Megan Thee Stallion "Fever"

Fever places Megan Thee Stallion in the lineage of Trina and Lil Kim – female rappers that shook the stability of the grounded gendered norms that seek to regulate exploration of what Black femininity truly is: unbridled. Megan not only embraces her lineage but she cites it, seeks to get respect from those that paved her way. The “Hot Girl Cinematic Universe” is introduced with the Fever album cover, with Megan Thee Stallion’s body oiled up, wearing a cheetah print fit and looking like the flames are lighting her skin. Her mouth is agape, she is inviting and enticing, giving you a taste because this isn’t a debut album, it’s a mixtape and she’s already hot. Heat rises, and this summer’s Stallion Season.