Megan Thee Stallion: catching up with the hot girl at home – Dazed

Miss Rona is not stoppingMegan Thee Stallion. Were not gonna say that! she jumps in, after I begin saying that it looks like summer 2020 might be cancelled. Her energy is infectious, even via Zoom. For the first time in weeks, the dormant (believed dead) hot girl inside of me is hopeful. If Thee Stallion says its about to be lit, I believe her. We always have a hot girl summer, she says, but its about to be savage summer!

It helps that weve recently been gifted a new remix ofSavage with bars from none other than Beyonc, dropped without warning last week. Namechecking TikTok and OnlyFans, the track is alreadyinfluencing culture, as well as providing direct pandemic relief by raising money forBread of Life an organisation delivering meals to families in their shared hometown, Houston. This isnt the first time Megan has used her platform to help her community. Shesdonatedto Houstons Park Manor Skilled Nursing Facility, and supported struggling fans through her#HottiesAtHomecash-app callout.

Since dropping her third EP,Suga, in early March, just a few weeks before widespread lockdowns set in, the world has changed. Megan talks about how food is filling her time at home, from her dreams of reuniting forteam breakfastsand going to restaurants again, to being locked down with her manager experimenting in the kitchen right now. Quarantine 15 is very real: Thats why we out here getting thicc! Our priorities may be different now, but the hot girl spirit is still getting us through.

Her fans, at least, have been exercising, goingviral on TikTokwithSugadance challenges. You cant open the app without seeing someinterpretationof theClassy. Bougie. Ratchetbars from Savage, or the catchy hook of Captain Hook. But its the reinterpreted film scenes that movie buff Megan gets sucked into herself. Ive really been enjoying everybody doing theremakeofThe Players Club, she laughs.

As much as Megan appreciates this as a time to reset and refresh, she isnt taking a break. Thee Stallion is someone who hasnt stopped since she started in music, and life and is still working on her debut album, as well as judging on the new HBO vogueing showLegendary, premiering later this month. We caught up with the hot girl at home to chat Beyonc, ballroom, being horny online, and how to have a savage summer indoors.

Fucking Beyonc! How did that happen?

Megan Thee Stallion:I know, I thought the same. I was like, God? Is this real? Like, we really did it! But shoutout to Beyonc like, thank you so much! Roc Nation is my management, so somebody from my team called me like, Hey, Beyonc wants to do a Savage remix, and Im like, Shut up yall are lyin! Theyre like, Seriously, go record a new verse. I didnt hear the song again until the week after that. When I heard it, I was like, This is really Beyonc! Like this isreallyBeyonc. Do yall know that this is really Beyonc?!

Whats your favourite line from her verse?

Megan Thee Stallion:When she says,If you dont jump to put jeans on, you dont feel my pain.I was like,Yes, Beyonc! You better tell em! Shes like,If you want to see some real ass, baby heres your chance!I said, Thats what Ive been saying!

Youre still early in your career, but you have already collaborated with so many great people. How do you top Beyonc?

Megan Thee Stallion:Im good, I dont need anyone else to collab with. I already collabed with Nicki and Ive collabed with Beyonc, my life is made bye, thank you. Thank you, everybody!

But if Rihannaturned around though and said she wanted to, what would you do?

Megan Thee Stallion:Rihanna isthatgirl, and I always wear Fenty, so Oh my God, that would blow my mind! If I could collab with Rihanna, I would honestly be super happy.

So youre on a new HBO show,Legendary, about ballroom culture. What was that like? How did you prepare?

Megan Thee Stallion:I have a lot of friends in the community that do the balls, so I would just watch their videos. I was like, Oh my God, wow, this is crazy! This is really amazing. When I got on the show, I got really close with Leiomy (Maldonado), and she taught me a lot of things that I needed to be looking for. She was like, Just naturally say what you want to say, do what you want to do but let me say what were looking for, and what ballroom is really about. I met so many amazing people, I learned so many new things. I just really cant wait for the world to see what ballroom is. It really made me want to be a better performer, because they work their ass off to get on that floor and kill it. When the outside opens back up, you best believe Im going to be at all the balls I can be at.

Youve been making music consistently since you started. Are you taking a bit of a break now that everythings on hold?

Megan Thee Stallion:I have a studio in the house, so Im still recording and Im still writing. I really cant wait to come out with my debut album, because thats really what Im working on right now. I feel like its going to be amazing, so I cant wait for yall to hear that.

If you could be quarantined with anyone else in the world, who would it be?

Megan Thee Stallion:Honestly, I would probably want to be quarantined with Dave Chappelle or James Franco, so they can make me laugh.

If wehaveto spend a Hot Girl Summerindoors, what would your tips for that be?

Megan Thee Stallion:Jeez, I dont want to have to say nothing about it, because I want to go outside! I would say that this is the time for everybody to definitely be just working on themselves. You have no choice but to protect your energy, so you should really feel better when you are able to come back outside. You should be rejuvenated. Youve been basking in your own great energy for a few months, so you should just feel better with yourself. You should be more confident, because now youve got the time to look at yourself 80 times a day in the mirror. If you aint perfected your make-up by the time we come out of quarantine, I dont know what youve been doing with your time! So, Ill just say this is the time to just reset, just refresh yourself.

Whats the first thing youre gonna do when youre allowed out again?

Megan Thee Stallion:Im gonna probably go eat at a restaurant. Im really dying for somebody to ask me what appetisers I want.

What are you watching in lockdown?

Megan Thee Stallion:I have probably watched every scary movie there is to be watched. I have probably watched every anime thats on Netflix. Ive binge-watched so many shows. I watchedOzarkI have just watched everything, honestly.

If were ever going back outside, its gonna be so lit Megan Thee Stallion

Whats your favourite horror movie?

Megan Thee Stallion:My favourite horror movie ever probably would have to beEvil Dead. The other day, I watched all theInsidiousseries over again those are also really good. Im gonna have to see how to scare the shit out of myself today, I dont know what Im going to watch.

Every day a new scare.

Megan Thee Stallion:Right? My manager always walks in the room, and hes like, No, Im gonna get out of here.

You should watch the original Japanese versions of horror movies.

Megan Thee Stallion:Oh my God, no, thats scary. Ive tried to watch the Japanese version ofThe Grudge... The Japanese versions of movies its a better storyline, so that makes them more scary. Its like, this shit probably could have happened. When you really want to get into some hardcore shit, thats what you would watch to see how scared you can be.

Youve always been really connected to your fans via livestreams and social media. Now that everyones on lockdown, everyones kind of doing the same thing as you, going live 24/7. Whats the key to an interesting livestream?

Megan Thee Stallion: I would just say to be you so if youre Megan Thee Stallion, you would get on there and you would turn up a little bit, probably twerk a little bit. Thats what the people like to see from me maybe play some of my songs. If youre somebody else, I would say that you need to be a little funny if thats what youre known for on Instagram, crack people up with jokes. If youre a make-up girl, you might want to get on there doing your make-up because thats what we need to see right now. We need all of those tutorials. If you cook, then its gotta be about the ingredients, from the beginning to the end what was the temperature on the stove, the oven I just need details about everything that youre doing. Just be interesting in what pertains to you.

Do you have any advice for dealing with loneliness and making sure that youre still connected with people while socially distanced?

Megan Thee Stallion: I know when outside was open and we were free to be out in the world and hanging out, nobody really necessarily utilised FaceTime as much as I feel they could have. It would just be like a quick call, and thats it but now everybodys kind of forced to get to know each other a little better. I would say definitely utilise your FaceTime, your Zooms theres a lot of people just getting in random group chats, and I feel like that's super cool because you never know who you could connect with, you could have something in common with. So I would just say just be nice, be friendly, because there are a bunch of people that want to talk to you, too.

People are getting really creative with dating in this time, too I swear people are getting hornier because were apart.

Megan Thee Stallion: I know! On Twitter after 11 oclock, I have to log off because Im just seeing these crazy things. Everybody wants to get active, everybody is really missing the human touch. I mean, let your freak flag fly I love it! Everybody's super horny right now. Theres like whole apps for going on virtual dates. Im like, every app is a dating app? Like Instagram is a dating app, Twitter is a dating app

Yeah, have you watchedLove is Blind? Did you see that somebody didLove is Quarantine?

Megan Thee Stallion:Thats crazy, did it work? Did they fall in love?

Well, theyre following up with them.

Megan Thee Stallion:Thats fire, causeLove Is Blind I loved it, it was great. They should do anotherLove is Blind, Id love to see that.

Theres probably going to be loads of shows like that now.

Megan Thee Stallion:I need it, I need it. I loveLove is Blind. Everybodys gonna want to find somebody at this point. The girls are so ready to put on shorts and swimsuits and go twerk, and have fun, and drive the boat. Its about to be so crazy. We had a hot girl summer we always have a hot girl summer but its about to be savage summer. Everybodys about to be really cut up. If were ever going back outside, its gonna be so lit.

Megan Thee Stallions Savage remix featuring Beyonc isout now

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