At long last, Megan Thee Stallion is going on tour. Today (March 13), the Hot Girl Coach announced The Hot Girl Summer Tour. And as one could expect, the hotties are ready to be outside. Though she didn’t reveal exactly when she’d be going on tour, she is assembling the hotties to gather their coins and get ready for the ultimate hottie bash.
And as Meg famously coined the phrase “Hot Girl Summer,” we can expect this to be one of the biggest tours of the season.
When will Megan Thee Stallion reveal her Hot Girl Summer Tour dates?
In a social media post announcing the tour, Meg said she would reveal the dates for the concerts on March 20. While fans will have to wait another week to find out when she will be taking over their cities, she did reveal a list of cities she will be visiting on the Hot Girl Summer Tour.
Fans in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and of course, her hometown of Houston, can look forward to a takeover by the Queen Hottie herself. Additionally, Meg will be visiting the European hotties in Glasgow, Amsterdam, London, and more.
You can see Meg’s announcement and the list of cities below.
Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
In January, Megan Thee Stallion announced the Hot Girl Summer Tour, saying at the time, “Oh, we’re having the tour this year. The Hot Girl Summer Tour is going to be 2024, summertime. I feel like I’ve never been able to be outside doing my own thing during the summer, since like 2019. So this is going to be the first time that I drop an album on time for the summer. I do want to give the hotties the Megan Thee Stallion experience.”
Now, we know a little more about it thanks to Megan’s latest social media post, of a fake magazine cover that features a revealing swimsuit photo of herself. The poster indicates the tour starts in mid-May this year, and is more explicit in the fact that it’ll visit the following cities:
Minneapolis, MN
Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore, MD
Memphis, TN
Atlanta, GG
Raleigh, NC
Hollywood, FL
Tampa, FL
New Orleans, LA
Dallas, TX
Austin, TX
Houston, TX
Denver, CO
Phoenix, AZ
Los Angeles, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Glasgow, UK
Manchester, UK
Paris, FR
Amsterdam, NL
Cologne, DE
Dublin, IE
Birmingham, UK
London, UK
Alongside the poster, Meg wrote, “HOTTIESSS GET READY TO COME HAVE SOME FUN WITH ME AT THEE HOT GIRL SUMMER TOUR [sun emojis] Get your outfits ready nowww! We getting started this MAY [fire emoji] I told you what cities today to get yall prepared! Check back in on thee 20th for official dates [winking emojis] im so exciteddddd.”
Cardi B is done letting anxiety get the best of her. With her long-awaited sophomore album slated to drop this year, she has a mountain of music to serve to fans. Her Missy Elliott-approved “Like What (Freestyle)” was just the start. Yesterday (March 7), Cardi took to Instagram to tease her follow-up record, “Miami.”
As a Bronx native, Cardi pulled inspiration for the tropical city for the forthcoming fiery track. From the studio, Cardi B shared an extended snippet of the record, and she’s giving major Gangsta B*tch Music, Vol. 3 energy. “Look, I see my opps linkin’ up / I’m like, ‘What in the f*ck?’ / If you scared then just say that / Ho, enough is enough / They was just in my DM’s / Ain’t no trustin’ these sluts / I’m about to call up Diamond / B*tch, knuck if you buck,” she raps.
According to the simple caption, the song will drop next Friday, March 15. Cardi B’s previous single, “Bongos,” with Megan Thee Stallion, was a take on Brazilian funk. For “Miami,” Cardi B is looking to bring back to the gritty streets of New York.
“Miami” is due out 3/15 via Atlantic Records. Find more information here.
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Megan Thee Stallion’s time in Japan for the 2024 Anime Awards has been a sight to witness. From her over-the-top costume changes and fun choreography collaboration, the “P*ssy Don’t Lie” rapper has been living it up. Yesterday (March 7), Megan dialed things up a notch with an interesting culinary experience.
While dining out, Megan recorded herself trying a shot of Habushu (or Habu Sake). Although Megan enjoys a great cognac every now and again, this liqueur was no ordinary adult beverage. In fact, the slithering wine shot was poured directly from a bottle with an actual dead snake in it.
The video captioned: “LOL should I show y’all all of the food/drinks I’ve been trying out in Japan ? I just had to taste this dang snake drink ,” had fans crawling in their skin.
As Megan tried the shot, she couldn’t help but feel conflicted. “I didn’t even know snakes had a taste,” she joked. “But that, that tastes like a snake.”
In the comment section, followers were in awe of the specialty beverage.
“Not you out there trying snake wine. They got you going all types of side quests and challenges,” wrote one user.
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“Megan, how did you have the courage to drink this,” asked another.
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“I’d be scared of the snake decomposing, and I’m drinking it—dead, nasty snake. Not for me either, girl,” wrote another.
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“The way I didn’t even realize this was Megan. I was too busy looking at the snake,” penned another.
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“I always looked at those bottles like crazy when I used to live in Okinawa LMAO. I’m curious about how it tastes now,” chimed in another.
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“You really took ‘Hiss‘ promo seriously,” joked another, referring to her recent song.
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When Megan Thee Stallion returned to music with her single “Cobra,” she said she was scaling away from her past. But the public had no clue that meant her dietary norms of hot chips and even spicier sandwiches.
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Megan Thee Stallion has been bridging the gap between hot girls and weebs since her 2018 breakout and anime streamer Crunchyroll took notice, embracing the Houston rapper’s support by making her a presenter at this year’s Anime Awards in Japan. While on the red carpet ahead of the show, Meg participated in a quick red-carpet interview for TikTok, showing of her otaku (Japanese for “fan”) cred by sharing her go-to comfort shows, defending her favorite anime genre, and name-checking which show’s characters she’d recruit as backup dancers.
Apparently, Thee Stallion is a big fan of the action genre, saying, “As soon as the anime come on, I wanna the city getting tore up. The city need to be destroyed on the first go. I need to understand why you’re mad, what is the character development story, what are we going through — take me on that ride with you.” For back up dancers, she says the fabolous fits of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure crew would make them shoo-ins for for the role, while her comfort shows include ’90s classics Inuyasha and YuYu Hakusho, which she says she’ll even fall asleep watching (how she can do that with all the yelling and explosions is beyond me).
Meg’s put her love for action anime on display a number of times throughout her career, doing elaborate photoshoots in cosplay and even performing as Sailor Moon in Japan a few years ago. She’s had a first-look deal in place with Netflix since 2021 — wouldn’t it be fun to see Meg get her own anime one day?
Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Joe Budden is no stranger to controversy. In fact, the musician-turned-media figure’s takes on trending topics on his namesake podcast often land him in hot water. In fact, his past opinions of women rap stars Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Megan Thee Stallion had fans pulling out their pitchforks. Well, Budden’s recent hot take will have them on the attack yet again.
Yesterday (March 2), in a teaser clip for a forthcoming episode, Budden boldly claimed rap fans shouldn’t get excited about the push for women acts. “Y’all ain’t gonna want to hear it from me, but the girl rapper wave is over,” he said. “Just telling you what it is. I’m normally a few months ahead with this stuff, sometimes a few years ahead with this stuff. The girl rapper wave is finito.”
Budden went on to share the reasonings behind his claim. “I think labels are looking at it like, ‘Very few of y’all are selling records, it’s too much work to get your coin back, we got to go do brand deals all over the world with y’all, y’all are expensive, some of y’all are annoying,’ and none of these records are working,” he said.
But all hope isn’t lost, according to him, as there are a select few recording artists that he expects to have longevity. “The cream rises to the top,” he said. “So, Latto shall remain; Flo Milli shall remain; Rapsody will always be there, but she wasn’t really a part of [that scene]. But all of that, ‘Go find a girl, send her to Columbia, get it done, put her in the studio with fucking Mike WiLL [Made-It] or any one of them n****s’ … all that planting the girl in the scene, getting the record and it taking off — that wave is over.”
Watch the full video below.
Joe Budden proclaims “the girl rapper wave is over”: “Very few of y’all are selling records”
Megan Thee Stallion has done a lot in terms of advocacy, both as a businesswoman making moves and as an artist just expressing herself. Moreover, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York recently announced that they would give her the organization’s honor as an entrepreneur and social influence in the entertainment world. It’s unclear in which form the nonprofit will manifest this honor; a plaque, a ceremony, or something else? Regardless, Nike’s newest collaborator receives the praise for being an “extraordinary advocate” through her “music and performances [which] have shined a light on women’s empowerment, mental health and social justice.”
“An outspoken advocate for women’s rights and Planned Parenthood, Megan has used her global platform to draw attention to the organization’s mission and work,” Planned Parenthood’s statement continued. “She also launched The Pete and Thomas Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on uplifting and assisting women, children, senior citizens, and underserved communities in Houston, Texas and across the world.” However, Nicki Minaj fans took significant issue with this given their beef. For those unaware, the Barbz are under the impression that Megan Thee Stallion tried to pressure the Pink Friday 2 MC into getting an abortion.
“Imagine telling someone you didn’t want a drink…” Nicki Minaj said of the matter back in 2022 on Queen Radio, although she didn’t specifically name (or subliminally allude to) any specific person. “You know, because you were, at the time, possibly pregnant. Because you were actively trying to have a baby. Imagine that person saying, ‘Oh girl, you can go to the clinic!’
“Imagine posting photos that you’re pregnant… and the person doesn’t even like it or say congratulations,” she continued. “But then, when you post that Beyoncé sent you flowers congratulating you, the person then tries to attempt to send you flowers thinking that, ‘Oh, I could use this opportunity as I use everyone else. She’ll post that I sent her flowers.’ I didn’t even let them s**ts in my motherf***ing house.” Meg denied claims that she was Nicki’s target, who had an abortion at age 16. Still, their since-escalated feud led Minaj and her fanbase to hold this allegation against her once more. For more news and the latest updates on Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj, stay up to date on HNHH.
From lyrics to lifestyle, the world of rap has often attracted controversy, stirring debates and sparking outrage in equal measure. Among the myriad of issues that have ignited public scrutiny, one recurring theme is the clash between rappers and animal rights activists. Over the years, many rappers have angered PETA in several different ways. The renowned organization advocating for the ethical treatment of animals has frequently found itself at odds with Hip-Hop acts. Here’s a list of rappers who have upset PETA and found themselves in the organization’s crosshairs.
On Cardi B’s 31st birthday in October 2023, Offset went above and beyond with the gifts he got her. The “Stir Fry” rapper gifted his then-wife three expensive crocodile skin Birkin bags. Obviously, PETA frowns heavily upon such things, and the organization wasted no time in expressing its frustrations. Soon after the photos of the bags hit the internet, PETA vice president Lisa Lange dropped a statement addressing the issue. “Instead of using his wealth and influence for good, Offset chose to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars into a gruesome, violent industry that electroshocks crocodiles, shoves metal rods into their heads in an attempt to scramble their brains, and mutilates them while they’re still alive,” she wrote.
On August 7, 2020, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion dropped their smash hit, “WAP.” The song was accompanied by a music video which PETA subsequently blasted the two rappers for. Three days after the video dropped, PETA aired its opinion on the video’s apparent use of live tigers. Their statement read, “If Tiger King taught us anything, it’s that tigers and other wild animals are abused for music videos, selfies, and gawking roadside zoo visitors. So if real animals were used instead of computer-generated imagery, the message sent is that animal exploitation is Okurrr—and it isn’t. If Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion really care about p**sy liberation, they wouldn’t use suffering big cats as props.”
When Valee dyed his little dog red in 2019, the rapper probably didn’t think it would cause any outrage. However, the opposite happened as he joined the list of rappers who got on the bad side of PETA. On May 27, 2019, he uploaded a video on his Instagram, showing off his newly-dyed red dog. A month later, on June 28, 2019, he revealed on Twitter that PETA had sent him a letter. It reads, in part, “Valee should know that putting dye on animals is extremely dangerous. Although the dye used on Valee’s dog was reportedly non-toxic and vegan, no animal has a natural desire to be dyed.” While they also implored him to take down the video, Valee has left it up since then.
When Maroon 5 headlined the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2019, they were briefly joined on stage by Big Boi. One-half of the iconic Hip Hop duo OutKast, the rapper donned a fur coat as he delivered a great performance before stepping off the stage. Following the event, however, PETA wrote a letter to Big Boi expressing their disappointment and disapproval of the rapper’s fashion choice. The full letter reads:
Dear Antwan, Our hearts sank when you took the stage during the Super Bowl in a fur coat. You have many, many fans here at PETA and around the country who love your music, and were thrilled when it was announced that you’d be involved in the halftime show. Can we please convince you to make that your last appearance in a fur coat? We can help you donate any furs you have to people in need as we’ve done numerous times over the years with the thousands of coats donated by people who, once seeing how horribly animals are treated on fur farms and trapped in the wild, gave them up. We’ve given furs to homeless shelters in this country and sent donated furs to Syrian refugees who desperately need the extra warmth. We’d be honored to add your furs to this donation program. There will soon be a gorgeous faux fur on its way to you that offers a look that kills that no animal had to die for. The animals need you on their team, what do you say?
Kanye is one of a few rappers to successfully rile PETA up multiple times. He did it in 2010 when he arrived at a fashion week event in a fur coat. After he released “Theraflu,” in 2012, he angered the organization again. In the song, Kanye raps, “Tell PETA my mink is draggin’ on the floor,” lyrics which earned him another scathing statement from the group. Most recently, in 2022, Ye came under fire when he used the photo of a skinned monkey to promote a song. On January 14, 2022, PETA president Ingrid Newkirk gave a statement to Billboard addressing the topic.
“The photo is reminiscent of the monkeys PETA has found, sometimes heads, sometimes hands, sometimes the whole body, in meat markets around the world and it makes it clear that when you remove the fur you can’t miss that there’s a person in there, that they are fellow primates, and do not belong to us to abuse for any purpose — not in laboratories, roadside zoos, movies, or meat markets,” Newkirk said.
If we learned anything from Reneé Rapp‘s press run for the 2024 movie-musical adaptation of Mean Girls, it’s that she doesn’t hold back. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Rapp opened up about the inspirations behind her music, her anxiety around acting, and more.
During the conversation, Rapp was asked about a controversial line in the 2024 iteration of Mean Girls. However, Rapp said she does not remember this particular moment, and noted that she and her “Not My Fault” collaborator Megan Thee Stallion were a bit toasty during the premiere.
“I feel like I’m the only person in the world who didn’t see this and who doesn’t know what we’re talking about,” Rapp said. “And I think it’s because I was fairly drunk at the premiere and that was the only time I ever watched the movie. Because I don’t like watching stuff that I’m in because it freaks me out. It was me and Megan [Thee Stallion], next to each other, and I was like, ‘I’m so anxious.’ I immediately got into the theater, changed out of my little dress, put on a comfier one, sat down in the back. I was like, ‘We need two bottles of champagne.’ I was violently hungover the next day. I must have had a great time. I remember seeing myself and being like, ‘My eyeliner looks amazing.’ And that’s all I recall.
Though Rapp has said she is primarily focusing on music as opposed to acting, she will appear in the upcoming third season of The Sex Lives Of College Girls, this time, as a supporting character and not a series regular.
Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Tory Lanez is still appealing to vacate his sentence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case, whose conviction resulted in a 10-year sentence. According to reported Meghann Cuniff, the brief reopening this appeal process isn’t in court records yet, but she will provide updates on developments as they emerge. Given this new revelation, folks got to debating again over whose side they believe in this legal case. For example, Drake recently took to his Instagram Story to advocate for his fellow Canadian’s freedom. Others still stand by the Houston MC, and they must all now wait for the next step in Lanez’s legal journey.
Furthermore, this brief and new appeal process is based on a December request from last year to vacate his sentence. Specifically, Tory Lanez wants the court to reevaluate his case following a new testimony from his driver and bodyguard Jauquan Smith, who had not testified previously. In addition, his legal team believes that other factors, such as his “childhood trauma” and the court’s erroneous decision to deport him, will play a role. According to Cuniff’s reporting on this, though, the court wasn’t expected to come to a decision on this matter for a couple of months, so we’ll see if they say anything about the appeal in the near future.
The brief is to build off the Lanez’s petition filed in December about the driver that didn’t testify. Much more in my article from then: https://t.co/aUe641wMd4
Meanwhile, these developments come as folks like Wack 100 try to turn the case around in Tory Lanez’s favor in the public eye. He recently claimed that there’s unreleased video footage out there of the alleged shooting that would ruin Megan Thee Stallion’s career if it comes out. While many fans expressed heavy skepticism over this, the music executive doubled down on his claims. Not only that, but he also alleged that, since the supposed clip in question was apparently recorded by a minor, it’s not admissible as evidence in court.
However, there are also certain bright spots in Lanez’s prison stay. He’s still been able to engage with fans and see his family, so regardless of all the drama around him, he’s trying to do the best he can with what he has. Hopefully this personal peace and gratification is something that persists regardless of what the appeal’s outcome is. For more news and the latest updates on Tory Lanez, come back to HNHH.
I just had to taste this dang snake drink 
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