Overview
Megan Thee Stallion is an American rapper, songwriter and actress who is known for her sensuality and explicit song lyrics.
As of 2020, Megan Thee Stallion’s net worth is estimated to be $2.7 million.
Megan’s Net Worth
NET WORTH: | $2.7 MILLION |
AGE: | 24 |
DATE OF BIRTH: | 15 FEBRUARY 1995 |
NATIONALITY: | AMERICAN |
PROFESSION: | RAPPER, SONGWRITER, ACTRESS |
SOURCE OF WEALTH: | MUSIC |
Early Life
Megan’s real name is Megan Jovon Ruth Pete and she was born in Bexar County (Texas) on the 15th of February, 1995. Growing up, she was raised in the South Park area of Houston.
As a child, Megan followed her mother Holly, also a rapper, to recording sessions. They later moved to Pearland, Texas when she was 14.
She began writing her own rap music from the age of 16 but her mother required that she turn 21 first before going into the rap industry.
Megan gained attention in 2013 when her rap battle clip went viral. Since college, she posted freestyles on her Instagram page and managed to get followers.
The name Stallion was inspired by the fact that she was once called a stallion as a kid due to her height and beauty.
Megan schooled at the Pearland High School and later joined the Texas Southern University.
Career
Megan’s career began in 2016 when she released her debut mixtape Rich Ratchet, and her single Like a Stallion.
In 2018, she joined 1501 Certified Entertainment owned by former baseball player Carl Crawford. She also performed at SXSW that year.
In June of the same year, she released an EP under the label Tina Snow. It’s named after her alter ego, i.e. Tina Snow. Her EP had a lot of positive reviews by critics including Pitchfork.
Later in November, she signed with 300 Entertainment, being the first female rapper to do so.
In 2019, she then released the single Big Ole Freak and had a music video for the song. Big Ole Freak entered the Billboard Hot 100 and debuted at no. 99. It later peaked at no. 65 on the chart.
Megan released her first full-length mixtape in 2019 titled Fever. Her delivery in the album was compared to a “fully automatic machine gun“.
Later that year, she also released a music video for the track Realer. In June the same year, she was one of 11 artists included in XXL’s Freshman Class.
Her song Hot Girl also appeared in HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show. Not long after, she collaborated with Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign to release Hot Girl Summer. The song peaked at no.1 on the Rolling Stone 100 and hit no.11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In September of 2019, Megan signed a deal with Roc Nation.
In 2020, she collaborated with Normani (from Fifth Harmony) to release Diamonds which is a soundtrack for the movie Birds of Prey.
Apart from music, she’s rumored to be working on a horror film as well.
Highlights
Here are some of the highlights in Megan’s career.
- She has been nominated for several awards in 2019, including BET Awards, BET Hip-Hop Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and Soul Train Music Awards.
- Megan Thee Stallion also won different categories in the BET Hip-Hop Awards, Billboard Women in Music, Variety’s Hitmakers and MTV Video Music Awards.
- Her collaboration with DaBaby on Cash Shit went Platinum.
Interesting Facts on Megan Thee Stallion
Here are some cool facts about Megan.
- Megan owns a French Bulldog named 4oe. Her dog has an Instagram page that has over 200,000 followers.
- She once dated another rapper Moneybagg Yo.
- She also sells merchandise from her official website.
- Megan is often seen as someone who is confident of her sexuality.
- Instead of going to daycare as a child, she followed her late mother to the recording studio.
What contributed to Megan’s net worth
Megan Thee Stallion’s net worth is mostly attributed to her music. She has released mixtapes and singles, some with collaborations.
She also earns from her online merchandise store.
As of 2020, she is estimated to have a net worth of $2.7 million.
Source: Wikipedia, Iluminaryworth
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