Megan Thee Stallion Wants The Music Industry to Stop Pitting Her Against Cardi B and Nicki Minaj
In a powerful new op-ed for The New York Times titled “Why I Speak Up For Black Women,” Megan Thee Stallion briefly addresses the shooting involving Tory Lanez, but more importantly discussed an even bigger issue: the way Black women are “disrespected and disregarded” in America.
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While doing that, the 25-year-old superstar talked about the music industry and how it’s always pitting women against each other. “In every industry, women are pitted against one another, but especially in hip-hop, where it seems as if the male-dominated ecosystem can handle only one female rapper at a time.”
Megan went on to say,
“Countless times, people have tried to pit me against Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, two incredible entertainers and strong women. I’m not ‘the new’ anyone; we are all unique in our own ways.”
She continued,
“Wouldn’t it be nice if Black girls weren’t inundated with negative, sexist comments about Black women? If they were told instead of the many important things that we’ve achieved?” From there, Megan then listed Black women she wished she had learned more about in school, like Katherine Johnson, Alice H. Parker, and Marie Van Brittan Brown.
From day one, Megan has been about unity and supporting other female rappers in the game; which she has been widely praised for. Not only did she team up with veteran rapper Nicki Minaj but she also collaborated with the talented Cardi B on her hit song “WAP,” which went No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Aside from this, Meg also touched on the shooting incident involving her former friend Tory Lanez and shared why she stayed quiet about what actually happened.
“I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man. After a party, I was shot twice as I walked away from him. We were not in a relationship,” she said. “Truthfully, I was shocked that I ended up in that place.”
She continued,
“My initial silence about what happened was out of fear for myself and my friends. Even as a victim, I have been met with skepticism and judgment. The way people have publicly questioned and debated whether I played a role in my own violent assault proves that my fears about discussing what happened were, unfortunately, warranted.”
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