Megan Thee Stallion says there are “crazy double standards” for women in rap
nme.comMegan Thee Stallion has spoken out about the “crazy double standards” that women face in rap culture.The ‘Good News’ rapper was speaking to Dua Lipa on the latest episode of the latter’s new podcast At Your Service after the pair teamed up for a new joint single, ‘Sweetest Pie’, which came out yesterday (March 11).At one point in the conversation, Lipa brought up Megan’s previous comments in regards to “rap being a male-dominated ecosystem”, agreeing: “I feel like that about the music industry in general.”Lipa referenced Megan’s 2020 op-ed in The New York Times in which she wrote that the music industry “can handle only one female rapper at a time”, recalling the “countless times” she’d been “pitted against” the likes of Nicki Minaj and Cardi B.The ‘Future Nostalgia’ pop star continued: “There’s this beautiful moment coming into music – as a whole – where female musicians are seen to lift each other up.
And I think that’s really beautiful and important.”Lipa then asked Megan whether she thinks this “reflects the different standards men and women are held to in this industry”.The rapper responded: “I feel like when you think about women doing anything – in general – you think about ‘catty’.
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