Megan Thee Stallion Talks Women Being “Superior Beings,” Her Father’s Influence And Double Standards In Hip Hop: ”A Man Can Be As Mediocre As He Wants To Be But Still Be Praised”

Megan Thee Stallion talks double standards between men and women in hip-hop, her father’s influence, and women being the “superior” beings in her new interview with Marie Claire.

When it comes to Megan” Thee Stallion” Pete, there aren’t many who can keep up with her heat. She is thee hot girl, who now has two platinum tracks, “Hot Girl Summer” and “Cash Sh*t,” and she’s been stamped with approval by legends in the hip hop arena. The Houston native sat down with Marie Claire, and one of her first topics of conversation was never straying from her true passion: music.

“I never had a plan B; I always had two plan As. I knew I wanted to go to school, but I knew I wanted to pursue music. When you really want to do something, you’re really going to put your mind to doing it. And I really want to do both. I have to do both,” she says as a current student at Texas Southern University. While her journey hasn’t been the easiest, Meg says she’s far from believing that perfection is the key to success. “I don’t know when it became the trend to be so motherfucking perfect, but I hate it,” she states. “I know that I’m a mess sometimes, and it’s okay to be a mess. It’s okay to cry. It’s okay to scream. It’s okay to be angry. It’s okay to go through a thousand different emotions.”

Meg’s latest project, Suga is filled with tracks that range from Megan’s soft side to her breaking down the layers of a savage. But, Suga is not an album, she says. “That’s big pressure. That’s like a husband.” She often explains that an album will be much more intimate and comparable to a marriage. “That’s big pressure. That’s like a husband. Projects are like, ‘We’re dating, we’re getting to know each other, we’re getting comfortable,” says Megan.

Megan then brought up the double standards between male and female rappers, an issue that has plagued the female community in various areas of life. “A man can be as mediocre as he wants to be but still be praised,” she says. “A man can talk about how he’s about to do all of these drugs and then come and shoot your house up. But as soon as I say something about my vagina, it’s the end of the world?” She then questions the logic behind criticizing the sexual content in her music. “What are you really mad about? You cannot be mad about me rapping about sex. That’s not what you’re mad about.”

She continues: “It’s something deeper. Not only am I rapping about sex, I’m rapping about you making me feel good. I’m not rapping about licking on you. No, you’re going to do what I told you to do, and I feel like sometimes that can be a little intimidating…Sometimes it’s overwhelming to some men. They can’t handle it; they get a little shook, they get a little scared. But I’m not going nowhere, so get used to it.”

Despite all the b.s. women face, Megan says females are the strongest of all beings. “I know that women are powerful. I know that we are out here birthing people. I know that we are out here running shit, so I can’t even be mad at you for thinking that we should be held to a high standard,” she says. “We’re the ultimate beings. We are the superior beings.”

It’s easy to see that Megan has a solid foundation, and the star says her late father is one of the main reasons she’ll never settle for less. “My dad was definitely my best friend, but for the first eight years of my life, he was in jail. When he got out, we were together every day.” Her father’s love is one of the primary reasons why she refuses to settle. “I saw how he treated my mom, and I saw how my dad treated me,” she says. “I have so many strong positive influences. I’m not going to lower my standards.”