

* Eminem – "Not Afraid" (2010)
* Nicki Minaj – "Super Bass" (2011)
* Drake featuring Lil Wayne – "HYFR" (2012)
* Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton – "Can't Hold Us" (2013)
* Drake featuring Majid Jordan– "Hold On, We're Going Home" (2014)
* Nicki Minaj – "Anaconda" (2015)
* Drake – "Hotline Bling" (2016)
* Kendrick Lamar – "Humble" (2017)
* Nicki Minaj – "Chun-Li" (2018)
* Cardi B – "Money" (2019)

2020s|

* Megan Thee Stallion – "Savage" (2020)
* Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A. – "Franchise" (2021)
* Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Baby – "Do We Have a Problem?" (2022)
* Nicki Minaj – "Super Freaky Girl" (2023)
* Eminem – "Houdini" (2024)

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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration

Duo or Group
(1979–2007)|

* The Jacksons (1979)
* The Commodores (1980)
* Kool & the Gang (1981)
* Gladys Knight & the Pips (1982)
* No Award (1983–1985)
* Atlantic Starr (1986)
* Gladys Knight & the Pips (1987)
* LeVert (1988)
* After 7 (1989)
* No Award (1990)
* The O'Jays (1991)
* Boyz II Men (1992)
* En Vogue (1993)
* No Award (1994)
* Boyz II Men (1995)
* Kirk Franklin (1996)
* Boyz II Men (1997)
* Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey (1998)
* Destiny's Child (1999)
* Destiny's Child (2000)
* Destiny's Child (2001)
* India Arie and Stevie Wonder (2002)
* Outkast (2003)
* Destiny's Child (2004)
* Destiny's Child (2005)
* The Cheetah Girls (2006)
* Eddie Levert and Gerald Levert (2007)

Duo, Group or
Collaboration
(2008–2019)|

* Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia (2008)
* Black Eyed Peas (2009)
* John Legend and The Roots (2010)
* Mary J. Blige and Drake (2011)
* Mary Mary (2012)
* Robin Thicke, T.I., and Pharrell (2013)
* Sam Smith and Mary J. Blige (2014)
* Empire Cast featuring Estelle and Jussie Smollett (2015)
* Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar (2016)
* Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna (2017)
* Kendrick Lamar and SZA (2018)
* Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, Beyoncé, and Wizkid (2019)

Contemporary
(2020–present)|

* Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé (2020)
* Tobe Nwigwe featuring Fat Nwigwe (2021)
* Chris Brown featuring Wizkid (2022)
* Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay (2023)
* Wizkid featuring Brent Faiyaz (2024)

Traditional
(2020–present)|

* Chloe x Halle (2020)
* Silk Sonic (2021)
* Silk Sonic (2022)
* Ciara and Chris Brown (2023)
* Adam Blackstone and Fantasia (2024)

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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song

Song
(1971–2015)|

* "Theme from Shaft" – Isaac Hayes (1971)
* No Award (1972–1994)
* "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" – Whitney Houston (1995)
* "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (1996)
* "A Song for Mama" – Boyz II Men (1997)
* "Lean on Me" – Kirk Franklin (1998)
* "Spend My Life with You" – Eric Benét featuring Tamia (1999)
* "Open My Heart" – Yolanda Adams (2000)
* "A Woman's Worth" – Alicia Keys (2001)
* "Brighter Day" – Kirk Franklin (2002)
* "Dance with My Father" – Luther Vandross (2003)
* "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys (2004)
* "Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys (2005)
* "I Am Not My Hair" – India Arie (2006)
* "Like You'll Never See Me Again" – Alicia Keys (2007)
* "Yes We Can" – will.i.am (2008)
* "God in Me" – Mary Mary (2009)
* "Bittersweet" – Fantasia (2010)
* "I Smile" – Kirk Franklin (2011)
* "I Look to You" – Whitney Houston and R. Kelly (2012)
* "All of Me" – John Legend (2013)
* "We Are Here" – Alicia Keys (2014)
* "Back Together" – Jill Scott (2015)

Contemporary
(2016–2019)|

* "Freedom" – Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar (2016)
* "HUMBLE." – Kendrick Lamar (2017)
* "Boo'd Up" – Ella Mai (2018)
* "Before I Let Go" – Beyoncé (2019)

Traditional
(2016–2019)|

* "I See Victory" – Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars (2017)
* "Long as I Live" – Toni Braxton (2018)
* "Spirit" – Beyoncé (2019)

Soul/R&B
(2020–present)|

* "Do It" – Chloe x Halle (2020)
* "Pick Up Your Feelings" – Jazmine Sullivan (2021)
* "Cuff It" – Beyoncé (2022)
* "ICU (Remix)" – Coco Jones featuring Justin Timberlake (2023)
* "Residuals" – Chris Brown (2024)

Hip Hop/Rap
(2020–present)|

* "Savage (Remix)" – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé (2020)
* "Fye Fye" – Tobe Nwigwe featuring Fat Nwigwe (2021)
* "Hotel Lobby" – Quavo and Takeoff (2022)
* "Cobra" – Megan Thee Stallion (2023)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2024)

International
(2020–present)|

* "Lockdown" – Original Koffee (2020)
* "Essence" – Wizkid featuring Tems and Justin Bieber (2021)
* "No Woman, No Cry" – Tems (2022)
* "Me & U" – Tems (2023)
* "Hmmm" – Chris Brown featuring Davido (2024)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States
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* BnF data

Artists|

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People|

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