Megan Thee Stallion was honored Monday as one of Glamour‘s Women of the Year, and as she accepted the award, she thanked her late mother for paving the way for her success.
“A lot of people don’t know that my mom Holly was a rapper. She called herself Holly-wood, and she commanded every room she walked in because her presence was just larger than life,” the 26-year-old honoree said, according to Teen Vogue. “She was fearless and proud, and fought through the struggle to be heard and respected. She had no advantages, she seeked no shortcuts, and every bit of my core values and determination come from her. She passed away in March of 2019, but I feel her around me every day.”
The Houston MC received her award from hip hop trailblazers Salt-N-Pepa.
“She’s a Grammy award-winning rapper, a Popeye’s franchise owner — I love that! — and as of this fall, a college graduate with a bachelor’s of science in health administration from Texas Southern.” Pepa said. “Even while she was dealing with recent loss and trauma, she continues to spread a message of positivity and empowerment for women: young women like my daughter Egypt. Young girls, thicc girls, always taking the time to look and listen, to educate and give back in so many different ways.”
As the “Hot Girl Summer” artist embraced the special moment at the Rainbow Room in New York City, surrounded by other powerful females, she offered words of inspiration.
“There’s nothing women can’t achieve when we recognize that — that there can be more than one female scientist, scholar, actress, poet or, rapper,” she commented. “There’s room at the table for all of us, and when there isn’t, we need to make room.”
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