What better way to improve your life than having a seat at the table with the Robinson siblings? It’s like having access to the cool aunt and uncle at the family function. And when Megan Thee Stallion sat down with them for the latest IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, it was a gathering that you could only dream of pulling up a chair.
The “Lover Girl” rapper joined the siblings for conversations that touched on grief, ownership, mental health and the woman behind one of rap’s most recognizable personas. Fresh from Fiji after her second Love Island USA appearance, Megan brought her signature style while speaking candidly about who she is today.
Here are five interesting things we’re taking away from Megan’s IMO interview.
Megan had to grieve while performing in public.
“When my mom passed away, I immediately still had to be Megan Thee Stallion,” she said. While trying to understand her grief, she was expected to perform under the “magnifying glass” placed over public figures. Megan said artists deserve grace because many are “finding themselves in front of a lot of people.”
A social media magnet, Megan removed Instagram and X from her phone.
With 32 million followers on Instagram, Megan accepts that “people on the internet are going to talk regardless,” but she controls whether their opinions reach her. “I don’t have Instagram on my iPhone,” she revealed. Instead, she likes to scroll on Pinterest and TikTok, keeping things lighthearted with her content feed full of aliens and poodles.
Hot Girl Productions represents sovereignty she had to learn.
Megan described her experience with an early recording agreement feeling like someone “basically owned” her. As her name, likeness and music became more valuable, she wanted greater control over all three. “I never wanted to be in a place where I felt like somebody owned me,” she said. Her music now goes through Hot Girl Productions.
Broadway pushed her creativity to new heights.
Megan described how it felt being in Moulin Rouge! The Musical as “such an amazing experience.” She wrote music during the Broadway run, formed friendships backstage and committed to seeing at least two Broadway shows each year. The experience amped up her interest in acting, another space she wants to explore outside of her music.
Anyone can embrace their inner hottie.
Megan Thee Stallion made it clear that being a hottie is not limited by gender, fame, age or appearance. “Hotties can be hot boys, hot girls, hot everybody, hot people,” she explained. “A hottie is just a hot person.” She also announced the evolution of her alter ego: “Tina is grown now, babe.”
“Real fans know Tina pops in and out; she never left,” @terena_shardae wrote on Instagram, while @mon_cherstyle added, “We see the growth, Meg; you are evolving beautifully.”
Evolution, growth and groundedness are what Megan Thee Stallion brought to the table at IMO, and we’re here for it all —yes, including Tina Snow.