Megan Thee Stallion, First of Her Name, VMA Winner, and Rightful Mother of Hot Girl Summer, said “I don’t know her” to the first day of school by releasing the much-anticipated video for “Hot Girl Summer” one (1) Gregorian calendar day after Labor Day. If the vibe of 2018 could be summed up by the all-consuming dread of the pool party in Eighth Grade, Megan’s “Hot Girl Summer” pool party is the chaotic-good 2019 antidote full of cowboy hats, zebra print, French-bulldog puppies, and neon floaties. “Not having a productive summer, but guess what. You have time to make it up,” Megan tells her reflection in the mirror at the start of the video, and it’s amazing acting because Megan has basically had one of the most productive summers in recent history. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign show up at the party for their parts on the track, and special correspondent La La Anthony interrupts the programming to report that “it looks like the hot girls are winning. We have won!” The video is directed by fashion photographer Munachi Osegbu, who also helmed the videos for Megan’s singles “Realer” and “Big Ole Freak.” And the video gives us our new mirror-pep-talk mantra: “VIBRANIUM KNEES.”
Megan Thee Stallion Drops ‘Hot Girl Summer’ Video After Labor Day, Says, ‘Fall Who?’
