Megan Thee Stallion Is No Longer “Tongue Wrestling” With Naysayers About Her Charting Success

Megan Thee Stallion does not want to entertain arguments about her chart success. While candidly speaking at Taraji P. Henson’s I Am the Table Benefit Brunch, the Houston rapper opened up about once feeling the need to engage with fans, but no longer having the desire to participate in “tongue-wrestling on Twitter with you motherf**kers.”

“Of course, I’m competitive. Of course, rap is competitive, and hell yeah, I wanna win. I wanna be number one, for sure, but that’s not why I do it,” explained the 30-year-old in a clip circulating across social media. “I felt like, at a point, to please my fans because I love that my fans are very competitive, but I don’t wanna be tongue-wrestling on Twitter with you motherf**kers about charting. And y’all don’t even like my music.

“Y’all wanna bully other people because you think that the next girl is not doing as good as me, or you think that I’m not doing as good as the next girl, but did you listen to any of my songs, for real? Do you hear what I’m saying? Do you like what I’m saying? Or you just wanna brag?”

The Grammy winner continued, “So I felt like, damn, I gotta make music because I gotta be number one. I gotta chart, I gotta do this. Now, I’m like, you know what? [No] I’m gonna drop music when I feel like it. If you rock with me as Megan Thee Stallion, if you a hottie, thank you so much.”

Earlier this month, in recognition of World Mental Health Day, The Trevor Project, a prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, honored Megan Thee Stallion with the 2025 Mental Health Champion of the Year Award.

“Megan Thee Stallion is a mental health champion in every sense of the word,” relayed Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project, in a press statement.

“Her raw honesty, bold advocacy, and deep love for her community make her an extraordinary role model – particularly for Black LGBTQ+ youth, who face some of the highest rates of discrimination, mental health challenges, and suicide risk. Megan’s activism doesn’t just stop at words; she builds real, tangible resources for vulnerable communities that are too often overlooked or left behind. As a queer Black person, I wish I had someone like Megan to look up to when I was growing up. Her courage, her authenticity, and her unwavering commitment to mental health advocacy will echo for generations. The Trevor Project is proud to honor her incredible impact, especially at a time when LGBTQ+ young people are being stripped of life-saving resources. Megan Thee Stallion’s voice is not just powerful. It’s essential.”

As her October continues to heat up, the “Savage” performer revealed her annual Hottieween celebration will take place later this month in her home state. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday (Oct. 15) with proceeds benefiting her Pete & Thomas Foundation.