Megan Thee Stallion has revealed what she learned from her late rapper mother.
The Sweetest Pie hitmaker is the daughter of rapper Holly Thomas, who went by the name Holly-wood.
Holly-wood, who made music between 2001 and 2007 and managed Megan’s career, died in March 2019 after a battle with brain cancer.
In a recent interview with Billboard, the Hot Girl Summer hitmaker opened up about what she learned from her “feisty” mother.
“Just that attitude. My mama was so feisty,” Megan, 29, said. “She had a lot of aggression in her rap voice, and because in her nature she was naturally an aggressive woman, she sold it.”
Megan explained that she wanted to follow in her Holly-Wood’s footsteps by creating authentic music.
“I feel like the main thing for me is always selling it. Making sure who I am comes through in my voice when I’m rapping,” she told the publication. “You’re not going to believe what I’m saying if I don’t deliver it strong. My delivery lets people know that I’m strong.”
Megan’s father Joseph Pete Jr., who she previously described as a “full-time hustler”, passed away when she was only 15 years old.
In previous interviews, Megan revealed that her mother introduced her to rap music at a young age.
“Holly-Wood is the first female rapper I’ve ever known, I’ve ever saw, so I’m thinking like, ‘OK, yeah, this is normal. Everybody’s doing this,” she told Vulture in 2019. “So when she would take me to the studio with her, she would think I’m in the next room doing little kid stuff, colouring, watching TV, and I’m really like ear to the door, thinking, ‘Yeah, uh-huh I’ma do that, too.'”
