Megan Thee Stallion

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 12: Megan Thee Stallion attends the 2023 Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for MTV)

First Name
Megan Jovon Ruth
Last Name
Pete
Additional Name
Megan Thee Stallion
Date of Birth
Feb. 15, 1995
Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas
Discography
EPs: Make It Hot (2017); Tina Snow (2018); Sugar (2020) 
Albums: Good News (2020); Traumazine (2022) 
Other Notable Work
Dicks: The Musical (2023); Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023); Mean Girls: The Musical (2024)
Notable Awards
Grammy Award for Best New Artist (2021); Grammy Award for Best Rap Song (2021)

In just a few years, Megan Jovon Ruth Pete went from rapping at Houston kickbacks and strip clubs to becoming one of the biggest new superstars in music, assembling a legion of fans she’s dubbed Thee Hotties. Breaking out as Megan Thee Stallion with 2019’s “Big Ole Freak” from her fantastic EP Tina Snow, she went on to own the Hot Girl Summer, make music and friends Beyoncé, drop more EPs and albums, break records across global music charts, win Grammys, headline festivals – oh, and graduate from Texas Southern University with a degree in Health Administration. Even as she amasses brand deals, movie roles, and credits behind the scenes, she told Rolling Stone that she’s always working to leave a lasting hip-hop legacy: ​​“I just always want people to remember, ‘Yes, Megan Thee Stallion, she was great, she was a rapper. She was one of the best rappers, the coldest.’” —Mankaprr Conteh