Megan Jovon Ruth Pete born February 15, , 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. The former won two Grammy Awards β Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song βwhile the latter became her first number-one song in several international markets, including becoming the inaugural number-one on the Billboard Global Her debut studio album, Good News , was met with critical and commercial successβreaching number two on the Billboard 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 peaked at number five on the Billboard and spawned the Billboard Hot top 20 single " Thot Shit ", which received a Grammy Award nomination.
Her single " Sweetest Pie " with Dua Lipa was met with similar success and preceded the release of her second studio album Traumazine , which peaked at number four on the Billboard In , her single " Hiss " from her third studio album Megan became her first solo song to top the Billboard Hot and made her the first solo female rapper to debut atop the Billboard Global chart.
The shooting was a major thematic element of her debut album Good News. In December , 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 and Entertainment in in favor of a career as an independent artist.
In , Time magazine named her one of the most-influential people in the world on their annual list. She graduated on December 11, , with a Bachelor of Science in health administration.
