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Megan Kanka's Father Slams Megan Thee Stallion's "Offensive" Lyrics About His Daughter, Reportedly May Consider Legal Action

Megan Thee Stallion mentioned "Megan's Law" in her lyrics, upsetting Nicki Minaj and the Kanka family.

By Nicole Dominique2 min read
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This week, the infamous feud between Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj brought attention to a federal law that aims to protect people from sexual predators.

In Megan's latest song "Hiss," she mentions "Megan's Law" – which was named after 7-year-old Megan Kanka, who was brutally assaulted and kidnapped in the '90s. TMZ recently reached out to the victim's father, Richard Kanka, who is unhappy about the diss track.

TMZ reports that "Megan dragging his late daughter's name into the expletive-riddled song aimed at Nicki is as disrespectful as it gets," and while the song has educated the public on the federal law, Kanka "notes that MTS actually appearing to shed light on the law, which she does, doesn't change his sour feeling."

TMZ continued, "Kanka tells us that using his daughter's name in such a graphic/offensive manner was highly offensive to the pain his daughter and family felt ... and while he says he hasn't heard the track with his own two ears just yet, he has read the lyrics – and it's still a no-go for him."

For reference, the lyrics are "These hoes don't be mad at Megan, these hoes mad at Megan's Law," which Nicki believes addresses some of the sex offenders in her family. The line has gone so viral on social media that many are now aware of the federal law and how it reveals the predators in the neighborhood. However, the rest of Megan's song is still sexual and full of curse words.

Just take a look at the lines that are rapped before the mention of Megan's law: "Say he a player, but he in his feelings (what?) / Bet I won't give up the p*ssy again (no) / Sh*t, should've gave it to his friend (ayy)."

But to make matters worse, Nicki also sexualized Megan Kanka's name in her song "Big Foot," by rapping, "This little beggin’ wh*re talkin’ ’bout Megan’s law/For a free beat, you can hit Megan raw." This, to me, is much worse, and I'm hoping her dad doesn't hear it.

This is a complicated situation, for sure. On one hand, Megan Thee Stallion's song raised awareness of sexual offenders like Nicki's husband and brother, as well as predators in communities. On the other hand, the Kanka family is left disrespected and hurt. I can see how the song would cause emotional distress. Any father who had his daughter brutally raped and murdered would be horrified to learn that her name was used in an inappropriate diss track.

"Hiss" allegedly left such a "bad taste" in Kanka's mouth that he's "actually considering looking into his legal options to see if Meg's track went too far," per TMZ. However, artists have liberties regarding "wordplay" and referencing historical events. "So even though he's mad, a threat of legal action feels empty," the outlet added.

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