"We receive so much criticism because everyone knows that women are perfect."
Megan Thee Stallion talked about the "crazy two meters and two weights" that women face in music.
The rapper talked to Dua Lipa in the last episode of the new podcast At Your Service, after their collaboration on the new single "Sweetest Pie", which was released on March 11.
At one point in the discussion, Dua Lipa commented on a previous comment by Megan Thee Stallion that "rap is a male-dominated ecosystem," and agreed: "This is how I feel about the music industry in general. ».
Dua Lipa cited an article by Megan Thee Stallion in the New York Times in 2020 in which she noted that the music industry "can only afford one female rapper at a time", recalling the "countless times" she was "faced" with Nicki Minaj and Cardi B.
"There is this beautiful moment that comes to music - as a whole - where women musicians exalt each other. And I think that's really beautiful and important, "Dua Lipa said.
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Dua Lipa then asked Megan Thee Stallion if she believed the phenomenon "reflects the different patterns that men and women in this industry are subject to".
The rapper replied: "I feel that when you think that women do anything - in general - you think that they are" vicious ". If there are five girls in a room, what is the "evil" factor in all this? But this has been taught to us for so long… »
"I feel that men definitely have a big role to play in this and in the industry," he added
When Dua Lipa pointed out the "inequalities" between the way male and female artists are treated when they appear live, Megan Thee Stallion agreed, saying it was "crazy two meters and two weights".
"But I feel we are women, right, and sometimes I have to accept that, as everyone knows we are superior," she continued.
"So they expect us to appear as the higher beings we are. I think we receive so much criticism because everyone just knows that women are perfect. "So they expect us to be perfect all the time," said Megan Thee Stallion.
