Megan Thee Stallion was never one to bite her tongue, and in a recent interview with Billboard for billboard cover photoshoot, she doled out candid thoughts on her close relationships with fellow rap forces Cardi B and GloRilla. The interview came only days after the three set Madison Square Garden on fire during Megan’s “Hot Girl Summer” tour. The energy that night was palpable, but what crowned this moment was the deep respect and genuine support each artist brought to the stage.
With Cardi B and GloRilla, it is one of those very rare things in music that Megan can find because the competition usually comes before Camaraderie.
“I really love Cardi. I really love Glo, man,”
Megan said, her voice filled with genuineness.
Megan also said:
“In the industry, you really don’t meet a lot of girls who wanna see you be successful. You meet people-and I’m not just gonna say girls-but you don’t meet a lot of artists that want you to have success ’cause they’re scared sometimes it’s gonna take away from their success.”
This feeling points out a reality that many artists face: an industry soaked in a zero-sum mentality where, more often than not, one person’s success is another person’s loss. But in the case of Megan, Cardi, and GloRilla, the narrative is refreshingly different.
“Music is competition, rap is a competition,”
Megan acknowledged,
“but those two ladies, I feel like we all like to see each other do good things. We like to see each other win.”
That night at Madison Square Garden was not some showcase of individual talents but one powerful statement about what happens when women in the industry uplift one another.
“Sharing the stage with people that want to see you do good and you want to see them do good, it felt very uplifting. I felt like we were feeding off each other. I felt like we helped each other,”
Megan reflected.
“Being onstage with them made me happy.”
The joy and energy that were emanating from their performance didn’t just stay confined inside Madison Square Garden. A message to the greater music world of change via support, particularly within a field that’s best described by entities built on rivalry. Standing together, celebrating each other’s success, Megan, Cardi B, and GloRilla have redefined what it means for a woman to be successful in the music industry. They proved that there is room for them all at the top, and when one wins, they all win.
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