Rolling Stone - USA (2020-03)

MEGAN

THEE

STALLION

Rap’s boldest, brashest new voice is poised

for a huge 2020 — and she’s doing it all while

mourning her mom and chasing a degree

By Charles Holmes

PHOTOGRAPH BY

Campbell Addy

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IT’S A BRISK DECEMBER DAY IN HOUSTON, AND MEGAN THEE STALLION IS GIVING

detailed notes on how, exactly, she wants her dancers to twerk. The beat to Yo Got-

ti’s “Pose” pulsates through White Oak Music Hall as the 25-year-old star prepares for

a hometown show 24 hours from now, her biggest headlining concert in Houston to

date. She is in an unbreakable trance, watching her choreographer and troupe with a

strained eye. For hours, butt cheeks flap, knees dip, asses clap, legs split, feet stomp,

and gravity is defied. The dancers are talented — but Megan sees imperfections no one