It's A Hot Girl Summer. Here's Why.
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING Summer 2019 may be in full swing, but it’s never too late to learn about Hot Girl Summer. The phrase belongs to a Houston-based rapper named Megan Thee Stallion and her song, “Cash Shit.” The song’s lyrics reference “real hot girl shit,” lending itself to the nickname Stallion now goes by ― “Thee hot girl.” While Stallion has called one of her alter egos “Meg the Hot Girl,” her “hot” nickname can be traced back to the late ’90s hit by the Hot Boys, “I Need A Hot Girl,” which notably popularized the talk of hot girls in music. The cover of Stallion’s album, “Fever,” released in May, even features text exclaiming: “She’s thee hot girl and she’s bringing thee heat.” As the internet is wont to do, people on social media ran with Stallion’s moniker and sweated on it until it became the lifestyle choice of summer 2019: Hot Girl Summer. pic.twitter.com/xZ5OMeAZA5 — Curtis Bryant July 11, 2019 Solid examples of women who exude a Hot Girl Summer vibe include Lizzo, Megan Rapinoe, and Cardi B.