She's a leading force for women in the Rap game, and Megan Thee Stallion is sharing how she was first introduced to ladies in Hip Hop. The Traumazine hitmaker has spoken about her mother, Holly Thomas, being an artist. Watching her mother work on her craft and beast out bars in the studio inspired Megan to walk a similar path. Sadly, Thomas passed away in 2019 after a bout with cancer, and her death arrived when Megan entered the mainstream scene. The "WAP" collaborator caught up with Hulu's RapCaviar Presents to speak about her introduction to women in Rap.
"My mom was a rapper, right? She was a female rapper, but I had never heard of women being rappers ever because my mom was listening to UGK, Three 6 Mafia," she said in a teaser. "My daddy [listened to] Lil Wayne, like, we only listening to men in the house. But one day, my mom put on Lil Kim. Damn! She raps harder than a lot of these guys!" Meanwhile, City Girls had a different outlook, as they were surrounded by influences with ladies on the mic.
Megan Thee Stallion & City Girls Have Different Introductions To Femcees
"It was a lot of women in music when I was growing up. It was f*ckin' Foxy Brown, Missy Elliott, Left Eye, Eve," said JT. Simone Mitchell, the President of Quality Control Music, also noted that in past generations of Hip Hop, femcees have dominated with "raunchy" Rap. We're seeing a resurgence in this current culture. The teaser ended by stating that Nicki Minaj "kind of brought it back to the forefront." That should make for an episode that sparks several social media conversations.
We previously reported on RapCaviar Presents, a new docuseries premiering on Hulu March 30. RapCaviar began as a Spotify playlist and has become a phenomenon, and we will see several artists sit down to share insight into their perspectives on the genre. Tyler, The Creator and Pharrell also detailed career-changing advice the "Happy" hitmaker gave to the Igor star. Roddy Ricch and Coi Leray will tackle the topic of negativity and backlash on social media during a time when platforms help artists gain fame. It's a six-part series that fans and artists should tune into. We'll keep you updated on highlights as they unfold. Check out the "Impact Of Women in Rap" teaser above.
