Protecting the vitality of her observe with Younger Thug, Megan Thee Stallion is in “Don’t Cease” mode. The rapper simply dropped her official debut studio album Good Information on Nov. 20, almost capping off what’s been a heck of a 12 months for her.
She landed a film soundtrack. She’s had two hit information—one with Beyoncé and the opposite with Cardi B—that went to primary. She’s additionally launched a pair fashion collaborations, secured a Revlon contract, graced journal covers, and endured being shot in her ft.
And nonetheless, there may be a lot to study Megan Thee Stallion. The Houston native lately sat down for a Q&A session and dished on why she’s prevented tattoos.
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Tattoos are considerably commonplace in music—in hip-hop and past—with some artists choosing small items to commemorate particular folks or moments and others selecting to go large. Beyoncé and Jay-Z have matching “IV” tattoos, Rihanna has an Egyptian goddess on her chest, and others resembling Put up Malone, 21 Savage, and Jhene Aiko have a range.
Megan Thee Stallion joined GQ to go undercover on the web to reply random fan questions, and touched on the subject. One curious particular person needed to know why she doesn’t have any ink, and she or he gave a really candid response.
“I’ve at all times been scared to get a tattoo as a result of my mother was at all times like, ‘Don’t you get a f*cking tattoo. I’ma whoop your a*s.’ So it’s at all times been at the back of my head tattoos equal whooping,” she replied.
Megan Thee Stallion usually cites her late mom, Holly Thomas, as one in all her largest influences and inspirations in addition to the opposite ladies in her household. As many followers know, Megan’s mother was a rapper too and as a child, she used to observe her mother write rhymes.
When Thomas was nonetheless within the recreation, she managed herself as an artist and later transitioned to turning into Megan’s momager. The tattoo recommendation might be one in all many nuggets she dropped for her daughter.
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Different rappers who don’t have tattoos
Along with Megan Thee Stallion, there are a couple of different hip-hop artists who aren’t tatted, together with Massive Sean, T.I., Widespread, J. Cole, Ice-T, and Lil Child.
Lil Child went into element about his option to not get any tattoos throughout his interview with the New York Times earlier this 12 months. For him, it’s in regards to the picture he needs to mission.
“That’s why I ain’t acquired no tattoos, as a result of I at all times knew I used to be going to run my cash up, and I used to be going to need to go sit in entrance of some folks to do one thing with my cash. And I didn’t need them to have a look at me like a dope boy,” he stated.
“I needed to preserve my look straight. I actually stated, ‘After I sit down in entrance of those white of us, I don’t wish to haven’t any tattoos.’ In a method, it’s nonetheless that immediately. As a result of once I’m sitting in these conferences, I don’t have tattoos on my face. I do know they’d need to assume one thing if I’ve acquired tattoos on my face.”
Megan Thee Stallion didn’t elaborate on whether or not she’d ever contemplate getting one sooner or later, however for now, she’s expressing herself by her music, vogue, and anime-inspired type.
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