2019 may have seen Megan Thee Stallion win with ‘Hot Girl Summer,’ but she’s turned 2020 into a ‘Hot Girl Year’ – racking up awards, hit singles, and acclaim along the way.
All ahead of her debut album, the 25-year-old – just a year after making TIME magazine’s ‘Next List’ (as reported here) – is now the covergirl for its 2020 ‘100 Most Influential People’ tally.
With a feature accompanied by an op-ed penned by Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson, look inside to see more of Meg in the prestigious listing.
HENSON ON STALLION:
“There was something about this woman. Once you discover her, you become a fan. I don’t like to put the stigma of the word strong on Black women because I think it dehumanizes us, but she has strength—strength through vulnerability. She’s lost much of her family—her mother, her father, her grandmother—yet she is the epitome of tenacity, of pulling herself up by her bootstraps. She was shot this summer, and still people tried to tear her down.
But she’s out here still loving and being sweet. It’s invigorating to see her become a platinum-selling artist with the viral hit “Hot Girl Summer” and multiple No. 1 songs in the past year, “Savage” and “WAP.” But you would be a fool to think that’s all there is to her. She’s deep. She’s enrolled in college. She’s an entertainer. She’s a free spirit; I see that in her. The industry might try to pigeonhole her in this rap game, but she’s got a plan that’s much bigger. And we got her. I just want her to keep winning.”
Click here to read the full feature.
Bonus: Go behind the scenes of the photo shoot by seeing the video below.
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She looks HUGE! She needs a better stylist, MUA, image director (if that’s the proper term). She does not photograph well at all. She doesn’t know her angles look how huge she looks. Where’s Miss Jay when you need her???
Can you say anything positive??? She probably never imagined she would end up where she is now
I don’t think any of us imagined she would
Happy for her! Hate the cover tho
Yes Meg!!! Now…
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A mother who almost drops her kid, is being photographed driving with her kid on her lap and burning her gym should not be free!
Go Meg! Love it
Those are awful pics. Is this a joke?
No album
Has conflict with her record label, they are stopping her from releasing new music
But she still managed to succeed
So what’s normani’s excuse?
Normani even started before megan
But what’s Cümila‘s excuse for putting Sean‘s song on her album and still flopping chile?
What’s her excuse for looking like a cross-eyed donkey?
Honey theres no excuse
Senorita is her song
She wrote it and sang it
Romance is platinum in the US.
I think Meg is beautiful, but she looks bloated and the dress is not flattering on her. The background looks bad. They could’ve done better.
I absolutely adore Megan and think she’s the most talented female rapper of this generation but this cover really ain’t cute
Then you are dumb as rocks. But we already knew that 💋
This generation is in trouble if that’s the case 😂
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How many people laid eyes on these unflattering pictures before they published it and didn’t say anything
Cover looks horrible. This look is not it.
Good for her, but that cover is not it.
Lol, most influential people. WAP, WAP,WAP
Dead at people in this comment section section acting like your fat asses have looked 10/10 during quarantine. She looks like most people who’ve gained weight look. She is just as tall as Rihanna and Ciara so what this she is huge business? The cover isn’t the best but stop shaming her body.
Dead at you acting like you’re above that 🤣🤣🤣
How is she influential???
For featuring on a song with Cardi BV about having BV 🤣🤣🤣 Doctors have said the lyrics to that song are literally symptoms so both of them need to sort their sexual health.
Overrated t*****