How to celebrate Megan Thee Stallion's Hot Girl summer

Whether you’ve seen the slogan bouncing around the Internet or not, it should be publicly known that this summer is officially a Hot Girl Summer. The expression, coined by rising rapper Megan Thee Stallion, is a call to action that was first announced to her adoring fans on May 17 with the release of her latest album “Fever.” Her message is simple: It is time for everyone — especially women — to take charge of their lives, repossess their positivity and ambition, and do whatever makes them feel empowered. And you need to be positive.” But much like her music, Megan Thee Stallion’s Hot Girl lifestyle is far more complex than it appears. The Houston native first entered the Billboard 100 with a song off last year’s “Tina Snow” titled “Big Ole Freak” — a song that has become the quintessential symbol of the Hot Girl and Megan Thee Stallion brands. In an interview with The Mad Hatta Morning Show, Megan Thee Stallion described “Big Ole Freak” as being “about me being confident in my sexuality, and other women not being scared of being confident.” This is also made clear in the song’s music video, with its all-women cast: On the surface, “Big Ole Freak” might be exploring how to physically pleasure a male partner, but it actually revels in the idea that female sexual pleasure starts and begins with the ability to harness one’s own self-confidence and agency — while refusing to rely on anyone else to have a good time.