Another product of social media fame is Megan Thee Stallion. She used to make freestyle rap videos online before; now, she has her own album, mixtape, and a number of hits.
Not only that, she has also nabbed several awards and conquered the music charts. That said, how successful has Megan The Stallion become today, and how much net worth does she have?
The Incredible Success of Megan Thee Stallion’s Career
According to her Wikipedia page, the 27-year-old rapper rose to fame through her online freestyle videos on social media platforms like Instagram.
From there, she signed to 300 Entertainment in 2018 and dropped the mixtape Fever in 2019 and the extended play Suga in 2020. The two both reached the top ten of the Billboard 200.
Her debut studio album, Good News, came in 2020, received critical acclaim, and made it on several year-end best album lists.
Her song “Savage,” featuring Beyonce, and being featured on Cardi B’s “WAP” were her first and second number-one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
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“WAP” was her first No. 1 song in several other countries and Billboard Global 200 chart.
She then became a part of the remix of Ariana Grande’s song “34+35,” along with Doja Cat, climbing the second spot on the Billboard Hot 11.
Her debut compilation album, Something for Thee Hotties, then came out in 2021 and made it to the top 10 of the Billboard 200. It produced the single “Thot S***, " reaching the top 20 in the U.S. and even earning a Grammy Best Rap Performance nomination.
Proving Megan Thee Stallion’s Success
Megan Thee Stallion is now enjoying incredible success. In just six years in the business, she has received six BET Awards, five BET Hip Hop Awards, four American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, one Billboard Women in Music Award, and three Grammy Awards.
She’s the second female to win Best New Artist at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, following Lauryn Hill in 1999.
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Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.
Of course, this success also comes with great compensation, making her $8 million rich today, per Celebrity Net Worth.
Meghan Thee Stallion Lives by Her Mother’s Advice
Meanwhile, despite the untimely demise of her mother, Holly Thomas, in 2019, Megan Thee Stallion revealed on Apple Music 1’s The Ebro Show with Ebro and Nadeska that she’s still living by her mom’s advice.
“She was like, 'Just because I'm sick that don't mean yous not supposed to be going to do your work. You got to a show tomorrow,’” she recalled before Thomas died of brain cancer, per BET. “I had a show in California for the first time ... it was at Diesel. It was something big. This was going to be one of the first biggest performances that I ever had.”
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Despite their situation at the time, Thomas told them to continue doing their thing.
“And she was just like, 'Just because I'm sick, you and T Farris, y'all don't stop. Y'all need to go to LA and still do your show,” she added. “And I was like, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah. All right. I'm going to be back up here in a little bit.' And then it was just over so quick and I was just like, 'Oh my God, what do I do?' She said, 'Don't stop,' so then I just took that literally. And we're here today.”
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