In early 2019, Megan Thee Stallion’s career was taking shape. The Houston, Texas MC had cracked the pop charts in late ’18 with her Tina Snow EP. Meg had also previously worked with Wale. However, the 1501 Certified/300 Entertainment artist would use the year ahead to crack the code, and leave marks.

In February of that year, Thee Stallion appeared on the LA Leakers show. There, she rapped over Tupac and Tha Outlawz’ “Hit ‘Em Up” instrumental (as produced by the late Johnny J). The display was a confident exhibit of an artist who possessed passion, flow, and substance all in one. She opened the moment, “Ay, ay, look, you b*tches acting / I’m sick of all this capping, I’m the only bad b*tch that’s out right now really rapping / You ni**as soft, can’t handle all this boss / I ain’t mad, ni**a, I just got that pimping in my talk / B*tches running outta bars tryna keep up with me / If I ain’t playing wit’ yo’ p*ssy why you coming for me? / You only doing all this sh*t because you want me to see / You can’t stunt on bitches that you really trying to be.” Although Megan threw barbed bars at her peers, she has built a career removed from beefs and rivalries. By 2020, Megan was atop the charts alongside Beyoncé with “Savage.”

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In 2022, Megan returns to LA Leakers. The guest points out how instrumental the platform was to her career, and vows to return with each campaign. This time, she rocks to another Death Row Records (and also Def Jam) single—Warren G & Nate Dogg’s “Regulate.” Meg is chippy once more. “You grown now, I ain’t doin’ nothin’ that your mama did / Never gave a f*ck like I ain’t never broke my hymen, uh / I rock Louis slippers ’cause I’m always out here sliding / She say I’m a h*e because her ni**a on my body / Guess I got her mad ’cause a ho like me be shining, ay / I’m a Texas b*tch, I ain’t scared of sh*t, yes, thick girls can take d*ck / I don’t really f*ck with none of y’all, y’all can miss me with that handshake sh*t / F*cked up, like, ‘What’s up?,’ when I walk in, put your cups up / I’m with the ni**a with the big pockets or the bad b*tch with the big butt / Hot girl, I be playin’ dumb because these ni**as be lame-o’s / These ni**as get to poppin’ Percs and want a b*tch to suck on they Playdough.”

Moments later, Meg punctuates the performance with a reference to the 1994 Warren G hit. “I run sh*t, regulate it, ni**as and these b*tches hatin’ / Don’t compare me to these other rappers, keep us separated / They be tootin’ white, I drink brown, b*tch, we segregated / They be chasin’ ni**as through they city, I be chasin’ paper / Yeah, now what you wanna do? / A b*tch want beef, I’ma pull up, like, ‘Moo!’ / But I don’t wanna fight, we can take it to the booth.” Above all else, Megan Thee Stallion wants to be viewed as an MC.

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In 2022, Meg has dropped video singles alongside Future, Dua Lipa, and Shenseea.

#BonusBeat: Ambrosia For Heads’ What’s The Headline podcast on 10 MCs who will take over in the 2020s. That list includes Megan Thee Stallion: