Megan Thee Stallion on her new documentary, new music, new tequila and more

On the other hand, In her wordsDirected by Nneka Onuorah, feels like an attempt to bring the film to a conclusion, covering some of the most difficult moments in Pete's recent past – from the loss of her mother Holly Thomas in 2019 to being shot by rapper Tory Lanez in 2019 2020. Earlier this year Just as the pandemic began, Pete's “Savage” exploded on TikTok and sent her star skyrocketing. All of it – the grief, the trauma, the rapid fame – took its toll.

“I'm supposed to be kind of above the criticism and the haters and the trolls and whatever, but I'm just a normal person, so to speak,” Pete says during our phone call. In her words gives way to the person behind the swaggering stage persona: “You may have seen me at a show, but you'll be surprised at what was really going on.”

But that was then: now that she has taken over the “chief position”, since the founding of Chicas Divertidas (“I worked on it”), she puts the full force of her influence behind the projects and causes in which she believes “I “I've been here for a few years – I'm excited for the beauties to see how smoothly it's running”) to Kamala Harris' presidential campaign (“I just want the beauties to know: If you're not registered to vote, I don't know.” “You know what you're up to, but I want you to go out and do the right thing that you know in your heart is the right thing. Go vote if you want to see change .”

Viewers of the documentary will notice custom anime panels inserted into the footage. This was also something that was passionate about Pete, a well-known fan of the genre. “I really love the storytelling in anime,” she says. “I really like how you see a character go from their lowest self to their baddest self. In my documentary, I wanted to make my fans feel like they were on the same journey with me. Like you see me at my lowest state. You see me trying, getting knocked down a few times, but ultimately never giving up.”

Megan Thee Stallion: In her words will be available to stream on Prime Video from October 31, 2024.