Meghan Seastarion Announces She's Getting a Degree to Make Her Mother Proud

Megan C. Stallion suffered a series of devastating losses in 2019: In March, her mother, Holly Thomas, died of a brain tumor, and shortly after, she lost her grandmother; the two women continue to inspire her to earn a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, Meg recently (opens in new tab) told People. "I really want to get my degree because I want my mom to be proud," she said. "[I'm] doing it for myself, but I'm also doing it for the women in my family who have made me who I am today."

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Meg is taking part-time courses online at Texas Southern University while pursuing her increasingly burgeoning music career, a drive she inherited from her mother and grandmother. My dad died when I was 15, so my mom was still doing the hard work of taking care of us,"

Meg said. When we had money problems, my mother and my two (maternal) grandmothers always made sure I didn't know. We might have had a hard time, but they made it work," she said, People reports (opens in new tab).

"I always wanted to have the same drive that the women in my family have because I've always seen strong women who make it work," Meg continued.

"I know I get a lot of my strength from both my mother and my grandmother."

In her cover interview with Marie Claire (opens in new tab) earlier this year (opens in new tab), Meg explained that her mother, who was also a rapper (opens in new tab), was a major influence on her own career." I would see her fit in writing after work and before work," she said." I'm used to seeing that work ethic."

. [300 Entertainment A&R executive Selim Bouab told Marie Claire that Meg's work ethic is the same as her mother's. 'When the drama of losing her mother and great-grandmother happened, we asked her if she had a day she wanted to cancel, and she said, 'Mom wouldn't want that,'" Bouab said. The day after the funeral she appeared on a radio show."

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