Megan Thee Stallion

I don't feel like I sound like anybody from Houston. I don't really feel like I have that Houston flow, that Houston sound. I feel like it's a mixture of all the things I've listened to growing up, or even my mom, in a way. I feel like I have my own style.

When I was first coming out, I was definitely getting a lot of comparisons to Trina.

I don't feel like my sound is similar to any female artist that's out right now, so I definitely feel like we just need some Texas flavor.

You don't have a lot of women doing things for women, so when I'm rapping I gotta talk all this mess so the women can feel as confident and empowered as the men.

Since I was younger, I've always had the same body. Older guys would always be like, 'Oh you a stallion.' I finally had to ask, like, is that a good thing? Everybody pretty much took it and ran with it, and then I put it as my main name on Twitter. Ever since then everybody's just been calling me Stallion.

Kids used to pick on me because I was quiet, I was an easy target. But I wasn't quiet because I was scared.

The main goal of my music is to make people feel strong and confident.

I don't feel like I'm in competitive with anybody. If I'm worried about beating somebody else, I'm not going to be the best version of me. It shouldn't be a competition because somebody else winning is not going to make me lose.

Houston is a place where you have to be the best. Everybody gotta be flashy, flashy. It's not like a gaudy thing, but people definitely put on their best dressed even if they go into Wal-Mart.

I'm going to always have a home in Houston, I'm going to always come back.

Honestly, I'm not going to lie. I was a good kid.

That's what I feel like my music represents - having no limits or restrictions.